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State Senator J. Kalani English bids farewell | Full Article Credit Facebook/Senator J. Kalani English Thursday is the last day of the state legislative session and the final session for State Senator J. Kalani English. He announced his retirement from public office this past Tuesday, citing medical issues stemming from COVID-19. For the last 20 years, he’s represented District 7 on Maui, which covers Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka’i, Lana’i, and Kaho’olawe.  Listen

Credit brewbooks/Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Community opposition in Kohala is growing over a proposal that would allow the development of a parking lot near the Pololū Valley trailhead. The proposal would open the door to the development of a 13-lot subdivision along the Pololū Valley ridgeline. Private landowners are donating land on the Pololū Valley floor and near the trailhead in exchange for the subdivision. Hawaii Public Radio reporter Ku'uwehi Hiraishi has the story. Listen

Rice Farming in Hawaii We wanted to spotlight a series we aired recently about the past present and future of rice in the islands. Did you know Hawaii supplied rice to the states during the civil war? Kauai farmer Jerry Ornellas, began planting his winter crop of rice. His summer harvest was bountiful and he is encouraged by his success so far. We were there on the Garden Isle early on in the year to check on his rice fields as Ornellas is trying to carve out a market for Hawaii grown sushi and table rice. Listen