The Conversation: The future of public media; Kuleana lands

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender, DW Gibson

Published June 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM HST

If Congress can't come to an agreement to fund the government, there will be a shutdown on Oct. 1. — The White House has officially asked Congress to eliminate previously approved funding for public media for 2026 and 2027.

HPR's Bill Dorman breaks down the brewing fight over public media funding | Read the update from HPR's CEO Meredith Artley | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat's Stewart Yerton reports on how māmaki tea producers turned the tide on a bill meant to regulate their nascent industry | Full Story
Hi’ilei Hobart, assistant professor of Native and Indigenous Studies at Yale University, digs into her family history after inheriting kuleana lands in Pauoa Valley | Read Hobart's article | Full Story
Violinist Markus Mars composes music with recordings of Kīlauea's eruptions | Listen to Mars' album | Full Story

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Maddie Bender is the executive producer of The Conversation. She also provided production assistance on HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at mbender@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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