Human Services Deputy Director Joseph Campos II spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about what SNAP recipients need to know about receiving money in their accounts.

Military veterans 65 and older on Oʻahu will be given a $20 exemption from their annual vehicle registrations. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has signed a bill that makes the exemption a city law. It will go into effect next July.

The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' strategic plan comes amid uncertainty of federal funding.

Kauaʻi County Councilmember Fern Holland spoke to HPR's DW Gibson about what she witnessed with the recent federal law enforcement operations on Kauaʻi.

Keith Vieira of the tourism consulting firm KV & Associates spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the government shutdown impacting Hawaiʻi's tourism industry.

The organization reports an increase in need over the past three months and prepares for continued growing demands as government shutdown continues and holidays approach.

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen has announced that he is running for reelection. Bissen's bid for a second term comes with a year left in his first, and initially tumultuous, term as mayor.

A controversial gondola project on Oʻahu's North Shore has been facing community pushback for years. But as HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports, it's one of the few projects in Hawaiʻi that has people unified.

Next year Oʻahu voters could be asked if the city’s mayor should be given the ability to hire and fire the chief of the Honolulu Police Department, which is currently something only the commission can do.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation has requested a full waiver from the air traffic reduction at all Hawaiʻi airports. If it’s granted, the state says it will pay for the essential staff needed to maintain full flight schedules.