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Hawai'i Public Radio

Founded in 1981, member-supported Hawai‘i Public Radio provides two streams statewide: HPR-1 with news, talk, and a variety of music, and HPR-2, your home for classical music.

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  • Aug 15, 2026earliest in window
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  • Sensitive Subjects 31
  • Science & Nature 26
  • Politics 21
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  • Arts & Entertainment 18
  • Social Life 14

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hawaiipublicradio.org > 2026-09-07 > union-electricians-welcome-data-center-boom

Union electricians welcome data center boom

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (40+ words) Hawaii Public Radio The boom in data centers has brought plenty of work and lots of overtime to union electricians, putting them at odds with many communities trying to block new data center construction....

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hawaiipublicradio.org > local-news > 2026-09-04 > chinatowns-wo-fat-building-has-a-new-owner-after-being-vacant-for-years

Chinatown's Wo Fat Building has a new owner after being vacant for years

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (299+ words) An iconic building in Honolulu's Chinatown has a new owner after years of being vacant. The Wo Fat Building in Chinatown has been around for more than 100 years. After surviving the Chinatown fires in 1886 and 1900, it was rebuilt nearly 90 years…...

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hawaiipublicradio.org > local-news > 2026-08-31 > hawaii-to-receive-76m-from-meta-settlement

Hawaiʻi to receive $76M from Meta settlement

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (236+ words) Hawai‘i will receive up to $76 million over the next decade from the owner of Instagram and Facebook. The announcement came after a $17.1 billion settlement between the tech giant Meta and the states that had sued over social media’s effects…...

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hawaiipublicradio.org > local-news > 2026-08-28 > how-to-slash-your-hurricane-insurance-premiums-by-more-than-a-third

How to slash your hurricane insurance premiums by more than a third

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (328+ words) Home hurricane insurance that cost $1,000 annually three-to-five years ago could cost more than twice that today. These are sobering statistics for Hawaiʻi residents thinking about updating their insurance policies after seeing the wreckage left by Hurricane Lala this month. Natural…...

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hawaiipublicradio.org > local-news > 2026-08-24 > do-i-need-hurricane-insurance-and-other-questions-prompted-by-lala

'Do I need hurricane insurance?' and other questions prompted by Lala

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (600+ words) Guy Enriques says the volume of water that Hurricane Lala dumped on Kaʻū is the most he or anyone he knows has ever seen. The storm spared the 71-year-old's home in Punaluʻu even as it swept some homes and left…...

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hawaiipublicradio.org > 2026-08-21 > austin-organization-helps-subsidize-insurance-premiums-for-working-musicians

Austin organization helps subsidize insurance premiums for working musicians

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (63+ words) Hawaii Public Radio As rising premiums have led 5 million people to drop their Affordable Care Act plans, a program in Austin has held steady and could be a potential model for other cities hoping to make health care more affordable…...

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hawaiipublicradio.org > local-news > 2026-08-20 > heres-some-best-practices-to-verify-hurricane-relief-fundraisers

Here's some best practices to verify hurricane relief fundraisers

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (314+ words) Hundreds of GoFundMe pages have been launched for Hawaiʻi families to help with hurricane relief, and officials are urging residents to double-check their donations are going to verified fundraisers. After a disaster happens, some scams and fake fundraisers can pop…...