Ron Balajadia with the Hawaiʻi Department of Health shares what parents need to know about the uptick in whooping cough cases across the state; Adaptations Dance Theater on Maui cultivates homegrown talent through a new summer residency

A judge has ruled against allowing commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument; A free seminar helps couples navigate divorce

A new policy paper says the Trump administration's actions may be weakening the country's position in the Pacific; Colliers has the latest findings on Honolulu's empty office space

Today on The Conversation, we broadcast live from Fort Street Mall and explore plans to revitalize downtown Honolulu through the creation of a business improvement district.

HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol speaks with Maui residents as they commemorate two years since the Maui fires; Dr. Alika Maunakea shares insights on the mental and physical health of people exposed to the Maui fires

Maya Hara, Executive Director of the Lahaina Jodo Mission, shares how she and her fellow congregants are honoring those who lost their lives in the Lahaina fire; California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild discusses the rollback of federal programs to support renewable energy

Sacred Hearts School principal Tonato Lolesio talks about plans to set up classrooms in temporary facilities while rebuilding their campus, which was destroyed in the Lahaina fire; Hawaiʻi County Council Member Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Elaine Parlow from Action 4 Animals discuss a divisive measure that would prohibit the feeding of stray or feral animals on county property

Leadership with the Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau discuss efforts to boost Maui's tourism economy; Kumu Paul Neves walks 300 miles across Hawaiʻi Island in support of caretakers

Theo Morrison with the Lahaina Restoration Foundation shares plans for a park under Lahaina's historical banyan tree; David Tumilowicz with the Domestic Violence Action Center discusses federal funding cuts and staff departures

Local film industry professionals form the Hawaiʻi Film Alliance; NPR "Short Wave" co-hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber dive into the ocean in a new series called "Sea Camp"

Transportation officials on the lessons learned from Tuesday's tsunami traffic jams; A community forms around a tiny race track

Gov. Green discusses the latest damage assessments after yesterday's tsunami scare; Hawaiʻi's new state fire marshal shares what she's learned during her first two months on the job

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine Dean Sam Shomaker discusses challenges and opportunities in health care as students gear up for a new academic year; Hawaiʻi Pacific University College of Business Dean Amy Nguyen-Chyung discusses a new $700,000 initiative to jump-start entrepreneurship

Former Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige and former Hawaiʻi State Sen. Randy Iwase discuss the rule of law; Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama to give talks on Oʻahu and Maui as part of the Merwin Conservancy's "In the Green Room" series

Today, we're giving the spotlight to Hawaiʻi's lesser-known specialty crops.

Louis Erteschik, executive director of Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, discusses possible federal funding cuts; Hydrofoil champions Edo Tanas and Annie Reickert talk about their wins in the Molokaʻi 2 Oʻahu race across the Kaiwi Channel

United States Postal Service spokesperson John Hyatt shares highlights from 250 years of mail delivery; Fernanda Camarena with the Poynter Institute discusses the consequences of media blackouts

Rural health advocate John Desfur talks about how transportation shapes health care in rural Hawaiʻi; Investigative reporter Guthrie Scrimgeour delves into Mark Zuckerberg's land holdings on Kauaʻi

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda discusses inspections of Hilo's historic banyan trees after human remains were found under one tree that fell over last weekend; State Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Karl Rhoads talks about an upcoming informational briefing on the rule of law with U.S. Rep. Ed Case

HPR News Director Bill Dorman shares what the elimination of federal funding for public media means for HPR; Gov. Josh Green talks about what's next for the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and the possible impact of low vaccination rates among students