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The Conversation

Hawaii Public Radio

Whether you live in our state or far from our shores, you’ll know what’s happening in Hawaiʻi with HPR"s daily hour of locally focused discussions of public affairs, ideas, culture and the arts. Guests from across the islands and around the world provide perspectives on life in Hawaiʻi — and issues that have not yet reached Hawaiʻi. Hosted by HPR"s Catherine Cruz. Have something to say? Send a comment to talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org or call our talkback line at 808-792-8217.

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The Conversation: 5 years of COVID-19; Red Hill update

The Conversation ·

2025/03/13

Former East-West Center epidemiologist Tim Brown discusses five years of the coronavirus pandemic and the various variants; Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernie Lau and Director of Public Affairs for the Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill Scott Malcolm give a snapshot of the progress made to shut down the Red Hill Storage Facility

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53:43

The Conversation: Limiting vaccine exemptions for...

The Conversation ·

2025/03/12

Hye-ryeon Lee, who is the chair of the School of Communication and Information and studies health communication at UH Mānoa, on vaccine hesitancy; East-West Center's new inaugural Presidential Chair, Jean Lee, discusses the latest on the uncertainty around South Korean politics

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53:55

The Conversation: NOAA federal cuts; New Hawaiʻi...

The Conversation ·

2025/03/11

Former NOAA Chief Scientist Sylvia Earle shares the effects further cuts to the agency could have on public access; A. Kam Napier, editor-in-chief of the new Hawaiʻi publication Aloha State Daily, on what he hopes to add to local news

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53:43

The Conversation: Hōkūleʻa's 50th birthday; Religious...

The Conversation ·

2025/03/10

Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson talks about the principles that have guided the organization’s work and how he views the next generation of voyagers; Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony President & CEO Randy Wong shares how the organization is celebrating its 60th anniversary

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53:56

The Conversation: Funding freeze court ruling; HOH808...

The Conversation ·

2025/03/07

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez hails a court ruling against the Trump administration that will unfreeze federal funds for some programs; Federal funding freezes are hampering efforts to clear waterways around Pearl Harbor of invasive species

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53:41

The Conversation: Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami; 'Ride...

The Conversation ·

2025/03/06

Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami responds to questions from HPR listeners; Members of the cast and crew of "Ride the Cyclone" share a preview of the "delightfully weird" musical premiering on Oʻahu

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53:44

The Conversation: Maui County snapshot; Food...

The Conversation ·

2025/03/05

Maui Mayor Rick Bissen gives a snapshot of Maui County; UHERO Professor of Health Economics Ruben Juarez lays out the link between food insecurity and symptoms of depression

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53:52

The Conversation: Operation Hire Hawaiʻi; Kumu hula...

The Conversation ·

2025/03/04

The state Director of Human Resources Brenna Hashimoto tracks efforts to hire laid-off federal workers for vacant state positions through Operation Hire Hawaiʻi; Kumu hula Patrick Makuakāne pays tribute to the late singer Roberta Flack

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50:44

The Conversation: Protests to DEI cuts; Hawaiʻi...

The Conversation ·

2025/03/03

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and Hawaiʻi Rep. Jill Tokuda speak before a crowd protesting cuts to DEI programs at an Allies in Resistance rally; Eric-Preston Hamren shares what the loss of his job means for conservation efforts on Hawaiʻi Island

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The Conversation: Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi hana hou

The Conversation ·

2025/02/28

Today on The Conversation, we revisit some of our favorite interviews about 'Ōlelo Hawaiʻi to celebrate Hawaiian Language Month!

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53:41

The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Songs of...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/27

Gov. Josh Green responds to the recent federal firings by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency; Composer Māhealani Uchiyama shares the untold stories of people of African descent who shaped Hawaiʻi's history in new album

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53:35

The Conversation: Geothermal energy; Turning ag land...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/26

New Zealand geothermal consultant Gavin Murphy meets with state lawmakers and researchers about Hawaiʻi's geothermal potential; Researchers Leah Bremer and Kawika Winter map the carbon storage potential of transforming Hawaiʻi's fallow agricultural lands into agroforests

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53:42

The Conversation: Digital ag forms; Art and emerging...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/25

The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture announces the rollout of long-awaited digital ag declaration forms; The Hawaiian and Indigenous Future Imaginaries Lab charts a path in the AI world

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53:33

The Conversation: Constitutionality of executive...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/24

Avi Soifer, former dean of the University of Hawaiʻi William Richardson School of Law, talks about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive orders; Department of Land and Natural Resources survey entomologist Karl Magnacca shares how a new native bee species was discovered on Molokai

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54:13

The Conversation live from Waikīkī: Sea level rise...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/21

The Conversation broadcasts live from Waikīkī; Hawaiʻi Attorney General Ann Lopez discusses the legal challenge the state is mounting against some of Trump's executive orders

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53:34

The Conversation: Media blackouts; Local teacher...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/20

Fernanda Camarena with the Poynter Institute discusses the implications of the Trump administration's restrictions on the media's access to public officials; ‘Iolani School teacher Gabriel Yanagihara uses generative AI to make viral videos of snow on top of Lēʻahi and whales swimming in the Ala Wai Canal

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53:36

The Conversation: Homeless relocation program;...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/19

State lawmakers may make a homeless relocation program permanent; A clinic sees success by pairing patients in diabetes treatment with "patient navigators"

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52:29

The Conversation: 'Not My President' rally; Kalani...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/18

Local groups organize a "Not My President" rally against the White House's executive orders; Singer-songwriter Kalani Peʻa wins his fourth Grammy with the album "Kuini"

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51:53

The Conversation: Artificial intelligence in the...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/14

Heather Bush and Ed Barnabas of Booz Allen Hamilton talk about the use of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military; Lynn Shue, organizer of the week-long Paint Maui Invitational shares the joys of plein air painting

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53:59

The Conversation: Indo-Pacific Command; Hawaiian...

The Conversation ·

2025/02/13

Adm. Sam Paparo calls on U.S. allies to refocus on rising threats from China, North Korea, and Russia; Local authors and musicians celebrating Hawaiian language month with HPR

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