Zoe Dym
News ProducerZoe was born in Honolulu, but grew up in Sacramento, California, and Osaka, Japan. She came back to Honolulu and joined the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's KTUH as DJ California Roll. She quickly fell in love with radio and worked part-time at as a board operator at HPR as well as at Hawaiʻi's all-Japanese radio station, KZOO. After receiving her undergraduate degree in sociology, she joined HPR's news department as a news producer.
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Local officials have urged residents to get a COVID booster shot, but the state says fewer than half the people eligible have gotten one. States like Vermont have administered booster doses to more than half of their populations. HPR’s Zoe Dym talks with health care workers from Hawaiʻi and Vermont to see how the state can catch up. -
The Bishop Museum is back to pre-pandemic visitor numbers. Locals are largely attracted to special temporary exhibits such as "Expedition Dinosaur: Rise of the Mammals."
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The state Department of Health is reducing COVID-19 isolation and quarantine times for K-12 schools. The updated guidance is closely aligned with new recommendations from the CDC.
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Workplace drug tests have shown consistent results for the past three years despite massive layoffs and remote working. The Diagnostic Laboratory Services compared marijuana, amphetamine, cocaine, and opiate rates from 2019 through 2021.
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The State Historic Preservation Division is waiting for Gov. David Ige to approve their proposal to increase the budget for the 2022 legislative session. The proposed budget will employ new hires, and increase salaries.
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Miles of trash collect in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, more commonly known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” An interagency group of researchers including the University of Hawaiʻi is studying animals and plants coexisting with trash in the upper layers of the open sea — or pelagic zone.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is awarding the state Department of Health over $25 million to cover funds used during the COVID-19 delta surge last year.
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Native Hawaiians living on Maui who were financially or medically impacted by COVID-19 can apply for the ʻAi Hua food voucher program. Maui Economic Opportunity is overseeing the program, which is funded by a $150,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
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Vladimir’s Marble & Granite Inc. did not pay their workers overtime and owes over $100,000 in fines and back wages, the U.S. Department of Labor said.
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The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization is hosting a virtual town hall to plan for a new greenway road in west Maui on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
