Maddie Bender

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 |...

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...

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...

1 week ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Maddie Bender

The waters around Hawaiʻi are said to be nutrient-poor compared to other places. Research is underway that looks at the health of migratory whales. Specifically, what can be learned from whale poop. Ryan Bos is the lead author of a new preprint looking at whale gut microbiomes in California and Hawaiʻi.

1 week ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |Maddie Bender

Janet Bullard, with Bishop Museum, discusses the status of the museum's federal funding | Full Story HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on what's next for the historic Hawaii Theatre after leadership announced they can no longer afford insurance for the more than century-old building | Full Story Manu Minute has the song of the pesky but pretty red-whiskered bulbul | Full Story Researcher Ryan Bos shares what scientists can learn from whale poop | Read the study | Full Story Coastal geologist...