Uncertainty Rules in Bangkok
The political campaign season is just getting underway in Hawaii. But while elections here will take place later this year, they’re scheduled to come much sooner in Thailand. And this week Bangkok...
View ArticleScrutiny of Working Conditions for Foreign Maids in Hong Kong
A woman in Hong Kong was arrested this week on charges of torturing her Indonesian maid. The case has gotten wide publicity in Hong Kong—and underlines the conditions faced by thousands of household...
View ArticleThailand’s Uncertain Political Future
While much of the world has focused on recent events in Ukraine, political tensions elsewhere have continued to spill onto the streets. Thailand has seen increasing violence and the government there...
View ArticleBangkok State of Emergency Lifted
After nearly two months, the government of Thailand has lifted a state of emergency in and around Bangkok. Protesters in the area have dwindled, but the future of the government still remains unclear....
View ArticleChinese Chemical Protests
Local residents in a southern Chinese city are protesting the construction of a new chemical plant. It’s the latest case of public anger potentially playing a role in changing plans of the government....
View ArticlePakistan’s Political Paralysis
Thousands of protestors remain camped outside Pakistan’s parliament building in the capital of Islamabad. Demonstrations have been going on for two weeks against the current prime minister. HPR’s Bill...
View ArticleHong Kong Students Boycott Classes
Fall classes have been underway at the University of Hawai‘i for nearly a month. But in Hong Kong, thousands of students are boycotting classes. HPR’s Bill Dorman explains why in today’s Asia Minute.
View ArticleHong Kong: Business Impact of Protests Muted So Far
As you’ve been hearing, the street protests are continuing in Hong Kong. But that doesn’t mean that the entire city has come to a standstill. HPR’s bill dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.
View ArticlePakistan Protests Shifting Gear
An anti-government protest that’s been going on for weeks in Asia is winding down. The location is not in Hong Kong, but in the capital city of Pakistan. HPR’s Bill Dorman has details in today’s Asia...
View ArticleHaleakalā: A History of Telescopes
The very first telescope on Haleakalā was completed in 1958, and used for satellite tracking. Three years later, 18 acres of ceded land at the summit were set aside for astronomy, becoming the...
View ArticleHello Social History: Photographs by Ed Greevy
All the construction under way now recalls another period of intense development in Hawai‘i , from 1965-75. During that go-go decade, tourism was booming, the Vietnam War contributed to military...
View ArticleMaui Seawall Project Scrapped Following Protest
The State Department of Transportation has scrapped a plan to construct a seawall in West Maui following a week long protest. The plan was to build a wall of boulders near mile marker 16 along the...
View ArticleTrump Protests Planned for Oahu
Protests across the country are springing up following the election of Donald Trump. Thousands filled the streets in at least 25 US cities on Wednesday and Thursday. Major demonstrations were focused...
View ArticleThe Women's March: Maui Post Heard 'Round the World
In November, a Facebook post from Maui ignited what is becoming the largest demonstration linked to President-elect Trump’s inauguration. On January 21 st , Mr. Trump’s first day in office, Women's...
View ArticleThe People’s Parade 2017
This year, for Hawai‘i’s celebration of Reverend Martin Luther King’s holiday there was a Run for Peace on Maui, a commemorative walk happened on Kaua‘i, and Hawai‘i island celebrated in Kona on...
View ArticleA Divided America Celebrates Various Things
Nearly a hundred twenty nine thousand people voted for Donald Trump in Hawai‘i, and this morning, Hawai‘i Republicans convened at Ward Big City Diner to watch and celebrate the inauguration together....
View ArticleTimes They Are A-Changin’ (Maybe)
Worldwide, over two million people participated in Women’s Marches on Saturday, concerned about U.S. positions on climate change, immigration, healthcare, reproductive rights, the world community, and...
View ArticleWelcome to Free Speech!
Ward Warehouse was expected to last fifteen years when it opened in 1975. Now, over 40 years later, it will close in August to make way for a highrise. Right now, along with sales galore, a few...
View ArticleAsia Minute: Hong Kong Activists Incarcerated
Three student leaders of Hong Kong’s democracy movement have been sentenced to prison. It’s a reversal of a previous sentence of community service and sends a chilling message to protestors. HPR’s Bill...
View ArticleThe ProTest Against Conventional Surfboards
Oʻahu’s North Shore is the mecca of surfing. Everybody who’s anybody in surfing comes here every winter to surf – and to show the world that they are the best. A pair of surfers is taking advantage of...
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