William Ail News Today

While the series is ongoing and will expand over time, the first four installments were recently released and feature experts in the fields of la‘au lapa‘au (medicinal plant collection), wood carving, kilo limu (seaweed observation), and stewardship of special areas.

In-person discussions wrapped up this week as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration considers whether to create a new marine sanctuary in and around the Pacific Remote Islands.

A key Senate committee has rejected the nomination of former Honolulu City Councilmember Ikaika Anderson to lead the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Despite the committee’s “no” vote, Anderson's nomination will still be taken up by the full Senate.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will soon receive a lump-sum appropriation of $600 million to deliver homesteading opportunities to qualified Native Hawaiians. So where will this money go? HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi breaks down what we know — and what we don’t know — about this historic infusion of funding.

The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands broke ground Friday on a new agricultural homestead community near Akaka Falls in Honomū on Hawaiʻi Island. While much of the agency's attention has focused on developing residential lots, these new lots aim to allow Hawaiian beneficiaries to become self-sufficient through farming. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.

With tensions running high and a weeks-long standoff now stretching into its third month|!!| no one seems to be able to predict what will happen next on Maunakea. Will the state or the protectors back down? Or will the Thirty Meter Telescope bow out? We take a look at where things stand and how we got here.