Just 20 years ago, Natalie Grabow was learning to swim. Now she's hailed as an inspiration after winning her age group at the famously grueling triathlon competition in Hawaiʻi.

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

Japan's largest political party has a new leader, but the country still does not have a new prime minister. And there's an important political visit on the calendar in less than two weeks. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

In the video, Noem blames Democrats for the ongoing federal shutdown that has impacted Transportation Security Administration staff and caused delays at airport checkpoints.

Director of the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Ed Sniffen spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the Skyline's second segment easing parking pressure and creating commercial opportunities in Honolulu's airport area.

Jeff Mikulina of the Green Fee Advisory Council spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about accepting public input on how to use millions of dollars in revenue from the new "Green Fee."

The historic vessel Falls of Clyde journeyed to its final undersea resting place on Wednesday, some 25 miles off Oʻahu's south shore. HPR was at Aloha Tower just before daybreak as two tug boats hauled the last iron-hulled tanker out into Honolulu Harbor for its final journey.

The report found that 60% of the surveyed students suffer from one type of severe food insecurity, meaning they were concerned about running out of food before they got the money to buy more.

Hawaiʻi Island was ground zero for invasive species like the little fire ant and coquí frog. Now, officials and community members are trying to make sure another pest doesn't gain a permanent foothold on the island. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

China is moving ahead with a controversial surveillance plan in the Solomon Islands. It's aimed at villages, and some opposition politicians warn it's a dangerous precedent when it comes to individual rights. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.