Gov. Josh Green this week released his proposed spending plan as the legislative session opens next month. The Conversation talked to him about his first state budget and his latest initiatives.

Maui-based writer Victoria Moore spent a year collecting stories from nearly 200 community members who stepped up to help after the devastating 2023 wildfires. The Conversation spoke to her about the process of creating the book.

The Maui wildfires aren’t in the national headlines anymore, but efforts continue to keep educating the world about the disaster and survivors. That’s what producers and Kula residents Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday are doing with their film.

A Maui small business owner hopes to reduce holiday rubbish with an eco-friendly wrapping paper alternative. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports it’s now available nationwide through Target.

The legislation directs the National Park Service, in partnership with Maui County and other local partners, to study the suitability and feasibility of this designation.

Hawaiʻi needs more medical care, and that includes nurses. According to the Hawaiʻi Journal of Medicine and Public Health, the state will have a shortage of more than 3,300 nurses next year. This is also a growing concern in Japan, where the government is taking new steps to address it. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Curator Noelle Kahanu was in England earlier this month to unveil a new exhibit at the University of Cambridge Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. The Conversation talked to her about the exhibit “Fault Lines."