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1 day ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz
Catholics across the globe and here in Hawaiʻi are praying for the new head of the church. Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope, and in Kalihi last night, parishioners gathered to celebrate a Mass in his honor. In his sermon, Bishop Larry Silva spoke of the intense analysis about who this cardinal from the south side of Chicago is, and what he may or may not do as the head of the church.
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1 day ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |Maddie Bender |DW Gibson
Veteran Laila Ireland with SPARTA, a nonprofit group that advocates for gay and trans rights in the military, discusses the impact of Trump's executive order disqualifying transgender people from military service | Full Story Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock with the Chinatown Business & Community Association, shares how uncertainty around tariffs has been impacting Chinatown business owners | Full Story HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on how local arts organizations are dealing with federal funding cuts |...
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2 days ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz
Senate and House leaders are weighing details of a special session amid talk of a possible recession. We spoke with Senate President RonKouchi and House Speaker Nadine Nakamura Friday as the latest UHERO economic forecast was released. Nakamura said it's not surprising a mild recession seems inevitable. "Because of the federal policies cutting funding it's impacting our employment base for federal employees," she said.
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2 days ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz
The unexpected selection of Pope Leo XIV from the heartland of America will be celebrated tonight by Bishop Larry Silva, bishop of the Honolulu Diocese, in a Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus in Kalihi. Just last week, a mass was held in that same cathedral to honor the late Pope Francis, who died Easter Monday.
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2 days ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz
Honolulu Attorneys Becky Gardner and Will Tungol are pointing out that judges of Filipino ancestry are underrepresented on the bench. Gardner is the head of the Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association and is licensed both here and New York. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. HPR spoke to both of them about why they think Hawaiʻi needs more Filipino judges.
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2 days ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |Maddie Bender
Steven Bond-Smith with the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization explains the recent forecast of a "mild recession" for Hawaiʻi | Read the full forecast Hawaiʻi Senate President Ron Kouchi and House Speaker Nadine Nakamura discuss the possibility of a special session amid economic woes Attorneys Becky Gardner and Will Tungol talk about why they think Hawaiʻi needs more Filipino judges Mary Adamski, former religion reporter for the Honolulu Star Bulletin and current columnist...
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5 days ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |Russell Subiono |Lillian Tsang |Maddie Bender
Today on The Conversation, we're revisiting some of our favorite interviews about the plants that Polynesian voyagers brought to Hawaiʻi and the role they play in agriculture today: Neal Uno with the National Tropical Botanical Garden's Breadfruit Institute shares tips on cultivating ʻulu and its ties to Brazil | Full Story National Tropical Botanical Garden's former Chief Executive Officer Chipper Wichman celebrates the 60-year history of the NTBG | Full Story Dana Shapiro, CEO of the ‘Ulu...
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6 days ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz
To get a better understanding of the complexity of private and public land and public right of way, we took a tour of beaches along the Waikīkī shoreline via Google Maps with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. The Conversation spoke to Michael Cain, administrator of the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands at the DLNR, about work being proposed to deal with disappearing sands on a man-made beach and the possibility of creating a new beach on the Fort DeRussy end of Waikīkī.
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6 days ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | DW Gibson |Catherine Cruz
The effects of climate change have caused coastal erosion along Waikīkī's shorelines. Erosion has taken its toll on the beach and land under one of the buildings of the Halekulani Hotel. Emergency work is about to get underway in a narrow lane in Waikīkī near Fort DeRussy. The repairs involve a 70-foot section of seawall owned by the resort. The situation has become a public hazard and a potential liability for taxpayers, as there is a public right-of-way involved.
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6 days ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz
The long-term response to the Waikīkī Beach erosion is being put at the doorstep of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Mary Alice Evans heads the Office of State Planning and represents DBEDT as it takes the lead on the long-term fixes and the Waikīkī resiliency plan. Evans shared that the recent passage of the Green Fee will help the effort to respond to Waikīkīʻs coastal erosion.
