Nicky Hawley, an associate professor of chronic disease epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, is part of an advisory committee for a local initiative called Make American Samoa Healthy Again.

Two years ago when Hamas attacked Israel and kidnapped more than 200 hostages, one of the first people HPR connected with was Matti Gorodenchik. HPR talked to him Thursday morning.

Ecologist Shawn Lum joined HPR to reflect on Goodall's legacy, not just in the world of science, but also in conservation and peace. Lum volunteers and serves on the board of the Jane Goodall Institute Singapore.

A new artificial intelligence model is making waves for its ability to create realistic videos. ʻIolani School emerging technologies educator Gabriel Yanagihara spoke to HPR’s Maddie Bender about Sora 2.

Author and professor Russell Fielding spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about his soon-to-be-released book, “Breadfruit: Three Global Journeys of a Bountiful Tree.”

The sounds of invasive coquí frogs have been heard in Waimānalo since at least 2021. On a recent Thursday night, HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote went out with a state-led team of volunteers trying to restore the soundscape of the Windward Oʻahu forest.

Through their forms of creative expression, the artists brought in topics of sea level rise, unpredictable weather, ancestral knowledge, and what the future of Hawaiʻi could look like. The featured artists are Keisha Tanaka, Ben Fairfield, Gillian Duenas, and Erin Voss. Their work can be seen at Capitol Modern through the end of the month.

The Digital Navigator Program launched this week at public libraries in ʻEwa Beach, Kailua, Liliha, Waiʻanae and Waipahu. The program will be expanded to all branches statewide in the coming weeks.

New Zealand has paid $3.5 million to Samoa to compensate for a ship that ran aground and sank on a reef one year ago. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Kerry Atwood began his career as a lifeguard at Waimea Bay 38 years ago, not far from where he grew up. For the past nine years, he’s been a lieutenant with Honolulu Ocean Safety. HPR spoke to Atwood as he reflected on his career.