Classical Conservation Conversation: A Season of Creation

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published October 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM HST

Classical Pacific - Conservation Conversation

With the start of the Season of Creation, Dr. Lum talks about Pope Francis and his belief that "humanity needed an ecological conversion, one that integrated environmental, social and spiritual dimensions.."

Todayʻs episode includes music from Creation: Dark Matter by Hafez Nazeri

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