The Conversation Hawaiʻi Public Radio

The final environmental assessment is complete on the iron-hulled ship Falls of Clyde; Few Oʻahu families are prepared for an emergency; Local artist Irie Love has a new single

Last year proved to be a breakthrough year for Hawaiʻi writers. Several garnered global recognition for their work, and the Honolulu Magazine further spotlighted local talent in the inaugural HONOLULU Book Awards. Today, we're revisiting our interviews with some of those award-winning authors.

A recent COVID spike is affecting health care workers; FestPAC 2024 holds its opening ceremony; A groundbreaking play series by Alani Apio will be staged in its entirety for the first time this month

HPR reporter Savannah Harriman-Pote talks about food bands and disasters; Shelly Lowe, the head of the National Endowment for the Humanities, on the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture; French language and culture in the islands and at FestPAC Filmmaker and former Hawaiʻi resident Brett Wagner

HPR reporter Ashley Mizuo takes a closer look at the opioid settlement funds; Honolulu Magazine celebrates local authors; Chris McKinney talks about winning "Author of the Year" for his latest trilogy; A slipper-lending library on Maui

The Navy shares updates on fuel tank degassing operations at Red Hill; HPR reporter Catherine Cluett Pactol shares the experience of a Molokaʻi resident who joined flotilla to feed Palestinian families; Postdoctoral researcher Josh Krozier explains new study on 2018 Kīlauea activity; Widow of novelist Michael Crichton talks about his new book set against the backdrop of an erupting Maunaloa