Summer's here, so we're spotting a few of our favorite reads on The Conversation's bookshelf!

Gov. Josh Green on FestPAC attendance and takeaways; Department of Corrections Director Tommy Johnson on officer recruitment efforts; Bass player Dean Taba on the first performance of a new local jazz supergroup

Gov. Josh Green on FestPAC attendance and takeaways; Department of Corrections Director Tommy Johnson on officer recruitment efforts; Bass player Dean Taba on the first performance of a new local jazz supergroup

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