Lahaina Filipino organization Kaibigan ng Lāhaina has entered into a partnership with Maui Land & Pineapple Company to lease a 7-acre parcel in Lahaina for agriculture and learning.

The University of Hawaiʻi Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic is reporting a significant jump in calls from the Honolulu Federal Detention Center. In 2023 and 2024, the clinic received no calls from the center.

Members of an advisory group set up to guide ongoing lease negotiations with the Army feel like they’ve been sidelined by Gov. Josh Green just weeks after he created the group. Green sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll proposing to push back the deadline to negotiate military leases of state lands.

A deal is underway to protect over 1,000 acres in Maunawili Valley, located in the ahupuaʻa of Kailua. Groups are working to keep the prime agricultural land in production to help with food security — and they’re also stepping up efforts to raise $500,000 toward that effort.

Honolulu Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernie Lau gives an update on water conservation and looks back at the impact of the massive fuel spill from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

James Morioka and Derek LeVault, with the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project, spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the Marine Debris Hack-a-Thon 2025.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation has open spots on its Youth Transportation Council. People ages 11 to 24 are encouraged to apply.

The Learning and Leadership Collaborative is aimed at helping state workers become more informed on how trauma shows up in adulthood, making them better equipped to deliver appropriate care.

Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. But today only 12 are still alive.

The 2026 legislative session is next month, and advocates are pushing for Hawai‘i's lawmakers to pass bills that focus on LGBTQ issues. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on their top priorities.