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The Conversation: Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

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Opioids in Hawaii; Repatriating Hawaiian Bones; Aloha From Lavaland

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Opioid Use in Hawaii

According to the Centers for Disease Control, drug overdose deaths in Hawaii increased by 83 percent between 2006 and 2014. That’s a growth rate more than double the national average.

Intro Music: Miles of Skyline by River Whyless

Outro Music: Aloha Shirts by Tomas Fosch Trio

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Heather Lusk

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For weeks in 2014 it appeared a lava flow would destroy or cutoff the Lower Puna town of Pahoa.

Chronicling Pahoa’s Close Encounter with Lava

The documentary ‘Aloha FromLavaland’ chronicles the East Hawaii Island town of Pahoa’s 2014 close encounter with a Kilauea lava flow.

Intro Music: Volcano by Damien Rice

Outro Music: Antenna by Bonobo

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Phil Payson

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Civil Beat Reality Check

The Honolulu City Council is set to vote Wednesday on Mayor Caldwell’s nominees, who would join the oversight panel amid a corruption scandal at HPD.

Outro Music: Emotions and Math by Margaret Glaspy

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Stewart Yerton

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The Museum of Ethnology in Dresden, Germany determined the bones had been obtained in an unethical manner.

Repatriating Hawaiian Bones

A 26-year effort has culminated with the return of several Hawaiian bones from a state museum in the German region of Saxony.

Outro Music: Constellations (feat. Jack Johnson) by Kawika Kahiapo

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Edward Halealoha Ayau

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Culinary Apprentice Program

Kapiolani Community College has launched an apprenticeship program to help perspective chefs learn the art and science of cooking.

Intro Music: Rise Up by Esera Tuaolo (From NBC's The Voice)

Outro Music: Bicycle Song by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Marcus Fikse

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