Catherine Cruz
Host, The ConversationCatherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation and a member of HPR’s news team. She has been a television reporter in Hawaiʻi since 1983 and has won a number of awards and respect from a statewide audience. She spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education and health. Originally from Guam, Cruz is also a co-founder and former board member and programming chair of Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC). Catherine is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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HPR looks ahead for storm updates on Hurricane Nolo and looks back on some of our past stories highlighting the human body. -
Economist Paul Brewbaker talks AI and Hawaiʻi's economy as the 2026 Hawaii Economic Association Conference kicks off. -
Former Honolulu City Councilmember Gary Gill reflects on a year since undergoing organ transplant surgery. -
Hawaiian Electric Company Vice President for Communications Jim Kelly shares updates and preparations for Tropical Storm Nolo. -
Jim Kelly, of the Hawaiian Electric Company, shares updates and preparations for Tropical Storm Nolo; HPR checks in on classrooms on Kauaʻi in the latest installment of Homeroom Hawaiʻi. -
Rommel Angeles, an associate Vice President with Verizon, shares how they’re keeping customers connected after hurricanes impacted Hawaiʻi’s communication lines. -
Seth Colby, Director of the Hawaii Economic Association, discusses artificial intelligence’s impact on the state’s healthcare and economy/ -
Organizers of the inaugural Hawaiʻi Immigration & Inclusion Conference discuss the event's timely nature and the need for immigrant protection in Hawaiʻi. -
Verizon shares how they're keeping customers connected after the impacts of the hurricanes; organizers of the upcoming Hawaiʻi Immigration & Inclusion Conference discuss the need for immigrant protection. -
Carol Kai Inouye, founder of the Great Aloha Run, passes the torch to developer Christine Camp to keep the race going.
