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HPR's Sabrina Boden discusses the staffing shortages at state prisons; The loneliness of young stars around the Milky Way; Local motorcycle racer sets world record; Big Island Jazz and Music Festival's 10th anniversary

HPR's Casey Harlow talks about a low income housing project that failed to advance in the Maui County Council; Leader in the Royal Order of Kamehameha shares the organization's mission; A local osteopath explains how the painful medical condition, endometriosis, affects women

Kauaʻi prisons roll out community transition program; Jewelry business Depot Market helps autistic professionals; Sam Choy's newest cookbook focuses on ʻulu

Honolulu Hale has an exhibit featuring non-traditional artists — Hawaiʻi inmates. HPR’s Zoe Dym talked with the arts program coordinator — and a former inmate who is now an art teacher.

Three former correctional officers at the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center were found guilty for assaulting an inmate. Jason Tagaloa, Craig Pinkney, and Jonathan Taum were convicted after a three-week trial last week. A fourth officer, Jordan DeMattos, previously pleaded guilty for his role in the assault.

HILO — Three former Big Island jail guards pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting an inmate and lying about it, Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported…

For a few hours this week, inmates at Wai?awa Correctional Facility stepped away from prison life. HPR Reporter Ku?uwehi Hiraishi was there and has this…

Art education has been used in prisons for decades. Today there are arts programs for inmates in Hawai‘i and around the country. There are national…

Maui is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. But it’s not only the streets or the beaches that are getting crowded, it’s also the jail.…

All this week we’ve been returning to stories we’ve covered in the past, it’s part of our series “Following Up.” Yesterday we brought you the story of two…