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Local and state funding strengthens Child & Family Service nonprofit

Hawaiʻi's Child & Family Service has received over $1 million from two sources of funding recently. This comes after the ...
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Asia Minute: Kimchi could be part of your Thanksgiving meal in a record-setting year

In South Korea, 2025 will likely set a new record for kimchi exports — but thereʻs a twist. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in ...
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Maui's Kurt Suzuki steps up to the plate as MLB's first Hawaiʻi-born manager

The Los Angeles Angels recently hired retired catcher Kurt Suzuki to lead the organization in 2026. The Wailuku native and ...
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Track state efforts to manage invasive species in your area

The website features interactive dashboards that provide information on pests like the coconut rhinoceros beetle, little fire ...
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With Hōkūleʻa docked in New Zealand, the crew returns to Hawaiʻi for the holidays

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will remain docked at the Auckland Marina until mid-January, when they will be moved to dry dock, ...
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Pacific News Minute: Australia loses bid to host UN climate summit in 2026

Pacific leaders are disappointed that Australia has lost its bid to host next year’s United Nations Climate Conference. HPR’s ...
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Chaminade, HPU talk funding effects of redefined advanced health care degrees

Chaminade University Dean of Nursing Lorin Ramocki and Hawaiʻi Pacific University Dean of Health Sciences Tricia Catalino ...
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Push to expand Hawaiʻi Island bus infrastructure reaches another step in Pāhoa

The preferred location for the hub is a privately owned plot of land directly north of the Puna Kai shopping center, off of ...
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Chief State Economist Seth Colby named the new head of Budget and Finance

Seth Colby, who previously served as the chief state economist, will be the next director of the State Department of Budget ...
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Can Hawaiʻi's coral reefs survive increased oceanic heat waves?

Hawaiʻi avoided the worst impacts of a recent marine heat wave in the North Pacific. But with marine heat waves occurring ...
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Asia Minute: Australia is banning social media for anyone under 16

In just over two weeks, Australia will ban the use of most social media platforms for anyone under the age of 16. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in todayʻs Asia Minute.
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Local journalists look for a way forward as newsrooms shrink or disappear

Journalists Sophie Cocke and Janice Gin spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about a new report, “Hawaiʻi's News Desert ...