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Guitar icon Jeff Beck has died at 78. Bacterial Meningitis was the cause of his sudden death Tuesday, only announced Wednesday. In this feature, hear from the guests of 2022 - in chronological order - who shared stories connecting to Jeff Beck - singer Joss Stone, Yardbirds' drummer Jim McCarty, guitarist Joe Satriani, and Blue Oyster Cult singer/guitarist Eric Bloom. Next month we'll feature an Ozzy Osbourne interview we recorded in December, which also includes stories about Jeff, who performed on two tracks on Patient Number 9, the latest Ozzy album.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence continues the Road Stories interview series with Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals ahead of their return to the state on Maui January 26 at the MACC, and Jan. 27 - 29 at the Blue Note Hawaii. Hear fun stories taking us back to the islands in the 1960s, also about touring in Europe in the early part of his career when the opening act was The Beatles, and he brings us to Madison Square Garden in New York City for the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert, among memorable stories.

The 'ua'u belongs to the expansive Procellariidae family, which encompasses over 50 species of petrels. These seabirds can be found across all of the…

With over 850,000 individual birds on Hawai'i island, the 'amakihi are among our most common honeycreeper species. Still, a sighting of this yellow singer…

'Apapane are the most abundant Hawaiian honeycreeper. Scientists estimate that there are over a million individuals throughout the state — about one 'apapane per person in Hawai‘i.

The 'ōma'o is one of two remaining thrush species in the Hawaiian Islands. The other is the puaiohi, a critically endangered species found only on…

Join HPR's All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence for the finale of our third annual special of interview and performance highlights! We went over all the interviews to find the best stuff! Hear yesterday's celebration of our 2022 guests, and all the hours of interviews and performances at hawaiipublicradio.org/roadstories. Today it's a stunning collection of stories and music legends: Smokey Robinson, Tower of Power, Herb Alpert, and a hilarious preview of a new interview recorded this month that we'll be airing in 2023 with a massive music superstar. This artist is super timely, as he's not only having a huge renaissance with a critically acclaimed new album, but he's up for a truckload of Grammys, too, and we'll air his chat just days before the big night! It's easily the biggest, most influential and hardest-to-get-to artist we've ever had on the show: Ozzy Osbourne!

Musical comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic joins HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence to discuss his upcoming debut gigs in Hawaiʻi and more!

This is the first in a series of stories about Hawaiian songbirds, their environment and their conservation. They are based on "Manu Minute," a new weekly…

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back actor and comedian Pauly Shore ahead of a show tonight at the Blue Note Hawaii. He plays the MACC’s McCoy Studio Theatre Thursday, the Palace in Hilo Friday and the Jasmine Ballroom on the Garden Island Saturday.