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The Conversation: FEMA extends housing assistance; Palolo Boxing Club

By Catherine Cruz,

Kevin Allen

Published January 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM HST

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HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on the state's agreement with FEMA to extend temporary housing assistance for Maui wildfire survivors | Full Story
HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote travels to Hilo to explore a seaweed seedbank | Full Story
Palolo Boxing Club coach Joel Kim talks about the impact his job has had on the community
Kamehameha School's Jsohnel Pacarro, graphic designer Lily Mitchell and art conservation student Hattie Keonaona react to the British Museum's new exhibit on Hawaiʻi

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