Catherine Cruz

Host, The Conversation at KHPR-FM (Honolulu, HI)

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The Conversation: Cirque du Soleil's ʻAuana

1 day ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |DW Gibson

Today, the Conversation is revisiting interviews with the creators and performers in Cirque du Soleil's ʻAuana: Aaron Salā, one of the creative forces behind ʻAuana, talks about what it means to be a part of Hawaiʻi's first Cirque du Soleil show | Full Story Cirque du Soleil Hawaiʻi composer and musical director Evan Duffy on what audiences can expect from the performance | Full Story Costume designer Manaola Yap and performer Salvador Salangsang share highlights from their experience with...
Journalist Jean Lee shares front row seat view of South Korean election

2 days ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz

Just this week, South Korean voters gave the nod to a new president, Lee Jae-myung. It was just six months ago that the country was gripped in a crisis when its former leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared martial law, sending shockwaves across the globe. Journalist Jean Lee is the East-West Center’s inaugural presidential chair and previously covered Korean politics as an Associated Press bureau chief. She was in Seoul covering the presidential election this week.
Honolulu EMS director recounts response to bus crash that injured 20

2 days ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz

For the second time in six months, Honolulu's ambulances have been called to respond to a mass casualty event. On Wednesday, a city bus and a pickup truck crashed near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. First responders arrived at the incident at around 5:30 a.m.According to the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, 20 people required medical attention and were transported to hospitals. No one has died.
The Conversation: EMS responds to Honolulu bus crash; South Korean elections

2 days ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz

Dr. Jim Ireland, director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, discusses the response to a major crash between a city bus and a pick-up truck that left 20 people injured | Full Story HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on plans to replace Hawaiʻi's largest jail facility | Full Story Journalist Jean Lee covers the presidential elections in South Korea, just months after the country faced a martial law crisis | Full Story HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol tracks the whereabouts of Iosepa, a...
DAGS now part of project to repair Hawaiʻi Convention Center's leaky roof

3 days ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz

Gov. Josh Green just signed a bill into law that stands to change the way we manage tourism in this town. Senate Bill 1571 makes the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority Board of Directors an advisory board again, no longer a policy-making board, following criticism about governance and oversight. One issue high on the priority list is the contract for the Hawaiʻi Convention Center repairs.
What are people's perceptions of driverless cars?

3 days ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz

On The Long View, we talk about driverless cars. HPR's contributing editor Neal Milner shares his insights on new research about autonomous vehicles that could change your perception of them.
Head of Maunakea Authority says TMT funding news will be 'catalytic' for all involved

3 days ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz

HPR has been getting community reaction to the news this week that the National Science Foundation is scaling back on funding for astronomy projects. On Friday, the NSF decided to fund the planned Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile, leaving no additional funding toward the Thirty Meter Telescope proposed for Maunakea. HPR heard from Maunakea kiaʻi who called the decision a great victory. Meanwhile, Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda expressed concern about other telescopes in Hawaiʻi being affected.
The Conversation: Thirty Meter Telescope; Hawaiʻi Convention Center's leaking roof

3 days ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz

John De Fries, executive director of the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, responds to TMT funding cutsState Comptroller Keith Regan provides an update on repairs to the Hawaiʻi Convention Center's leaking roofHPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on the state's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions | Full Story HPR contributor Neal Milner takes the Long View on policies around self-driving cars The Conversation ScienceMaunakeaTechnology
Waikīkī homeless outreach hopes to set a model for other neighborhoods

4 days ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz

HPR was out in Waikīkī on Tuesday morning, where we got the chance to observe a homeless count at 3 a.m. It’s a survey that the Waikīkī Business Improvement District has been tracking since 2006. The numbers are shared with the city and state, and then the state usually works with the nonprofit Partners in Care for the annual point-in-time count. Partners in Care announced it would do its count in the homeless shelters, but would not be out in the field as it's not a requirement for this year.
Community members view stalled Thirty Meter Telescope through varied lenses

4 days ago | hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz

The National Science Foundation's decision to cut funds for the Thirty Meter Telescope planned for Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island is a setback for the project. The NSF will instead be continuing support for a competing telescope project in Chile, the Giant Magellan Telescope.