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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Executive director of Kaibigan ng Lāhaina Eric Arquero spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about how the organization has supported Filipinos who were impacted by the Maui wildfires. -
Honolulu Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Jason Samala spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about staying safe through the upcoming holidays. -
Honolulu Dep. Fire Chief Jason Samala shares a safety message ahead of the holidays; The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation awards $1.6 million award to assist members of Lahaina's Filipino community affected by wildfires -
911 is seeing a rise in calls about respiratory distress this flu season; Surfer and scientist Cliff Kapono stars in the mini-doc "The Smartest Surfer in the World" -
Dr. Jim Ireland, director of the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Department, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about a new strain of flu that is circulating around the globe. -
The State of Hawaiʻi Director of Law Enforcement Mike Lambert spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about illegal firework concerns ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations. -
President and CEO Terry George of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the uncertainty for nonprofits in the new year. -
The head of the state Department of Law Enforcement discusses concerns about illegal fireworks ahead of New Years Eve celebrations; The University of Hawaiʻi Refugee & Immigration Law Clinic has a deportation-defense hotline -
Curator Tory Laitila spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the breeze block exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. -
The Maui County Council has passed a measure to phase out short-term vacation rentals; Sierra Lynne Stone, a sixth-generation kalo farmer on the North Shore of Kauaʻi, shares how her family's farm has grown
