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It’s Friday, December 7 – From HPR2, it’s The Conversation.

No humor has been used in this preface about the Humane Society controversy, part two

Inga Gibson is the Hawaii director of the Humane Society of the United States. She has made her career in animal protection for more than 15 years and has over seen animal protection initiatives in Washington state, Oregon and Idaho before opening the Honolulu office of The HSUS in 2009.

A Poetry Contest at HPU, an English Professor describes for you...

Patrice Wilson is Assistant Professor of English at Hawai’i Pacific University and the editor of Hawaii Pacific Review, where the winning work will be published.

Will there be more trade-offs in the fish trade?

Sue Kellam is a scuba diver and the founder of the  Friends of Pebble Beach. The  citizen's group wants a more permanent  solution – Ka'ohe Bay designated as a fish replenishment area - to stop the aquarium trade from collecting fish in for  resale on the Mainland. 

Ho ho haku time! Hawaiian Christmas Wreath masters...  

Emily Catey is the gallery manager at the Volcano Art Center, which is putting on its 13th Annual Wreath Exhibit, featuring the work of a variety of Big Island artists.

Plus a little sweet and yeasty treat in the backyard, today’s reality check and the world view from Deutsche Welle … next the NPR news.