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The Conversation: Weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1
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Waterman Mark Cunningham spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about taking marine debris and turning it into art.
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Jon Parziale is the director of agro-ecology for an organization called Common Ground Kauai. HPR visited Parziale on the North Shore of Kauaʻi to find out what “agro-ecology” is and what it means for food sovereignty in the islands.
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Alexander & Baldwin said it will have new owners and will no longer be publicly traded.
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Rachel Cartwright of the Keiki Kohola Project spoke to HPR’s Maddie Bender about her research into the whales of Lahaina.
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Photographer Andy Sullivan-Haskins spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about his work being exhibited this month at Kalapawai Cafe & Deli in Kailua on Oʻahu.
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ʻAulani Wilhelm, CEO of Nia Tero, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about being on this year’s TIME100 Climate, a list of leaders driving climate action.
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A partnership between the state Department of Education and Nā Kama Kai, a nonprofit educating keiki on how to connect and respect the ʻāina and ocean, is teaching swimming skills, ocean safety, and the basics of wayfinding.
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Lahaina Filipino organization Kaibigan ng Lāhaina has entered into a partnership with Maui Land & Pineapple Company to lease a 7-acre parcel in Lahaina for agriculture and learning.
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The University of Hawaiʻi Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic is reporting a significant jump in calls from the Honolulu Federal Detention Center. In 2023 and 2024, the clinic received no calls from the center.
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Members of an advisory group set up to guide ongoing lease negotiations with the Army feel like they’ve been sidelined by Gov. Josh Green just weeks after he created the group. Green sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll proposing to push back the deadline to negotiate military leases of state lands.
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