Music

TJ Tario, who performs under the stage name Laritza, spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about winning the talent show "Hawaiʻi to the World" and headlining the upcoming Wayfind Music Festival.

Honolulu Dep. Fire Chief Jason Samala shares a safety message ahead of the holidays; The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation awards $1.6 million award to assist members of Lahaina's Filipino community affected by wildfires

Ron Whitfield and Nicholas Serra spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about a 1992 Nirvana concert at Pink’s Garage in Honolulu, heard once again more than three decades later.

The first annual Nā Pua Mele O Hawaiʻi Song contest, hosted by Mana Maoli, brought in nearly 70 high school applicants from across the state and country.

The Maui County Council has passed a measure to phase out short-term vacation rentals; Sierra Lynne Stone, a sixth-generation kalo farmer on the North Shore of Kauaʻi, shares how her family's farm has grown

Jazz singer Antonia Bennett spoke to HPRʻs Maddie Bender about her upcoming performances at Lewers Lounge this weekend.

ʻUkulele virtuoso Taimane spoke to HPR's Lillian Tsang about her latest single, "Pīkake Princess."

Gov. Josh Green discusses military leases, the Trump administration's challenge to the Green Fee; Kurt Suzuki takes over as manager of the Los Angeles Angels, making him the first person from Hawaiʻi to manage a Major League Baseball team

On today's program, we're sharing stories we reported on the scene and in the field, from rural Kauaʻi to downtown Chinatown.

Dane Lam was hired in 2023 as the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra's first music director. Without this extension, his contract would have expired in 2028.