Senate President Ron Kouchi of Kauaʻi spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about Gov. Josh Green's State of the State address and the 2026 legislative session.

Gov. Josh Green is proposing a pause to the historic income tax cut that was implemented last year. The pause is expected to bring back $1.8 billion in tax revenue.

President Trump says he’ll raise tariffs on South Korea. It’s the latest case of the president using the threat of tariffs as a policy tool. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Sara Gabrielson from the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization and Kathryn Dressendorfer from the Surfrider Foundation spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about a new approach to landscaping on Maui.

Gov. Josh Green delivered his fourth State of the State address to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature on Monday morning. HPR's Bill Dorman has listened to each of Green's annual addresses. Here's what HPR is taking away from this year's address.

U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the latest protests triggered by the recent shooting of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota.

The Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund and Pōhaku Pelemaka submitted a joint petition earlier this month asking for officials to regulate the movement of CRB host materials around the island.

A resolution introduced at the Hawaiʻi County Council urges state lawmakers to ban all harvesting of fish for commercial aquariums.

Hundreds of people lined Ala Moana Boulevard in Honolulu on Sunday to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti over the weekend in Minneapolis.

Seven Japanese American soldiers are being promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony that comes eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II.