Ben Markus

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  • Reporter
  • Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based

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Hawaii Professors Get Help With Expensive Housing (03:33)
From: NPR Economic Training Project

At the UH professors contending with the highest home prices in the nation may benefit from a new mortgage assistance program.
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Hawaii Economy Struggles Over Furlough Uncertainty (03:32)
From: NPR Economic Training Project

Hawaii is considering furloughs for state workers. But the contentious negotiations with public worker unions is already hurting the economy.
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University of Hawaii May Layoff Tenured Professors (03:37)
From: NPR Economic Training Project

Facing drastic cuts, UH is talking retrenchment. Known as the "R" word in academic circles, it simply means laying off tenured professors.
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Hawaii Fish Farmers Under Fire From Natives (04:44)
From: NPR Economic Training Project

America's first open ocean fish farms started in Hawaii. But ten years on, a fringe Native Hawaiian group is protesting expansion plans.
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Kauai Island's Unemployment Strains Social Services (04:05)
From: NPR Economic Training Project

Kauai's tourism-based economy has been hit hard by the global downturn. And the growing number of unemployed are seeking out help for food.