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The state is entering a mild recession, but it will be less severe than previously predicted, according to the University of Hawai'i Economic Research Organization’s most recent forecast.

Dylan Moore of UHERO spoke with HPR about the potential effects of the SNAP benefits pause in the coming days, weeks and months.

A new University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report identified $126 million in federal funding for Hawaiʻi nonprofits as politically vulnerable. The 74 grants in jeopardy account for over 50 nonprofits. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has more.

A new University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report found that though the local housing market is stable and improving, increasing supply still has its challenges.

The Conversation’s Maddie Bender spoke to Steven Bond-Smith, an assistant professor at UHERO about local impacts of ongoing tariff uncertainty, and what a mild recession will mean for Hawaiʻi.

HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization’s most recent forecast. It expects a mild recession largely due to weak tourism numbers, federal worker layoffs and volatile tariffs increasing the price of goods.

Maui County is weighing a proposal to phase out transient vacation rentals in Maui County’s apartment zones to increase long-term housing stock on Maui. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol shares new information from a University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report examining the economic impacts of that proposal.

A new UHERO report looks into how construction liability litigation is hampering Hawaiʻi's housing market. The Conversation talked to UHERO housing researcher Trey Gordner about the findings.

The report found that recovery will be slow, and researchers said they won’t see full recoveries until Lahaina and other fire-impacted areas on Maui are rebuilt.

A new report from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization shows that 40% of working-age adults report symptoms of depression. The biggest driver? Food insecurity. The Conversation spoke to UH professor Ruben Juarez about the report.