Jackie Young
Host, Weekend EditionJackie Young is no stranger to radio or the media, having worked in radio promotions at KGMB Radio during high school, and also as a board operator and in news with some of the original HPR team in the mid-80s. She's also been a DJ at most of the other radio stations in Honolulu. Jackie has been a freelance writer since 2007, and has also been involved in acting and TV for many years. She is a graduate of Punahou School and the University of Hawaiʻi.
See her story on ʻUkulele History.
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The Migration Policy Institute estimates there are about 21,000 undocumented immigrants living in Hawai‘i. The PEW Research Center says this number could… -
O?ahu’s largest food pantry is being forced out of its current location. Feeding Hawai?i Together serves as a lifeline for about 2-thousand needy people… -
A neighborhood bookstore in Honolulu’s neighborhood of M?‘ili‘ili will be closing down soon. It’s been part of the university community for nearly 40… -
This week we've been looking at part of the legacy of a dozen years of U.S. nuclear testing in the South Pacific. For survivors of those tests and their… -
Hawai‘i 's Department of Human Services projects it will save about 29-million dollars a year by not providing insurance coverage for so-called… -
The rising cost of health care is a concern for all Hawai‘i residents. But one group in particular is facing added medical expenses. About 10,000… -
The ‘ukulele is unique part of the history and culture of Hawai‘i. Older instruments can tell their own stories—a fact that one collector wants to share…
