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Gov. Josh Green just returned from a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals summit in New York where he spoke about the challenges of climate change and recovering from the Maui fires.
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A free, step-by-step call service that helps the blind and visually impaired is now available at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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The latest emergency proclamation welcomes back tourists to West Maui, restores water and historic preservation protections, and prohibits price increases on specific essential commodities.
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So few tourists are going to Maui after last month's wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging. State tourism officials initially urged travelers to stay away, but now want them to come back as long as they refrain from going to the burn zone and surrounding area.
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The Federal Aviation Administration says it's setting up a new process for air tour operators in Hawaiʻi to be approved for flight at lower altitudes after numerous fatal crashes in recent years.
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Hawaiʻi’s newest wave attraction is based on dry land. It’s part of a new development that’s drawing some locals as well as tourists. Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier has more.
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Lawmakers visit the Red Hill facility to check on the shutdown progress; the Outdoor Circle gives an update on fashion designer Dior's run-in with billboard laws; Hawaiʻi's American Ninja Warrior opens up about life as an athlete-celebrity; HPR's Cassie Ordonio discusses local rap group Boys of the Ocean and new film Growing Up Local
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Tourism arrivals are growing faster than many people have expected. Not here in Hawaiʻi — but in Japan. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in todayʻs Asia Minute.
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SAG-AFTRA strike impacts other union members on local productions; Summit to strengthen economic relations between Hawaiʻi and Japan; Author Walter Dudley on his book about local tsunami stories
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Architect details artwork signage planned for Skyline stations; HPR's Ku`uwehi Hiraishi explains pilot to manage tourism; Manoa Valley Theatre stages Lloyd Suh's The Chinese Lady; Two island teens shine in NPR's 2023 Student Podcast Challenge