Taylor Nāhulukeaokalani Cozloff

The building will house the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center. The 60,000 square-foot Integrated Research Center is expected to be completed in 2025.

Gov. Josh Green signed several bills to address systemic issues limiting access to healthcare on Thursday. He said they reinforce his administration's philosophy that health care is a right.

Leeward Community Collegeʻs ʻĀina to Mākeke program helps budding food entrepreneurs turn local agriculture into consumer products. This year, instructor Chris Bailey wants to utilize the Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center, which he also manages. When the center opens in the fall, he hopes it can provide yet another facet to the program.

Last year, Sana was recommended by a mentor and supporter of the farm that she apply for the Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Food Systems Fellowship, a one-year intensive leadership development program aimed to “reimagine ways of creating more inclusive, nourishing, and regenerative food systems.”

Gov. Josh Green has signed a law that gives the state Department of Transportation the ability to delay or deny entry and departure for any vessel that is known to have engaged in illegal deep-sea activity. The extraction and excavation of materials through deep-sea mining pose potentially serious threats to environmental and human health. HPR's Taylor Nāhulukeaokalani Cozloff has more.

Applications for Kamehameha School’s Mahiʻai Match-up have opened. The program is focused on strengthening Hawaiʻi's food system by providing local agriculture and food entrepreneurs with resources to begin, expand and nourish their businesses.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response has awarded $376,000 to the Hawaiʻi Department of Health to boost their Medical Reserves Corps.

Gov. Josh Green signed anti-vaping legislation into law on Tuesday in an effort to address the growing use of nicotine products, especially among youth in Hawaiʻi. Critics say an increase in prices could lead to an increase in traditional cigarette use.