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The House has voted to eliminate previously approved funding to public media. Here's what happens next, and how you can help protect HPR and all public media.

The Conversation

The Conversation: Public media funding at risk; Pōhakuloa

By Catherine Cruz,

DW Gibson

Published May 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM HST

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Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment conduct Platoon Live-Fire Training on Pōhakuloa Training Area on Hawaiʻi Island. (U.S. Army photo Spc. Geoff Cooper)

HPR's Bill Dorman explains what a recent executive order calling to strip public media of federal funding means for HPR. | Read a memo from HPR President and CEO Meredith Artley | Full Story
HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on what legislative measures crossed the finish line | Full Story
Alice Roberts, U.S. Army Pacific Training Land Retention program manager, discusses the final environmental impact statement for its proposal to retain parts of Pōhakuloa | Full Story
Nick Lee from Cindy's Lei & Flower Shoppe describes how tariffs are impacting his lei-making business ahead of the graduation rush | Full Story
HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on a Moloka’i elementary class that is incorporating Hawaiian culture and computer science | Full Story

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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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