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Jason Ford already has big plans. His first initiative is working with the six-member AHA Board of Directors to address the firing of U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan.

Combining real estate and beer may sound like an unusual combination, but it partially describes the career of colorful Hawaiʻi executive Steve Sombrero, who was recently honored by the University of Hawaiʻi’s Shidler College of Business. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

Halona Norton-Westbrook will assume a new role as the director of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Texas. She starts July 1.

Invasive species and introduced diseases have transformed farming in the famed Kona coffee region. Now the Trump administration is pulling federal support for research into solutions. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports from Hawaiʻi Island.

This winter, Manu Powers of Sea Quest Hawaii dealt with low staffing and high surf advisories.

A Ka Ike Ranch lease of more than 1,000 acres of West Maui land from Maui Land & Pineapple Company marks the company's "renewed mission."

Micah Kāne, CEO of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, is stepping down to become the CEO of Parker Ranch. Kāne will start transitioning into his new role at Parker in April, initially splitting time between Parker and HCF.

Should boat tours, aquarium fishing and other activities in state-monitored areas be allowed before completing an environmental review? It’s something lawmakers are considering. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

A major roadblock to the $4 billion global settlement for the Maui wildfires has been cleared. A lawyer representing victims says it could mean that survivors receive their first settlement payments by the end of the year. HPR's Maddie Bender reports.

What are the ingredients needed to grow Hawaiʻi’s tech industry? For one group, it starts with a Zip Pac. Carlo Liquido is the executive director of Pi’ikū, a nonprofit training early-career coders.