The $50 billion federal program will be distributed to all 50 states over the next five years. The program was a compromise in President Donald Trump’s megabill, H.R. 1, as the Medicaid cuts are expected to negatively impact rural health systems.

Schaefer International Gallery Curator Jonathan Yukio Clark and artist Anthony Watson spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the "Ocean of Peace" exhibit, which features six Micronesian artists.

Comedian Ben Miller spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about his stand-up volcano comedy show that he’s taken around the world.

Kurt Lager, Honolulu's new chief of the Ocean Safety Department, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about becoming the city's first commission-appointed chief.

The City and County of Honolulu says it’s out of options and is considering expanding the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill by 3.7 acres. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has the latest update on this yearslong development.

The cameras will record the external view on each drive, and the data will be uploaded through the program’s app and to the department’s data consultant, Blyncsy, where an AI system will analyze areas that need maintenance or repairs.

Hawaiian Airlines has announced a five-year, $600 million investment plan to upgrade its planes, build airport amenities, and use new technology for customer and employee operations.

Venezuelans living in Hawaiʻi react to the U.S. capture of President Nicolás Maduro; Honolulu's new Ocean Safety Chief Kurt Lager talks about what's ahead for the department

Hawaiʻi relies on imported oil to run its electrical grid. The state got over a third of its fuel from South America last year — but none from Venezuela, which claims to have the largest oil reserves in the world.

As Maui County faces lawsuits over a new law that phases out thousands of short-term vacation rentals, vacation rental owners on Hawaiʻi Island have been given more time before new registration requirements take effect.