Episodi

  • The cost of health insurance plans and Medicare
    Oct 8 2026

    Annalisa Burgos talks with health insurance and Medicare expert Martha Khlopin, about what you need to know when enrolling in a health plan and shifting from employer-paid insurance to Medicare.

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    1 ora e 4 min
  • The cost of bringing liquefied natural gas to Hawaii
    Oct 1 2026

    Annalisa Burgos talks with Erik Montague, vice president of development at JERA Americas, the U.S. arm of JERA, a major Japanese power generation and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading company about bringing the energy source to Hawaii.

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    57 min
  • The cost of perimenopause and mid-life women’s health on the economy
    Sep 24 2026

    Annalisa Burgos talks with Kelly Yamamoto, co-founder of women’s mid-life healthcare provider Magnolia Collective Wellness, and Jennifer Ablan, editor in chief of Hawaii Business Magazine, about the investment gap between men’s and women’s health, especially during mid-life years.

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    1 ora e 1 min
  • The cost of falling and its impact on Hawaii’s aging population
    Sep 17 2026

    In Hawaii, 1 in 4 older adults fall each year, with preventable falls accounting for about half of injury-related deaths for seniors. Hawaii Falls Prevention Alliance is hosting a weeklong outreach campaign from Sept. 21-25.

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    23 min
  • The cost of shipping, Jones Act in Hawaii
    Sep 10 2026

    Annalisa Burgos talks with Matson SVP Ku’uhaku Park and Melissa Pavlicek of HHUG about Hawaii shipping costs and how the Jones Act impacts local prices.

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    53 min
  • The cost of outages, power generation and energy grid resilience
    Sep 3 2026

    The state secured $18.5 million in federal funding aimed to help safeguard the state’s electrical grids against disasters, partnering with Hawaiian Electric and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) to complete five major resilience projects between 2027 and 2029 on Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii Island.

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    30 min
  • The cost of construction permit delays and post-disaster rebuilding
    Aug 20 2026

    Beginning September 1, 2026, Honolulu County’s Department of Planning and Permitting will require most residential projects to use a CivCheck Guided AI process before submitting their permit application.

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    37 min
  • The cost of defense in the Pacific region and competition with China
    Aug 5 2026

    U.S. Pacific Command Admiral Sam Paparo spoke in depth with Hawaii News Now’s Annalisa Burgos about the cost of ensuring security in the Pacific region amid increasing competition with China.

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    27 min