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It’s Wednesday, January 2nd– From HPR2, it’s The Conversation…

The school bus reform department of redundancy department.

Jan Yamane became the Acting Auditor when State Auditor Marion Higa’s retired at the end of 2012.  She has been with the Hawai‘i Office of the Auditor for 10 years and served as Ms. Higa's Deputy Auditor/General Counsel.  Before moving to the Legislative Branch, she worked in the State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA). She and a lot of folks are wondering why there is no mandate to enforce the reports of state auditor.

Moloka'i time shaped by grandma's hands and a writer's wit.

Kirby Wright’s piece, The Queen of Moloka’i,  is the 2012 Honolulu Weekly Nonfiction Contest winner.  

Aging out: An industry in search of younger workers

David Uchiyama is the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority's vice president of brand management. He’s been in travel industry for 30 years and now oversees all branding and tourism research including the worldwide leisure marketing programs for North America, Japan, China, Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

The backstory of Burma in black and white

Dr. Steve Garon is the photographer of Sasana: the Burma Portfolio Photo Exhibit, on display at Hilo’s Lyman Museum through January 13th.

Plus, the reality check, a backyard quiz, and the world according to Al Jazeera …and coming up next, the NPR news