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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"Stopped for Pedestrian" signs have popped up across Oʻahu as part of DTS's Vision Zero program. It's a campaign to raise awareness of how many drivers are yielding to those crossing the streets on foot.
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The Community Services Block Grant program provides federal funds to many of Hawaiʻi's wrap-around services. Last year, the state received just under $4 million. The state is in the process of applying for new money.
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Landfill siting on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi hit roadblocks with Act 73, which created buffer zones and limitations on potential new sites. More than seven months have passed since the City and County of Honolulu was supposed to have chosen a new landfill site. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.
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About $3.6 billion is going into the Navy's shipyard, for upgrades including a new dry dock for Virginia-class and future fast-attack submarines, as well as updating 20-year-old temporary buildings. It represents the largest military construction project in DOD history.
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Residents have opined for more than 50 years to designate some lands along the Maunalua-Makapuʻu scenic byway into the Kaiwi Coast State Park. That’s almost reality. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reports from the Makapuʻu Lookout on Oʻahu.
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The capacity of dialysis treatment on Kauaʻi is critical, according to a local doctor. For some, the trip for treatment is too great a barrier. Dr. Raymond Petrillo, Kauaʻi’s sole kidney doctor, operates his private practice, Island Kidney Care, in Līhuʻe and Waimea. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.
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Both consumer and large aerial display fireworks are illegal in the state, and an inter-governmental group has its eyes on tackling the issue. Senate Bill 821, now known as Act 67, created an Illegal Firework Task Force through the state's Department of Law Enforcement.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is investing $3.1 billion in the continuum of care programs. Whether or not some of that money can go to Hawaiʻi is yet to be determined. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.
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To prepare for the Fourth of July, the Hawaiian Humane Society has various safeguards to protect the animals in its care, including spraying stress-reducing pheromones in the kennels ahead of the holiday. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.
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The original Green Affordability Plan featured more sweeping structural changes to the state's tax code, but those did not end up in the final product. About $104 million will go toward tax relief this fiscal year with the passing of the Green Affordability Plan.