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Not having a home has become a barrier for some to receive cancer care. Treatment may be more dangerous if a patient does not have access to running water, a place to rest safely, or somebody to help them take medication. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports on the effort to find a safe environment for patients to undergo treatment.

Hawaiʻi’s ranchers say they cannot continue to watch pasture land reduced year after year under state land leases that are not managed by the Department of Agriculture. A priority is to have some 100,000 acres of public pasture and farmland transferred from the DLNR. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke with local ranchers about the state of the industry.

The broadly-defined places include most city-owned areas, schools and child care facilities, public parks, public transportation, businesses serving alcohol, and within 100 feet of most public gatherings. The bill also lets businesses choose if they will allow guns on their property with proper signage. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.

The Public Utilities Commission is requesting public input on how the state's energy system can be more equitable. A Hawaiʻi Energy spokesperson said there's a growing consensus that the state needs to shift its focus to folks that have been left behind in the renewable energy transition. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

Keahiwai was one of Hawaiʻi’s most popular music duos in the early 2000s before they parted ways in 2009. Speaking to The Conversation's Russell Subiono ahead of their sold-out reunion shows, they reflected on their early days and how the music industry has changed.

Gov. Josh Green has nominated the eight members of the new Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. On July 1, a transition period begins to transfer control of Maunakea away from the University of Hawaiʻi. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports on what the authority has done so far.

A Native Hawaiian kapa maker was selected for the 2023 National Endowment of the Arts’ National Heritage Fellow. Roen Hufford learned how to make the traditional fabric from her mother, who won the same award in 1990 for lei making. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.