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When Australia's national cabinet meets on Wednesday, the focus will be a growing national problem. It's not related to climate change, the economy or competition with China. It's violence against women. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

The recent murder-suicide of a family in Mānoa weighs heavy on our collective minds. What causes people to reach their breaking point? The Conversation reached out to Kumi Macdonald, the executive director of NAMI Hawaii, to learn more.

The Conversation's Russell Subiono talked with Angelina Mercado, the executive director of the Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, about what more can victims and communities do to curb the fatal outcomes of domestic violence.

From drug addict to drug counselor, a Maui woman is showing that recovery is possible. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on how she’s helping others on their recovery journey.

Hearts are heavy with the recent headlines about fatal domestic violence cases over the holidays. There were two murder-suicides — the first just before Christmas at Pearlridge Center. The Conversation talked to the Domestic Violence Action Center's new executive director.

A mother with local ties, Lesley Hu, created a nonprofit in honor of her 9-year-old son Pierce who was killed by her ex-husband in a murder-suicide during a child custody dispute over the COVID-19 vaccine.

Two nonprofits discuss the grants available for building agroforestry in Hawaiʻi, the U.S. Interior Department shares info on climate change adaptation grants available to Native Hawaiian organizations; and the mother of a slain child shares the story behind the nonprofit Pierce's Pledge

For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, survivors and advocates turned out at the Legislature Friday afternoon to draw attention to the ongoing in the community. The Conversation sat down with Hawai‘i State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Executive Director Angelina Mercado to talk about the latest statistics.

Little fire ants on the Big Island; Maui wildfires and public schools; Maui homeowners get no break from the mortgage; Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Green signed two bills on Friday that would amend referral requirements for restraining orders to only when alleged child abuse allegations arise and would require court-ordered interventions, or anger management, for certain criminal offenders.