Joe Biden

The Hawaiʻi cut is part of over $50 billion in water investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Greenpeace activists are engaged in a sit-in protest on a deep-sea mining ship in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaiʻi. They say the boat is conducting exploration which will be used to justify destroying marine.

Indonesia's president asked President Biden to support a cease-fire in Gaza during a White House meeting on Monday. Biden did not react publicly to that, but he instead stressed a new strategic partnership with Indonesia. And he put some of the focus on energy. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

It's not yet official, but President Biden is widely expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week in San Francisco. The talks are expected to take place as part of the meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations stopped in Honolulu on Tuesday on her way to a meeting of Pacific Island leaders in the Cook Islands. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is leading the United States delegation to the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.

When Lāhainā resident Chester Valencia bought his home in 2019, it was the perfect fit for his family. Now he's stuck with a mortgage on a home that no longer exists. Monthly payments are still due on many homes that burned to the ground, leaving some residents worried. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has the story.

State Sen. Angus McKelvey, who represents West and South Maui, has asked President Biden to help residents who lost their homes in the fires but still face mortgage payments.

Some of Hawaiʻiʻs endangered plant life will benefit from a new multi-million dollar federal program. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Friday that more than $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act will go to help endangered and threatened species.

President Joe Biden is leading the U.S. delegation to this week's NATO summit in Lithuania. While the focus of the meetings is Europe, there's also a growing presence of Asia Pacific nations at the event. HPR's Bill Dorman explains why in today's Asia Minute.

A regional fishery council is warning that the Biden administration’s plan to block off U.S. territorial waters in the Pacific would end American Samoa’s tuna canning industry. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.