COVID-19 positivity rates remain high across the islands; Musicians celebrate Hawai'i's Make Music Day; Father-and-son sommelier duo on the challenges of following in your father's footsteps

A new health survey lays out West Hawaiʻi's needs; Some activist groups are calling for the cancellation of RIMPAC; A former pro-football player speaks candidly about the culture of the NFL

FestPAC 2024 concludes; How to support Indigenous-led stewardship; Oʻahu-born NFL quarterback Marcus Mariota enters his 10th season

The Navy gives an update on a recent solar project that went online; a local realtor and podcaster talk about barriers to owning a home; we discuss Maui High School's project with NASA; and the organizer of a new ukulele festival shares how it will benefit fire survivors

Health officials are working to keep the COVID count down at FestPAC; The director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands gives an update on key housing projects

Veteran journalist weighs in on the state of local journalism; The largest solar project to date comes online in Central Maui

The final environmental assessment is complete on the iron-hulled ship Falls of Clyde; Few Oʻahu families are prepared for an emergency; Local artist Irie Love has a new single

Last year proved to be a breakthrough year for Hawaiʻi writers. Several garnered global recognition for their work, and the Honolulu Magazine further spotlighted local talent in the inaugural HONOLULU Book Awards. Today, we're revisiting our interviews with some of those award-winning authors.

A recent COVID spike is affecting health care workers; FestPAC 2024 holds its opening ceremony; A groundbreaking play series by Alani Apio will be staged in its entirety for the first time this month

HPR reporter Savannah Harriman-Pote talks about food bands and disasters; Shelly Lowe, the head of the National Endowment for the Humanities, on the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture; French language and culture in the islands and at FestPAC Filmmaker and former Hawaiʻi resident Brett Wagner