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1 week ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |Maddie Bender |DW Gibson
Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1.
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1 week ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Maddie Bender |Catherine Cruz |DW Gibson
Millions across the nation participated in the "No Kings" protests against the Donald Trump administration this weekend. Organizers of the event estimate that some 7,000 people turned out at rallies and events across the islands. At the state capitol on Oʻahu, law enforcement estimated a crowd close to 5,000 that lined the streets that stretched past Punchbowl to Alakea. In Washington, D.C., military might was in the spotlight as the parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army took place.
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1 week ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |Maddie Bender |DW Gibson
HPR speaks to participants of the "No Kings" protests in Honolulu on SaturdayPaul Brewbaker of TZ Economics and Patrick Sullivan, CEO of Oceanit, discuss how to cultivate an environment for economic innovation in Hawaiʻi | Read the article HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on legacy of nuclear testing in Tahiti | Full StoryL&L's Eddie Flores Jr. chronicles his journey in the new book "Franchising the American Dream" The Conversation Trump AdministrationEconomyHistory
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2 weeks ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |DW Gibson |Maddie Bender
HPR's Bill Dorman reports that U.S. House lawmakers have voted to cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting | Read the update from HPR's CEO Meredith ArtleyAdvocate Austin Haleyalpiy with COFA CAN discusses concerns in the COFA community about immigration raidsHPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on which measures Gov.
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2 weeks ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |Maddie Bender |DW Gibson
HPR's Bill Dorman breaks down the brewing fight over public media funding | Read the update from HPR's CEO Meredith Artley Honolulu Civil Beat's Stewart Yerton reports on how māmaki tea producers turned the tide on a bill meant to regulate their nascent industry | Full Story Hi’ilei Hobart, assistant professor of Native and Indigenous Studies at Yale University, digs into her family history after inheriting kuleana lands in Pauoa Valley | Read Hobart's article Violinist Markus Mars composes...
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2 weeks ago | 
hawaiipublicradio.org | Catherine Cruz |Jason Ubay |DW Gibson
Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1.
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3 weeks 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...
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3 weeks 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.
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3 weeks 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.
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3 weeks 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...
