Jamesia Blunt with the Office of Inspector General spoke to The Conversation about evaluating the fuel facility, conducting site visits, interviewing officials, and more.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Bencs, a former fuels director at the Red Hill fuel storage facility, has been called a whistleblower for trying to flag the dysfunction at the fuel tank facility. The Conversation talked to her following the release of the DOD Inspector General's report on what led to fuel getting into residents' drinking water.

The upcoming Piʻo Summit at UH Mānoa will focus on how communities have continued to rise again after devasting events. The Conversation talked to Hawaiian studies professor and conference organizer Kamana Beamer.

The reflecting pools at the Hawai‘i State Capitol will have a new look that will be unveiled in the next few years. Native Hawaiian artist Solomon Enos has been inviting the public to make their mark on the large-scale canvas — dot by dot. As HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports, remodeling the reflecting pools has been a long time coming.

The Department of Health has issued a warning that members of the public who attended the Mililani Pet Fair on Nov. 2 may have been exposed to H5N1 avian influenza. Those with symptoms are instructed to isolate at home and call their primary health providers.

The Maui County Council is considering a measure asking the state Legislature to allow all types of birthing practices in Hawaiʻi. This comes after a 2019 state law that established a licensing structure for midwives. However, it limits traditional birthing methods.

A U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people.