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The Conversation is hosted by Catherine Cruz and produced by Maddie Bender, Lillian Tsang and Kevin Allen — with support from Hannah Kaʻiulani Coburn, Tori DeJournett, Savannah Harriman-Pote and Jinwook Lee.
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Director of Transit Jon Nouchi talks about possibilities the city is looking at for the Skyline rail; Allie Denburg of Too Good To Go and Daniel Lee, owner of Island Glazed Donuts in ʻAiea, on bringing the app Too Good To Go to Hawaiʻi -
Troy Nunley, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, talks about the strain that immigration cases have placed on his district and what led him to ask for help from Hawaiʻi judges; Honolulu's director of botanical gardens, Joshlyn Sand, on cleanup efforts at Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden in Kāne‘ohe following the Kona Lows -
Gov. Josh Green on his decision to name Keith Regan, the state comptroller, as acting lieutenant governor; Hawaii Chamber of Commerce President Sherry Menor talks about the results of a survey it gave its members amid a shifting local economic landscape -
Former Lt. Gov. Doug Chin speaks on the latest developments after Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke announces leave of absence; state insurance commissioner Scott Saiki speaks on the state of the insurance industry after the Kona low storms. -
HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on a target letter sent by the State Attorney General to Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke as part of their investigation; Santana bassist Benny Rietveld presents a new stage production about a Hawaiʻi jazz saxophonist from The Cavalier, an old Honolulu jazz hotspot. -
HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on increased wildfire risks caused by the recent rains; grassroots organization Kupaʻa Kuilima files a lawsuit against a proposed second resort on Turtle Bay.
