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Jae C. Hong/APRecipients between 55 and 64 years old, parents with children over 13 years old, people experiencing homelessness, and youth between 18 and 24 years old transitioning out of foster care will be required to work at least 80 hours a month to qualify for SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. -
Jose Luis Magana/AP/FR159526 APRandy Perreira, head of the Hawaiʻi AFL-CIO, shares his thoughts on President Trump's threats to withhold back pay from furloughed workers.
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Honolulu Department of Transportation Services Deputy Director Jon Nouchi spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the opening of the latest segment of Skyline. -
Instead of having a law in place, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation only has an agency policy that advocates say is complicated and lengthy. -
Sen. Mazie Hirono spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz this morning about efforts to end the stalemate with Senate Republicans and reopen the federal government. -
The Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi Oʻahu County Committee is looking for candidates in the Pearl City-Waipahu area to fill the soon-to-be vacant state Senate District 19 seat. -
A new University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report identified $126 million in federal funding for Hawaiʻi nonprofits as politically vulnerable. The 74 grants in jeopardy account for over 50 nonprofits. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has more. -
The Supreme Court says it'll take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down strict regulations on where people can carry firearms in Hawaiʻi. -
Jim McCoy, director of communications at Pacific Historic Parks, spoke to The Conversation about keeping the USS Arizona Memorial and other parks open during the shutdown — thanks to donations from the community. -
With the end of a federal tax credit for rooftop solar on the horizon, some players in the solar industry want lawmakers to retool a state-level incentive. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more. -
The federal government shut down Tuesday night after the U.S. Senate was unable to agree on funding. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on the local impacts — and how members of Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation are responding to the Trump administration. -
The federal government has shut down for the first time since 2018, NPR reports. U.S. Rep. Ed Case spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the government shutdown.
