The new segment of the Honolulu rail system opened Thursday morning, adding four new stops, including at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and Joint-Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.⁠ ⁠ During the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi laid out his bold goal for the city’s rail system.⁠ ⁠ “I put a stake in the ground and I set a minimum of 25,000 riders a day over the course of the next year. And that's no small challenge, but I'm confident we can get there and we will ge

Protesters demonstrating against the policies of President Donald Trump gathered across the state on Saturday, joining the national day of “No Kings” rallies. In Hawaiʻi, the events were called “No Dictators," and crowds gathered from Hilo, Kona and Waimea on the Big Island to Kahului on Maui. HPR news staff covered the gathering outside the Hawaiʻi State Capitol in Honolulu. 📹️: Emma Caires & DW Gibson / HPR | Hawaiʻi Public Radio

“I said I was only going to do this job for a couple of years, until something better came along,” said Kerry Atwood. More than a couple of years have passed since then. ⁠ Amid the shouts of beachgoers jumping off the famous Hawaiʻi rock and the waves crashing on the shore, the longtime Waimea Bay lifeguard took a seat at a bench near the lifeguard tower.⁠ ⁠ Surrounded by lifeguard equipment, trucks and ATVs, Atwood recalled what sparked his interest in becoming a lifeguard. ⁠ ⁠ He began his car