Food

HPR talks with the owners of The Local General Store, a butcher and bakery shop in Kaimukī, about their path to a James Beard Award nomination.

A planned food storage and distribution facility for Maui Food Bank is one step closer to reality. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports the project is long-awaited to meet increasing food needs in the community.

Maj. Gen. Lance A. Okamura discusses the military's partnership with Oʻahu officials to ensure Kolekole Pass can serve as an evacuation route; Hawaiʻi's new state poet laureate Lee Tonouchi says he plans to use his role to uplift marginalized voices

A universal school meals program has been proposed at the Legislature before, and itʻs usually met with pushback from state Department of Education officials due to concerns about the logistics and costs.

A family-owned mochi shop in Honolulu has been gearing up for Lunar New Year festivities, where it's common to swap sweet treats with family. HPR recently took a trip to Fujiya Hawaiʻi, which has been in business since 1953.

Hawaiʻi Journalism Initiative's Colleen Uechi reports on community push back against the U.S. Air Force's plans to construct more telescopes on Haleakalā; Devin and Tyler Wong of Fujiya Hawaiʻi discuss keeping sweet traditions alive at their family-owned mochi shop

The Lahaina Food & Wine Festival kicked off Wednesday — a five-day celebration of local cuisine and drink in its second year.

The di Baris have been together for 20 years and married for 15. They met in New York, where Michele ran 10 restaurants and Qiana managed musical talent, including A Tribe Called Quest and Q-Tip. HPR asked them about their love story.

Emergency managers advise everyone to keep a two-week supply of food on hand in case of a disaster. But how much food is that exactly? And what does it cost? HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote gets into the details.

The measure would allow incarcerated people nearing release to apply for SNAP, and allow those convicted of a felony drug offense to be eligible regardless of their treatment status.