Joell Edwards, the owner of Wainiha Country Market on the North Shore of Kauaʻi, spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the challenges facing small businesses as they begin the new year.

Alice Christophe, curator for Oceania at the British Museum, spoke with The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about a special show highlighting Hawaiʻi's history and its diplomatic relationship with Great Britain.

Par Hawaii converted part of its Kapolei refinery to be able to process plant and waste oils. It now says it will have the capacity to produce 60 million gallons of the sustainable fuel annually.

The $50 billion federal program will be distributed to all 50 states over the next five years. The program was a compromise in President Donald Trump’s megabill, H.R. 1, as the Medicaid cuts are expected to negatively impact rural health systems.

Have you ever wondered how pigs got to be such a big part of life for so many island cultures? Theyʻre part of ecosystems from Hawaiʻi to Southeast Asia and across the Pacific, and scientists have recently come up with some reasons why. HPR's Derrick Malama has details in the Pacific News Minute.

Schaefer International Gallery Curator Jonathan Yukio Clark and artist Anthony Watson spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the "Ocean of Peace" exhibit, which features six Micronesian artists.

Comedian Ben Miller spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about his stand-up volcano comedy show that he’s taken around the world.

Kurt Lager, Honolulu's new chief of the Ocean Safety Department, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about becoming the city's first commission-appointed chief.

The City and County of Honolulu says it’s out of options and is considering expanding the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill by 3.7 acres. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has the latest update on this yearslong development.

The cameras will record the external view on each drive, and the data will be uploaded through the program’s app and to the department’s data consultant, Blyncsy, where an AI system will analyze areas that need maintenance or repairs.