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Conditions of Hawai?i's Beaches this Summer

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Catherine Cruz

Published July 3, 2018 at 2:23 PM HST

What’s in store for us this summer? The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke with Dolan Eversole, a coastal geologist with the University of Hawai?i’s Sea Grant College, about managing our coastal resources as we face rising warming waters.

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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