Native Hawaiian

Julian Aguon earned his law degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law in 2009. He’s in Hawaiʻi for the final stop of his book tour. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.

The County of Hawaiʻi is working to address public safety concerns on Waipiʻo Valley’s notoriously steep road. The Conversation spoke with Mayor Mitch Roth about balancing the different community interests, as well as the county’s timeline for road repairs.

Thirty-two years ago this month, the U.S. government stopped a practice it had been conducting since late 1941: the military bombing of Kahoʻolawe. As part of an ongoing project with the Center for Oral History at UH Mānoa, HPR brings you the voices of two Native Hawaiians who lived through that period.

The Waipiʻo Valley lookout on Hawaiʻi Island has become a flashpoint in recent weeks in a community debate about public access and conservation. Two weeks ago, the county allowed some residents and county-sanctioned tours back into the valley after seven months of closures. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

Hawaiʻi Island community members share differing outlooks on conservation and public access to Waipi'o Valley; Multi-agency strike force nets over 13,000 pounds of illegal fireworks; Reviewing upcoming county ballot questions; Ocean awareness training helps participants understand marine environment

Hawaiʻi Island community members share differing outlooks on conservation and public access to Waipi'o Valley; Multi-agency strike force nets over 13,000 pounds of illegal fireworks; Reviewing upcoming county ballot questions; Ocean awareness training helps participants understand marine environment

The U.S. Department of Education awarded HPU $3.35 million for its Hoʻokō Project. It aims to provide qualified undergraduates with enhanced advising and tutoring — as well as free textbooks and summer tuition for their first two years.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Hawaiʻi this week amid lingering community frustration and distrust after jet fuel from a military storage facility last year spilled into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water. The spill poisoned thousands of military families and threatened the purity of Honolulu’s water supply.

The program in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi will offer natural and cultural lessons about the park. It was created by two Hawaiian language teachers, who developed lesson plans, worksheets and activities. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.

The growing number of Hawaiian language accounts on social media is sparking discussions on how ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi can take advantage of platforms like Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.