Hawaiʻi Island

The council moved Bill 51 through its final hearing Wednesday in a 6-2 vote after fierce debate and passionate testimony by the public and council members.

Hawaiʻi County Council member Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Elaine Partlow from Action 4 Animals Hawaii sit down with HPR’s Maddie Bender to debate a bill that would prohibit feeding stray or feral animals on county property.

Kumu Paul Neves spoke with HPR's DW Gibson about his recent 40-day walk around Hawaiʻi Island.

Eva Fischer, an assistant professor at the University of California, Davis, spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about a new paper on what makes coqui frogs tick — and why they’re so invasive on Hawaiʻi Island.

The Conversation's Maddie Bender sat down with the creative team behind the film "Split Ends." The film won both the Judge's Choice and Audience Choice Awards at the Showdown in Chinatown filmmaking contest.

Hawaiʻi residents of all ages have been visiting their local libraries for more than just books this summer. HPR contributor Betsy Brown explains how the Summer Reading Challenge has used activities to bring in new readers.

Hawaiʻi County lawmakers are moving a bill to ban the feeding of feral animals on county property. However, that is despite the swaths of testimony calling it inhumane and counterproductive to controlling feral populations.

Nearly 75 acres at the heart of a family farm near Hilo have been set aside in perpetuity for agriculture. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

The U.S. Army's top civilian leader says he wants to move more quickly on an agreement that will allow the military to continue using Hawaiʻi's only large-scale live-fire training range for ground forces. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll says he discussed the issue with Gov. Josh Green on Monday.

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the discovery of two bodies under a historic banyan tree that toppled over last week in Hilo.