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Hirono urges Senate to protect emergency alert funding, but effort fails as cuts to public broadcasting remain

As Senate Republicans advanced a bill to cut $9 billion in federal spending—including major reductions to public broadcasting—Sen. Mazie Hirono called for protections for broadcasters that provide critical emergency alerts.

Salesforce CEO gives $150M to two Hawaiʻi hospitals

Salesforce Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne Benioff, today announced one of the largest single private donations in Hawai’i’s history.

NPR Host to Speak at Maui Marathon

Peter Sagal, author of “The Incomplete Book of Running” and host of NPR’s news quiz show, “Wait Wait..Don’t Tell Me!,” will speak at this year’s Maui Marathon Expo.