Entertainment

Holly Doubet wrote the musical, "This Is Not A Drill" about the day a state worker issued a false missile alert seven years ago.

Hawaiʻi Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago responds to President Donald Trump's calls to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines; New research investigates the low number of solid organ transplants in the U.S. Pacific territories

Hollywood has long hypersexualized Pacific Islander women. But the new historical series "Chief of War" paints a different light. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

Adaptations Dance Theater Artistic Director Hallie Hunt spoke with HPR’s Lillian Tsang about creating career opportunities for both local and returning artists through apprenticeships and residency programs like “Bring it Home.”

Ron Balajadia with the Hawaiʻi Department of Health shares what parents need to know about the uptick in whooping cough cases across the state; Adaptations Dance Theater on Maui cultivates homegrown talent through a new summer residency

Professor and musician Jon Osorio is to headline ResistanceFest this Friday. He spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about how the power of music can drive social movements and inspire the younger generation.

Clara Kim spoke with HPR's DW Gibson about her performance this weekend as part of the Live from the Atherton Classical Music Series.

Maya Hara, Executive Director of the Lahaina Jodo Mission, shares how she and her fellow congregants are honoring those who lost their lives in the Lahaina fire; California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild discusses the rollback of federal programs to support renewable energy

Joshua “Baba” Tavares spoke to HPR’s DW Gibson about the production of “Rent” that he directed for the UH Mānoa Theater Department. The production will be at Kauaʻi Community College for three days.

Sacred Hearts School principal Tonato Lolesio talks about plans to set up classrooms in temporary facilities while rebuilding their campus, which was destroyed in the Lahaina fire; Hawaiʻi County Council Member Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Elaine Parlow from Action 4 Animals discuss a divisive measure that would prohibit the feeding of stray or feral animals on county property