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Caleb Jones/APA federal judge's ruling allows Hawaiʻi's new tourist tax, which includes a levy on cruise ship passengers, to take effect in 2026. The tax aims to raise funds to address climate change issues like eroding shorelines and wildfires. -
Kaibigan ng LāhainaExecutive director of Kaibigan ng Lāhaina Eric Arquero spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about how the organization has supported Filipinos who were impacted by the Maui wildfires.
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Researchers found that the average life expectancy in Hawaiʻi dropped by about 1.4 years during the COVID pandemic. The national average decline was about 2.4 years. -
The team behind Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s daily news and talk show, The Conversation, looks back on some of their favorite headlines for this 2025 end-of-year roundup. -
Gov. Josh Green's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2026, attempts to balance federal funding uncertainty for programs like Medicaid and SNAP. -
Geologist Katie Mulliken and research physicist Ingrid Johnson from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spoke with HPR contributor Betsy Brown about the one-year anniversary of Kīlauea's continued fountaining. -
911 is seeing a rise in calls about respiratory distress this flu season; Surfer and scientist Cliff Kapono stars in the mini-doc "The Smartest Surfer in the World" -
Surfer and scientist Cliff Kapono spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about his feature in the mini-documentary called “The Smartest Surfer in the World." -
Dr. Jim Ireland, director of the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Department, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about a new strain of flu that is circulating around the globe. -
Twenty-three Kauaʻi families have moved into new homes under the county's Lima Ola Project Workforce Housing Development project. -
Dec. 23, 2025, marks one year since the ongoing eruption at Kīlauea began, bringing glowing displays of lava and fountains sometimes as tall as the Empire State Building. -
Kansei Matsuzawa has become a standout in college football with his impressive kicking skills. He earned first-team status as an Associated Press All-American.
