University of Hawai‘i

The U.S. Department of Education on Monday sent letters to colleges that are under investigation for antisemitic harassment and discrimination.

A Pew Research Center report shows a stabilization in a previous steady decline of Americans identifying as Christians. The Conversation talked to UH religious studies professor Jonathan Pettit about what the report can and can’t tell us about how people identify their religious beliefs in Hawaiʻi.

Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson talks about the principles that have guided the organization’s work and how he views the next generation of voyagers; Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony President & CEO Randy Wong shares how the organization is celebrating its 60th anniversary

Federal funding freezes and cuts are being felt across Hawaiʻi. They're being felt at many parts of the University of Hawaiʻi, including some innovative agricultural programs. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-In-Chief Janis Magin.

A bill introduced this legislative session would have required local medical school graduates to work as physicians in the state for two years after graduation. While supporters said it would have helped tackle Hawaiʻi’s physician shortage, the bill has died this session.

Jason Ford already has big plans. His first initiative is working with the six-member AHA Board of Directors to address the firing of U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan.

The Conversation turned to Aviam "Avi" Soifer, the former dean of the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law, to help unpack the latest and provide his expertise on constitutional law.

Football players at Kalani, Roosevelt, and Saint Louis high schools have been part of a UH Mānoa study that aims to reduce concussions by training football athletes to tackle like rugby players. The Conversation spoke with Troy Furutani, the program manager for the Hawaii Concussion Management Awareness Program, about their findings.

Sens. Troy Hashimoto and Donna Mercado Kim acknowledged that the transition period between University of Hawaiʻi presidents has caused some confusion and miscommunication.

A funding freeze could affect universities across the nation in various ways. Before the pause Tuesday, HPR talked to Wendy Hensel, the new University of Hawaiʻi president, who essentially said to remain alert.