The U.S. Department of Education is opening investigations into 18 school districts and educational institutions across the country over policies allowing transgender athletes to participate in sports...

Gov. Josh Green pledges to help with the permitting process for sites where old telescopes have been decommissioned.

Students for Fair Admissions founder Ed Blum said he has received death threats over his attempt to strike down the policy.

Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New Zealand

A new video shows U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on camera blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown that began on Oct. 1.

Ahuna’s designs, inspired by the history of Hawai’i, are going global.

Years ago, Thomas Paʻakaiokahonua “Paʻa” Sibbett was working at Kualoa Ranch when he read in a newspaper article that discussions were in the works about making a film about Kamehameha.

HONOLULU—Calling his portrayal of a Native Hawaiʻian chief “straight out of the 1700s,” critics, scholars, and fans alike praised Chief Of War star Jason Momoa this week for the historical accuracy of...

An anti-affirmative action group wants the school to end its policy of giving preference to Native Hawaiians. The school promises a vigorous defense.

The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency says two dozen new sirens will be installed by the end of the year.

Narratives of diaspora are nothing new to our community and culture. Growing up in Hawaiʻi, it is commonplace to learn about the first migrations that brought our kūpuna into Polynesia, to Tahiti, and...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Look out New York — and Hawaii. There’s a new Spider-Hero in town. Just released this week, Marvel Comic’s latest character. Her name? Spider-Girl. And sh…

The petroglyphs were exposed over the weekend and cultural experts believe they are more than 1,000 years old.

Texas has long been under threat from the launches and explosions of SpaceX rockets. Now Hawaii is emerging as another possible victim

The numbers come from the new Surfrider annual beach cleanup report.

A recent report reveals beaches in Hawaii are among the most polluted in the nation.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the plan to take over deployment from the state "purposefully inflammatory" adding that it "will only escalate tensions."

Commercial fishing is no longer prohibited from 50–200 nautical miles around Johnston Atoll and Wake and Jarvis islands, pursuant to a new Presidential Proclamation.

The U.S. Air Force issued a notice this month proposing the construction of two landing pads on Johnston Atoll to test the viability of using rockets to deliver military cargo loads. HPR's Savannah Ha...

The U.S. Air Force wants to build two commercial rocket landing pads at Johnston Atoll, which is a crucial breeding ground for seabirds and wildlife.

Coral reefs in Honolulu and other coastal areas are undergoing what experts say is the world's worst coral bleaching event.

President Trump has said he wants to deport hardened criminals. But on Hawaiʻi, agents are snaring undocumented children and their adult relatives.

Hawaiʻi experienced a low voter turnout in the general election with just 61% of registered voters casting their ballots.

Read this article in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi Aloha to our friends who love the land from the rising to the setting of the sun, from the fine sands of Hilo One […]

The bill requires states to establish a program to remove undocumented immigrants from voter registrations, but critics say the SAVE Act could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.

President Trump's executive order on immigration mandates the mass removal of unauthorized immigrants — as well as authorized immigrants. Among those targeted are legally present citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands who've long been settling in northwest Arkansas.

The 25,000 Hawaii residents from countries of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau who are legally allowed to live and work in the U.S. are facing greater risk of removal if they have been arr...

Nesia Daily spoke with musician and dancer, Olivia Foa'i about directing Te Vaka's new music video for We're Back from Disney's Moana 2.

Meaning "to give back", this ancient concept is a way of life – and a tourism initiative offering travellers fascinating local experiences and perks.

Coastal subsidence exacerbates relative sea level rise, making low-lying areas vulnerable to flooding. In Hawai’i, the contribution of vertical land motion has not been fully studied. This is critical...

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complai...

The University of Hawaii at Manoa is one of 60 schools being investigated for Title Six violations.

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The purpose of the Native Hawaiian Education program is to develop innovative education programs to assist Native Hawaiians and to supplement and expand programs and authorities in the area of educati...

VOICES is a student fellowship program that provides aspiring journalists with career-ready skills to succeed in the continually-evolving media landscape. The program’s mission is to help a diverse gr...