{"podcast":{"title":"Honolulu News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"honolulu-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7567443","podcast_index_feed_id":7567443,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-honolulu-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-honolulu-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1426,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Honolulu News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Honolulu—from local news and business to culture, tourism, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Honolulu News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T22:19:30.364220+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/honolulu-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7567443"},"episode":{"title":"JERA’s LNG Plan Sparks Hawaii Energy Debate | Honolulu News","slug":"jera-s-lng-plan-sparks-hawaii-energy-debate-honolulu-news","published_at":"2026-07-18T10:35:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/honolulu-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7567443/jera-s-lng-plan-sparks-hawaii-energy-debate-honolulu-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/honolulu-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7567443","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/b2b5ba37e5e75a4a","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/4d47e557-ed02-4966-8f24-7a0ef3ed32a8.mp3","summary":"JERA Americas is pushing to create a new utility in Hawaii, GenCo, to build and operate a 500-megawatt LNG power plant and supply fuel to Oahu’s grid — but Hawaiian Electric is fiercely opposing, calling it a risky, anti-competitive move that bypasses standard bidding. Governor Josh Green backs JERA, seeing LNG as a necessary bridge fuel to lower costs and future-proof infrastructure, while HECO insists on open competition, fearing a long-term lock-in with no real alternatives. The showdown over Hawaii’s energy future is heating up. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/b2b5ba37e5e75a4a","meta_description":"JERA Americas is pushing to create a new utility in Hawaii, GenCo, to build and operate a 500-megawatt LNG power plant and supply fuel to Oahu’s grid — bu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":136,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/honolulu-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7567443/episodes/jera-s-lng-plan-sparks-hawaii-energy-debate-honolulu-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/honolulu-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7567443/jera-s-lng-plan-sparks-hawaii-energy-debate-honolulu-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}