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Two weeks ago Otake Camp experienced some of the worst flooding in the state from the recent Kona low storms, but so did about half a dozen other farmers who tend to about 50 acres total next door.
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The county's planning department has spent 10 years crafting the latest general plan. A Hawaiʻi Island lawmaker has proposed a new version.
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Agriculture advocates are warning state lawmakers that the recent Kona low storms have created a dire situation for local farmers, who need immediate assistance.
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A nun shares her experience naming and caring for Vietnamese children brought to American adoption agencies during Operation Babylift.
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As residents face post-flooding impacts across the state, many are also dealing with water-damaged documents. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, a Molokaʻi nonprofit is offering tips to help restore them.
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A seabird native to Hawaiʻi is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikīkī hotels. The number of adult breeding white terns has jumped more than 50% in the past decade to 3,600.
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The City and County of Honolulu and the sugar mill volunteer group will consolidate efforts at the Waialua District Park. Organized volunteers are still encouraged to help, though donations are becoming more specific as residents start rebuilding.
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The state Legislature is considering significant changes to the conveyance taxes that are levied on a property when it's sold. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports that lawmakers aim to use the increased revenue to fund transit-oriented housing and provide the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands with its first permanent stream of state funding.
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Whitney Museum Biennial artist Kainoa Gruspe discusses the relationship between his work and the Hawaiian land.
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Event organizer Denis Salle and actress Mala Emde talk about FilmFreude, a German film festival coming to the Doris Duke Theatre in Honolulu.
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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands shares updates gathered from a drone survey on the flood damage experiences across Maui County after the Kona low storms.
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Residents of the remote and vulnerable Kalaupapa peninsula remained safe during recent Kona low storms, but impacts were "scary to live through."