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Contributing Editor Neal Milner highlights worries over increased AI use in higher education; new DOT director focuses on road safety and increasing the information highway; HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi details proposals at the state Legislature that affect Native Hawaiians; Oʻahu's Neighborhood Board Commission seeks local candidates
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U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda shares what she did during her first official day on the job; A local author discusses the history of Mauna 'Ala where Hawaiʻi's ali'i are buried; A Big Island seaweed startup shares its hopes for reducing worldwide methane emissions; HPR's Jayna Omaye discusses the return of cultural festivals
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Lawmakers are set to consider a rules package to govern the House on Monday. Drafting and approving it is normally a fairly routine legislative affair. But in these times, it's the next showdown for the embattled McCarthy.
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Nick Ochs, the founder of the Proud Boys Hawaiʻi chapter, has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol. Several others were charged, including Nicholas DeCarlo, who posted photos on social media alongside Ochs.
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In about a week and a half, Josh Green will take office as the next governor of Hawaiʻi. At this time of change for the administration, we're taking a look back at a turning point in the state's political history: the 1978 Hawaiʻi Constitutional Convention, sometimes known as the "Con Con."
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When it comes to political parties, Hawaiʻi has been dominated by the Democrats since the elections of 1954. As part of an ongoing project with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History, we hear from some Republican leaders who played a role in the state's political discussions and debates.
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It’s been a little more than a week since Election Day, and while the national picture remains a bit unsettled, Hawaiʻi's political outlook is pretty clear. It’s dominated by Democrats — that’s been the story since shortly before statehood. As part of our ongoing project with the UH Mānoa Center for Oral History, we hear insights from two politicians about the legacy of progressives in Hawaiʻi.
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With less than a week until Election Day, we're looking back at Hawaiʻi’s political past when organizers and workers were the backbones of campaigns. As part of our ongoing project with the UH Mānoa Center for Oral History, we hear insights from two men who worked behind the scenes to support the late Gov. John A. Burns.
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Raising community awareness about fentanyl; Candidate Joe Akana in the running for U.S. House District 2 seat; Environmental activism spurs artistic creativity; Musician shares unique voice shaped by ethnic diversity
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Food bank supplies hit by inflation; Jill Tokuda runs for U.S. Congressional District 2; Halloween Hallowbaloo festival in Chinatown; After dark at the Honolulu Zoo and master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui