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Is an estate tax break critical for local family businesses or a loophole for the rich?; Lawmakers weigh the creation of a wildfire fund; Learn how a Hawaiian spider species communicates

Community reaction to an NPR reporter's revelations about billionaire Marc Benioff's land acquisitions in Waimea; The scramble to keep water access for the popular Camp Erdman through the summer

A federal trial seeking damages for some 7,500 families harmed by fuel contaminated drinking water is underway; Researchers have an update on what became of the sole survivor of an effort to establish a new colony of critically endangered kiwikiu in East Maui

Do residual fumes in the Red Hill underground fuel facility pose a threat to nearby communities?; Experts predict a quiet hurricane season

Residents of Molokaʻi are pushing for new agricultural regulations in an effort to keep out invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles; Sara Kehaulani Goo charts the history of land ownership in Hawaiʻi through the lens of her own lineage in her new book "Kuleana"

Jean Lee, presidential chair at the East-West Center, discusses President Donald Trump's first meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung; Listen to HPR's "Chief of War" companion podcast

Summer's here, so we're spotting a few of our favorite reads on The Conversation's bookshelf!

Gov. Josh Green on FestPAC attendance and takeaways; Department of Corrections Director Tommy Johnson on officer recruitment efforts; Bass player Dean Taba on the first performance of a new local jazz supergroup

What historical property owners need to know about the current insurance landscape; Mosquito control efforts to save Kauaʻi's birds; What's next for gifted artifacts from FestPAC

Top Honolulu transportation officials talk about the progress of Skyline so far and the work ahead as the rail marks its first year in operation; Miss Hawaiʻi 2023 reflects on the pressures of being in the public eye