Food

Neal Asato, founder of Asato Family Shop, shares his reaction to being the only one of nine Hawaiʻi semifinalists making it to the final round of the James Beard Awards.

Gov. Josh Green on his decision to name Keith Regan, the state comptroller, as acting lieutenant governor; Hawaii Chamber of Commerce President Sherry Menor talks about the results of a survey it gave its members amid a shifting local economic landscape

Can the state Department of Education still meet its goal to purchase 30% of its food from local sources by 2030?

A bill moving through the Capitol is looking to exempt meat from those animals from some state inspection and transportation rules — as long as they're donated to an organization specifically to feed those in need.

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