Journalism

Hawaiʻi Community Journal, a news outlet partnered with Hawaii Business Magazine, begins a year-long series of news coverage on Hawaiʻi's water crisis and its potential remedies.

New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about her career as an investigative reporter and her advice to journalists looking into an unnamed Hawaiʻi lawmaker accused of accepting $35,000 in a paper bag.

HPR's Ashley Mizuo talked with Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke on details of a January 2022 meeting where she received two checks amid a current investigation on an "influential lawmaker" accused of accepting $35,000; New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor on her career and what she learned along the way

Journalist Lois Parshley spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about her recent publication in the Columbia Journalism Review.

Politician Shirlene Ostrov returns to head the Hawaiʻi Republican Party; Investigative journalist Lois Parshley looks into claims of censorship from one of the country's largest owners of local newspapers, including several Hawaiʻi publications

Hawaii Business Magazine's Cynthia Wessendorf spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about economic uncertainties for 2026.

Peter O'Dowd, co-host of NPR’s “Here & Now,” spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about his role on the show where he's worked for more than a decade.

A bill ordering the Honolulu Police Department to share information with news outlets has passed through its final hearing at the Honolulu City Council.

SFGate reporter Christine Hitt spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about a mysterious land owner who has stirred controversy for hosting an annual festival inspired by Burning Man on property zoned for agriculture.

Journalists Sophie Cocke and Janice Gin spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about a new report, “Hawaiʻi's News Desert: Overcoming a Threat to Democracy and Civil Engagement.”