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It’s Thursday, November 8 – From HPR2, it’s The Conversation…

In a red state...Hawaii and Mars.

Scott Rowland is a UH Specialist. He also researches lava flows,  Hawaiian and Galapagos volcanoes using field and remote sensing data.

A three generation military legacy...of women.

Dr. Teresia Teaiwa is Senior Lecturer and Program Director of Pacific Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. She’s speaking today on  Fiji. Women. Soldiers.  And poetry.  It'll be at UH-Manoa Center for Hawaiian Studies from 5 to 7 pm. She'll also be giving a lecture about "The Military Cultural Complex" on Saturday, Nov 10, at Church of the Crossroads, 7 to 9 pm.

A cat fight in Hawaii Kai...

Steve Geimer is a former producer at KHON and KITV. He also became the general manager for Arturo’s Tortilla Chip and Salsa and launched twenty-one Hawaiian Style Hot Sauces. Now a consultant for the food and film industry, he is part of a group of volunteers trying to solve pet abandonment problem at the Hawaii Kai Park N’ Ride.

Who's on Easter Island? It's a mystery.

Tom Koppel is the author of “Mystery Islands – Discovering the Ancient Pacific.” The book launch and signing is Saturday, Nov 10, from 1 to 3 pm, in Rm 736 of the Ilikai Hotel. Tom will give a brief talk about his book at 1:30 pm.

Plus a big backyard sacrifice, today’s reality check and the world view from Deutsche Welle. Next the news… from NPR