Sabrina Bodon
Government ReporterSabrina Bodon was Hawaiʻi Public Radio's government reporter. Bodon joined the HPR newsroom as a general assignment reporter in April 2022.
Before her move to Oʻahu, she climbed the ranks at The Garden Island newspaper on Kauaʻi, starting as the government and public safety reporter and ending as the editor. Her past also includes spells at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, The New York Times and Pittsburgh's NPR-affiliate WESA News.
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The Hawaiʻi County Council unanimously passed a resolution urging the United States Postal Service to increase infrastructure after long-time community concerns. -
Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi will expand with an at-home hospice care program on Oʻahu. The expansion is part of the work to align more with Kaiser’s Southern California region, which has a more robust hospice program. -
The shelter is able to accommodate about 150 animals, but it currently has more than 400. To keep its no-kill status, the humane society needs to maintain a 90% positive outcome rate over a calendar year. The other 10% can be for medical or behavioral euthanasia. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports. -
One thing that may improve the continuum of care is stronger crisis intervention. The concept was introduced through Senate Bill 1594 this past Legislative session, which would have offered a funding for a center on Oʻahu and a neighbor island. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports. -
When defueling of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility begins, a two-person team will patrol around the facility looking out for fires, leaks and other emergencies. -
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaiʻi is challenging the City and County of Honolulu's sweeps of homeless encampments. This lawsuit targets the city’s sit-lie ban, park closure hours and sidewalk nuisance laws. It requests the court stop these actions, "unless and until there is adequate shelter." -
Leeward Community College's Integrated Industrial Technology (IIT) program is a two-year associate's program, which oftentimes acts as a pathway for graduates to head into Hitachi and rail jobs. Leeward Community College is situated right next to Hitachi's Pearl City operations center, sharing a Skyline stop between the entrance to either location. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports. -
Two of the buses will operate as school buses, while the other three will be the first EV tour buses in the nation. Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Ilihia Gionson said this fits in with statewide tourism goals. -
State officials are referring to Tropical Storm Calvin as a "dry run" on emergency operations. The storm, which moved south of the Hawaiian Islands Tuesday night, brought only minor flooding, reported Hawaiʻi Island Mayor Mitch Roth on Wednesday afternoon. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports. -
Compared to the national average, it takes three times longer to obtain building permits in Hawaiʻi — which could add nearly $325,000 to the cost of a home. Gov. Josh Green's latest year-long emergency proclamation creates a working group to expedite housing and infrastructure developments to bypass some specific permit and environmental reviews. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.
