Noe Tanigawa
Noe Tanigawa covered art, culture, and ideas for Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Noe began working in news at WQXR, the New York Times' classical station in New York City, where she also hosted music programs from 1990-94. Prior to New York, Noe was a music host in jazz, rock, urban contemporary, and contemporary and classic Hawaiian music formats in Honolulu. Since arriving at HPR in 2002, Noe has received awards from the Los Angeles Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists Hawai'i Chapter, and an Edward R. Murrow Regional Award for coverage of the budget process at the Hawai'i State Legislature. Noe holds a Master's in Painting from UH Mānoa. She maintains an active painting practice, and completed a 2015 residency with the U.S. Art in Embassies program in Palau. Noe is from Wailupe Valley in East O'ahu.
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Join us for a new Aloha Friday Conversation with Noe Tanigawa. This week we look at island life through the lens of a real estate broker, an artist, a couple of writers, and a multi-instrumentalist musician. -
The average price of a home on Kaua'i has gone up more than 40% in the past year, according to Locations Hawaii. As for securing affordable housing for local people, at least one veteran real estate broker contends it’s already too late, HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports. -
Native Hawaiian artist Dana Paresa has been living in Portland for the last eight years, thinking a lot about Hawai'i. Her new show at Arts & Letters Nu‘uanu says a lot about the pandemic experience we've all been through. -
While other islands continued homeless "sweeps" during the pandemic, Kaua'i allowed campers to stay in place, as recommended by the CDC. Now, homeless "Shelter in Place" zones are closing, as Kaua'i's real estate market surges. -
Hawai'i is lurching back into business, with visitor arrivals ramping up toward pre-Covid levels. Close to 30,000 visitors are arriving daily, that's about 7,000 fewer per day than before the pandemic, and the amount is rising quickly. In Honolulu, traffic is increasing as the city gets moving, and HPR's Noe Tanigawa reports mental health experts have tips for getting back into business. -
Kimo Kahoano talks about the classic song "Aloha Friday." -
Artists How Nosm and Defer are among the big image-makers of our time, and now a lot of them are all together in "Pow! Wow! The First Decade," at the Bishop Museum. HPR's Noe Tanigawa says you should take the kids—you’ll see masters of street art, your favorites from Kaka‘ako. -
Did you know the Hawai’i Symphony is back playing sunset concerts at the Waikiki Shell? It’s one of Honolulu's best experiences, not too terribly dimmed by unexpected guests at the venue. -
The Conversation spoke to a Kaua‘i County councilmember about the island's housing market and the homeless population. -
There are an estimated 500 people experiencing homelessness on Kaua’i. At least half stayed in the county camps at Anini Beach, Anahola, Lucy Wright Park in Waimea, Lydgate in Lihu’e, and Salt Pond in Hanapepe.
