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It’s Monday, December 31– From HPR2, it’s The Conversation…

The first trigger: gun control from the inside out.

Dr. Martin Johnson is the founder of Hawaii Center for Psychology and helps adults deal with change and loss in family relationships, health and career. In 2009, he received the Distinguished Service Award for his contributions toward, "the advancement of psychology in the state of Hawaii", from the Hawaii Psychological Association.

Not too warped, not too testy, but jess right....

Charles Timtim is an actor in “Rap’s Hawaii,” which opens Friday, January 11th and runs through January 26th at the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. 

A caucus with a cause to surround you.

Lynn Marie Sager is a founding member and chair of the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. The caucus identifies and advocates for environmental issues at international, national, state, and local levels.

Beauty in bits and pieces: the art of stained glass.

David Behlke is an artist who works in a variety of media, including stained glass. His current show is called “Explorations and Summations,” and it runs until January 11th at Hawaii Pacific University’s Art Gallery.

Plus a calendar guy in the backyard, today’s reality check and the world view from Deutsche Welle… first the news… from NPR.