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For today's Manu Minute, we've got the mating song of the rock pigeon, which was introduced to Hawaiʻi over 200 years ago. Thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology for these recordings.

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz addresses top-of-mind issues in candid sit-down; the State's Digital Equity Coordinator highlights a draft 'digital equity' plan"; this week's Manu Minute highlights the often overlooked rock pigeon; and the contemporary opera An American Dream inspired by real histories

ʻŌʻu were once common honeycreepers across all the main Hawaiian Islands, but the last confirmed sighting of an ʻōʻū was on Kauaʻi in 1989. This species is now presumed to be extinct. Listen to the song of this long-lost bird on today's Manu Minute, thanks to recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

HPR's Ku'uwehi Hiraishi on West Maui reopening for tourism; HPR's Cassie Ordonio on Lāhainā's overlooked ʻulu groves; HPR's Jason Ubay on ʻIke Pāpālua, a sci-fi short story anthology by local authors

Navy details this month's Red Hill defueling plans; HPR's Ku'uwehi Hiraishi on opening of West Maui; Local screenwriter on the end of Writers Guild strike

Hawaiʻi resident on family's safety in Israel; $140 million collected for the Maui Strong Fund: State regulators warn against scam fundraisers; Conference to address problems with Hawaiʻi's economy

Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility History on the eve of the draining of the fuel.

Families opting out of vaccines against common childhood illnesses; Civil Rights Commission outreach to the deaf community; National Book Award for Craig Santos Perez; Holiday memories with Shaka Santa

Hawaiian Airlines acquired by Alaska Airlines; HPR's Cassie Ordonio on safety for kūpuna with dementia; Missing Child Center Hawai'i's origins; Mākua Valley to heal from military use

Two nonprofits discuss the grants available for building agroforestry in Hawaiʻi, the U.S. Interior Department shares info on climate change adaptation grants available to Native Hawaiian organizations; and the mother of a slain child shares the story behind the nonprofit Pierce's Pledge