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Members of the Hawaiʻi Pandemic Applied Modeling Work Group share their methodology; a University of Hawaiʻi professor talks about fatalism and COVID-19; State Labor Director shares updates on Hawaiʻi jobless claims; and Fireworks by Grucci-Hawaii readies for a New Year's spectacular

Health care officials are warning the public to keep their guards up — we talk about the latest Omicron surge with Lt. Gov. Josh Green and Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami; Tourism numbers are on the rebound for now; A new book shares a doctor's perspective on battling the pandemic; Bill Maher returns to Hawaiʻi for his New Year's shows

Maui County shares how it's dealing with the latest surge of the omicron variant among residents and visitors; Punahou School's president talks about an increase in absenteeism due to COVID-19, and how it's impacting this year's carnival; and the palila, the Big Island native honeycreeper is the subject of today's Manu Minute

Gov. David Ige gives his last State of the State address; Health care experts eye a potential peak in the omicron surge; We celebrate National Pie Day!

Military families impacted by the Red Hill water crisis remain critical of the Navy's response; Life-saving drugs to fight COVID-19 are in limited supply; The poetry of Paul Lawrence Dunbar hits the main stage

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply weighs in on their side of the military housing water crisis; Honolulu's mayor discusses the water crisis, preparing for the omicron variant, and the recently passed hotel tax bill; A local historian takes a tour of a forgotten cemetery, where smallpox victims were buried in a mass grave.

Double-digit positivity rates and climbing case counts across the islands and we're seeing a COVID surge on the scale of delta and omicron. Should it be business as usual or back to masks? What precautions are you taking? Dr. Kathleen Kozak of HPR's The Body Show shared her thoughts during a live call-in show.

A wildlife biologist discusses the spread of avian flu in the islands; Honolulu DMV rolls out a new online system for written tests

NPR's Noel King talks to GOP Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, about reforms needed for U.S. Capitol Police following the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Ohio's Twisted Citrus restaurant introduced the Rubber Duckie Mimosa, champagne and blue rasberry lemonade topped with a classic yellow rubber duck, to match its new shower curtain barrier.