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The Mountain West Conference has announced a pause on adding new schools. Hawaiʻi, which plays football in the Mountain West, will join as a full member in 2026, as will Texas-El Paso.

A recent AP-NORC Teen Poll poll shows most U.S. teenagers prioritize graduating from college, with 70% of girls and 54% of boys considering it important.

Paniolo traditions are alive and well on Maui, where fans and competitors came from around the world to celebrate the Makawao community’s annual rodeo last weekend. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol was there and brings us the history — and the action.

The qualifying round will be held on June 29 at the Filipino Community Center in Waipahu from 3-6 p.m. The top six teams will advance to the championship finals on July 26 at the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu from 1-4 p.m.

The Conversation's DW Gibson spoke to new athletic director, Matt Elliott, about his new role with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

HPR's Bill Dorman reports on how the recent U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran affect military operations in the Indo-Pacific region; The University of Hawaiʻi names a new athletics director;

Roller skaters have been pushing for more places to skate on O‘ahu. Another group called Rainbow Rollers created an online petition last year urging city officials to fund construction for dedicated skating arenas. The petition got more than 600 signatures.

Researcher Chris Kyriazis explains the "extinction vortex" facing some endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers; Authors Manny Veincent and Kim Ann Curtain recount the founding the Kawaihae Canoe Club in their new book "Born of Two Oceans"

The next pick for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa athletic director is Matt Elliott. Originally from Massachusetts, he has 13 years of experience in athletics administration at the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Honua Finals: World Cup of Interscholastic High School Surfing returns this summer to Ala Moana Bowls, bringing together high school surf teams from Japan, New Zealand, Canada, California and Hawaiʻi for an elite showdown.