Three essential worker groups are trying to branch off and make their own units this session, including emergency dispatchers, adult correction officers and the Honolulu Emergency Services Department. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.
The U.S. Department of Education says there are about 122,000 borrowers in the state with an average student loan debt burden of roughly $38,000. Some locals share how a relief program will affect them. HPR's Sabrina Bodon has more.
Schools nationwide are taking a closer look at student sleep, but that hasn’t happened yet here in Hawaiʻi. As classes start at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, students are gearing up for another busy and sleepless year. The Conversation's Emily Tom spoke to a local student, a university administrator, and a sleep expert to learn more.