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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii discusses its programs to attract more people into the nursing profession; HPR reporter Sabrina Bodon talks about new legislative bills addressing juvenile offenders; and a former HPR reporter shares how starting her career in the islands led to a lifetime in public media

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii discusses its programs to attract more people into the nursing profession; HPR reporter Sabrina Bodon talks about new legislative bills addressing juvenile offenders; and a former HPR reporter shares how starting her career in the islands led to a lifetime in public media

Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s Atherton concerts are back after a nearly three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The four-week Mele Hawaiʻi Performance Series features several local Hawaiian artists over the month of February. The music trio ʻUheʻuhene kicks off the concert series on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.

Among the nominees for the 2023 Academy Awards was a Best Supporting Actor nod for Ke Huy Quan. Veteran actor-producer and Maui resident Branscombe Richmond talked with The Conversation about sharing several scenes with Quan in the Netflix movie "Finding ʻOhana."

A group of Hawaiʻi students and teachers are gearing up for an encore production of “Peace on Your Wings.” It follows the story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who died of cancer after the Hiroshima atomic bombing in 1945. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.

TAG - The Actors' Group in Honolulu has two theater productions this month in celebration of and about poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.

This is the peak season of the year for travel in China. That's traditionally part of the holiday period starting with this past weekend's Lunar New Year. A more recent tradition is also making a comeback this year: going to the movies. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

On Friday, Surfline predicted an almost 30-foot wave increase at Waimea Bay by Sunday.

The Conversation sat down with University of Hawaiʻi associate professor Sai Bhatawadekar to talk about the joy of sharing culture through movies, music and dance.

This month, the curtain goes up on Diamond Head Theatre's new home. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more on how the nonprofit accomplished this $22 million feat.