Krista Rados
Digital News ProducerKrista Rados joined the HPR team in 2022 as a Digital News Producer.
Prior to that, she was a part of the 2022 Dow Jones News Fund cohort and residency, where she was assigned to a full-time position at Hawaii News Now for the summer. Krista holds degrees in journalism and anthropology from the University of Hawaiʻi and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the college's newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi. She was a recipient of the Carol Burnett Journalism award and was inducted into the Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism and Mass Communications Honor Society in 2022. In her final years of study, she was the first student of the UH Journalism program to be awarded a grant to conduct academic research on the island of Molokaʻi, where she did on-site interviews with the community to better understand their consumption of local news. In her free time, she enjoys doing anything and everything outside. Contact her at krados@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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In an effort to bring recognition to local news, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi introduced a resolution last month that would declare April as “Preserving and Protecting Local News Month.” As HPR's Krista Rados reports, Hawaiʻi organizations continue to stand strong against the current of national media layoffs and budget cuts. -
Hawaiʻi lawmakers are once again pushing for laws that would legalize cannabis for adult recreational use in the state. Several bills relating to the cultivation and sale of cannabis have passed their first readings and are awaiting committee hearings. -
The day marks the moment that Queen Liliʻuokalani was forcibly removed from her throne in 1893, representing the collapse of the Hawaiian monarchy. Hundreds of marchers of all ages gathered Tuesday at ʻIolani Palace under the banner of ʻOnipaʻa, or unity. -
The city announced Friday that spots requiring credit cards to pay for parking will not be cited until the Department of Transportation replaces the meters. -
Sen. Brian Schatz announced Wednesday that he secured upwards of $500 million for nonprofits and government projects in Hawaiʻi. -
UHERO economist Carl Bonham said the forecast remains similar to its last outlook, which predicted a mild recession. Now, he says a recession may occur by the middle of 2023.
