The Conversation learned about how a state agency has begun experimenting with AI. State Auditor Les Kondo launched an AI-generated podcast, "The Audible Audit," this month.

The proclamation suspends certain parts of Hawaiʻi's law to allow pharmacists to continue giving the vaccine to people age 3 or older without requiring a health care provider’s approval.

The state is planning how it will spend hundreds of millions of dollars from a new federal Rural Health Transformation Program, and it wants public input. The funds can be used on different initiatives like improving technology, boosting the health care workforce and increasing preventative care.

A new one-year rule went into effect Wednesday to help protect Molokaʻi from the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle by restricting the import of soil and landscaping materials known to harbor the insect. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

Arnold Laanui, former principal of Damien Memorial School, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about filing a lawsuit against the school that alleged wrongful termination and retaliation. The lawsuit has now been settled.

Ryan Routh has been found guilty of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year. After the verdict on Tuesday, Routh tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen but was quickly restrained by officers. The jury took about two hours to reach their decision.

Maui County officials have lifted evacuation orders for residents living near a wildfire that broke out late Tuesday. Before the situation improved, emergency sirens sounded and police went door-to-door evacuating residents.

A charter school on Hawaiʻi Island is expanding its footprint. It’s not your typical charter school — in fact, clowning around is encouraged at its Puna district campus. Hawaii’s Volcano Circus Executive Director Morgan Langham spoke with The Conversation about what the unconventional school has in mind and how the community has responded.

Hawaiʻi's inaugural state high school surfing championship is dropping in next year, making the state the first to recognize surfing as an official interscholastic state championship sport. The official surfing season is expected to start in February, with the championship scheduled for May 2026 on Maui.

Last month, the council passed two bills that would increase exemptions for owner-occupants and seniors. Both measures add $20,000 in exempted tax value from those homes. However, there is another method of tax relief that has not yet been used, despite being on the books for about 10 years. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports.