Pixie Clay
Deputy Managing EditorPixie Clay is HPR's deputy managing editor, working with the station's team of reporters to bring accurate, impactful, and compelling news stories to our audience through broadcast and online platforms. She's a member of The Poynter Institute's 2025 Leadership Academy for Women cohort.
Born and raised on Oʻahu, she is a graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and has an extensive background in radio broadcasting. She first started her career at iHeartMedia in Honolulu where for nearly a decade, she filled numerous roles including morning show producer, on-air talent, traffic reporter, production assistant, and more.
In 2011, she moved to San Francisco to continue to grow her journalistic skills at the leading all-news radio station KCBS as a producer and editor. In her twelve years there, she has covered countless breaking news stories in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as nationally, that have garnered awards for the station. She has also been on international news stations to give insight into breaking stories as they happened.
Pixie is a hobbyist cook and baker. In 2017, she competed on an episode of Food Network’s Bakers vs Fakers and won both rounds. When she’s not following a news lead, she’s more than likely in the kitchen trying to create something tasty.
Contact Pixie at pclay@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Two couples that were arrested on Jan. 31 are facing allegations of endangering the welfare of a minor, reckless endangerment, and multiple fireworks offenses. -
The esports lab at ʻIlima Intermediate was designed with student collaboration in mind, promoting an environment that centers on teamwork and interaction. -
A 33-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested on multiple charges in relation to the explosion. Police allege they set off illegal fireworks and let their children ignite illegal fireworks as well. -
The turn-in event will happen this Saturday, Jan. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Aloha Stadium. -
Six victims of the New Year’s fireworks explosion at a home in Āliamanu will be transported to the continental U.S. for further medical treatment. The Honolulu Department of the Medical Examiner has identified two women who were killed: Nelie Ibarra, 58, and Jennifer Van, 23. -
First responders arrived at the scene around midnight at the home on Keaka Drive in the Salt Lake-Āliamanu neighborhood and described the scene as a warzone. -
Christopher Mailani Dawson, 62, died last Thursday. The Honolulu Medical Examiner referred further questions to the Mayor's Office, which says the final autopsy is not complete and a law enforcement investigation is ongoing. -
Boaters and fishers are being educated about limiting contact with a young Hawaiian monk seal that's frequenting a Hawaiʻi Island harbor due to schools of fish to feed from. -
An issue with delayed pickup for refuse and recycling in East Oʻahu last week could soon impact the entire island due to a shortage of available collection trucks. Over the past five fiscal years, the Department of Environmental Services has ordered a total of 73 new trucks but only received 17. No new trucks have been delivered since November 2020. HPR's Pixie Clay has more. -
In an update from the utility, it says steel poles will replace destroyed wooden ones for overhead powerlines in a temporary grid that will be replaced once rebuilding plans are finalized.
