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Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez hails a court ruling against the Trump administration that will unfreeze federal funds for some programs; Federal funding freezes are hampering efforts to clear waterways around Pearl Harbor of invasive species

Former NOAA Chief Scientist Sylvia Earle shares the effects further cuts to the agency could have on public access; A. Kam Napier, editor-in-chief of the new Hawaiʻi publication Aloha State Daily, on what he hopes to add to local news

Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson talks about the principles that have guided the organization’s work and how he views the next generation of voyagers; Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony President & CEO Randy Wong shares how the organization is celebrating its 60th anniversary

Hye-ryeon Lee, who is the chair of the School of Communication and Information and studies health communication at UH Mānoa, on vaccine hesitancy; East-West Center's new inaugural Presidential Chair, Jean Lee, discusses the latest on the uncertainty around South Korean politics

Tina Yamaki, president of the Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi, provides a snapshot of the retail industry amid growing economic uncertainty; Voice actors Sally Amaki and Kana Ichinose arrive in Honolulu for a fan meet-and-greet event

Noelle Fujii-Oride, founder of Overstory, shares the mission of the new digital journalism outlet; HPR staff reflect on their time as members of the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony

Civil rights lawyer Elizabeth Fujiwara discusses the parallels between the incarceration of Japanese Americans in 1941 and the Trump administration's current immigration actions; We revisit our interview with prolific contemporary artist Satoru Abe, who died last week at 98 years old

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi discusses how he intends to address homelessness and the housing crisis; Hawaiʻi Pacific University says competition is stiff for spots in a new physician's assistant training program

Local volunteers have restored a historic, WWII-era boxcar; Climate author Katharine Wilkinson talks about incorporating climate action into our everyday lives

Sandy Ma with The Legal Clinic and Liza Ryan Gill with Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights discuss the local impact of Trump's immigration crackdown; New research suggests that humpback whale songs and human language have striking similarities