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Hall and Oates' John Oates - Dave Lawrence Interview Flashback

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers up another thank you to those making contributions in our End of Year Campaign. Today it's more of our 2025 guest archive, and the time Hall and Oates' John Oates joined us here in the studio!

Third World's Stephen "Cat" Coore - Dave Lawrence Interview Flashback

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers highlights of 2025 interviews to thank everyone supporting the station in our End of Year Campaign! Today, it's Third World, and one of the founders of the group, Stephen "Cat" Coore!

Bytemarks Cafe: December 5 - Best Tech for Christmas gifts

It's that time once again to convene our annual roundtable to review some of the best tech available this holiday season. From productivity tools to being a road warrior, we'll ask our gadget geeks to help fill out your gift list.

President Donald Trump displays the signed the funding bill to reopen the government, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Conversation: U.S. government reopens; OHA emergency relief

HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on what the spending bill to reopen the government means for Hawaiʻi residents; Office of Hawaiian Affairs chair Kai Kahele shares what's next for an OHA emergency relief program now that the shutdown has ended

FILE - An Army Kiowa helicopter flies over a convoy of U.S. soldiers at the Mākua Military Reservation in Hawaiʻi, Dec. 8, 2003. In December 2023, the U.S. military confirmed that it will permanently end live-fire training in Mākua Valley on Oʻahu, in a major win for Native Hawaiian groups and environmentalists after decades of activism.

The Conversation: Military exercises; New public school proposed for Maui

The U.S. Army is conducting military exercises across Oʻahu, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island until Sunday; Designs for a new school in Central Maui that could reshape how the state thinks about public facilities

Bytemarks Cafe: November 14 - Shifted Energy Startup

Today we'll talk to the team from Shifted Energy. We'll find out what it's like to be on a path to acquisition and how this startup took innovation and scaled it globally.

Kapua‘ala Sproat, professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law, right, with HPR's Catherine Cruz.

The Conversation: Call-in show on Maui water usage

Today, we're hosting a call-in show on Maui water usage amid the ongoing drought and legal battles. Have a question or a comment? Email talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org or leave a voicemail on our talkback line at 808-792-8217.

Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge's Laulima greenhouse. (Sept. 13, 2025)

The Conversation: Hakalau Forest; Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths

The Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge marks 40 years amid uncertainty about federal support; New York poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths presents at the Honolulu Museum of Art

Comrades-in-arms, are T/5 William Hirata, Honolulu, Hawaii, 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 34th Division, and Lorenzo Riba, Italian soldier (right) of the 11th Pack Mule Company, also attached to the 34th Division.

The Conversation hana hou: Stories of WWII

Today, we're revisiting our archives to bring you little-known stories of WWII.

Jimmy Cliff Remembrance - Dave Lawrence Interviews

Today HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence sends off an entertainment legend and reggae pioneer like no other. Last week three-time guest Jimmy Cliff passed at 81, and today we hear highlights of all three chats. Intimate and deeply personal, Jimmy shares stories from many chapters of his life, including singing for us the song that started his career, and telling the story of how he was instrumental in bringing Bob Marley and Desmond Dekker's work to the world. We also hear some incredible music to honor a gentle, kind, easygoing and lovable guest.

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