Trump Administration

U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the latest protests triggered by the recent shooting of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota.

Hundreds of people lined Ala Moana Boulevard in Honolulu on Sunday to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti over the weekend in Minneapolis.

Economic stress is widespread across the United States, but for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians, anxiety about costs and affordability is particularly high. That's among the findings in a survey from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

ACLU President Deborah Archer spoke with HPR’s Ashley Mizuo about how the organization's work has changed during the second Trump administration.

ACLU President Deborah Archer discusses how the work of the organization has changed under the second Trump administration; Chef Jason Peel discusses his decision to close Nami Kaze at Pier 38 and his next culinary venture

Hawaiʻi's library system is asking the state for $5 million to refurbish four Oʻahu libraries. It is also asking for an extra $1.5 million for security.

ACLU of Hawaiʻi Executive Director Salmah Rizvi explained that working on strengthening state and local laws is one way to push back against the federal administration.

The department has been able to claw back close to a billion dollars in funds from the federal government and has only spent about $12,000 on those cases.

Carlos Juarez, interim director of research and grants officer at the East-West Center, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the recent events in Venezuela and the uncertainty that remains in the region and beyond.

Venezuelans living in Hawaiʻi react to the U.S. capture of President Nicolás Maduro; Honolulu's new Ocean Safety Chief Kurt Lager talks about what's ahead for the department