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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Don Lefeve, president and CEO of the American Car Rental Association, shares his concern about a bill that seeks to raise taxes on imported or purchased cars. -
HECO Vice President Jim Kelly discusses storm-related blackouts and what it's taken to restore power. -
Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi President and CEO Keli’i Akina talks about the Jones Act and the waiver's impact on Hawaiʻi's economy. -
HECO executive Jim Kelly discusses the hurdles utility crews faced as they tried to restore power in areas impacted by the Kona lows; Grassroot Institute of Hawaii's Keliʻi Akina discusses whether a temporary waiver of the Jones Act should be permanent -
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa spokesperson Moanikeʻala Nabarro shares updates from the flash floods in Mānoa Valley and news of student outreach organized to help storm recovery across Oʻahu. -
National Weather Service meteorologist John Bravender explains why the flash flooding occurred in Mānoa Valley, and compares it to a similar flood in 2004. -
John Bravender with National Weather Service says forecasters were caught off-guard by the degree of flooding in Mānoa; University of Hawaiʻi spokesperson Moanikeʻala Nabarro shares efforts to keep students and faculty safe amid flooding near the Mānoa campus -
Jehovah's Witness regional spokesperson Chris Song explains the decision and work behind their latest efforts to translate the New Testament into Hawaiʻi Pidgin. -
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi shares information on how to assist communities recovering from the floods brought by the Kona low storms. -
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi shares the latest on Oʻahu's storm recovery effort; The Dept. of Transportation is working on road repairs after a landslide near Waimea Bay
