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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In this day and age of genetic testing, privacy is something that the general public needs to know to safeguard their data. There is a window that is narrowing if you are one of the consumers who paid the company 23andMe to run genetic and medical testing on your DNA. -
The group behind a large protest organized at the state Capitol a couple of months ago is at it again. They first protested against executive orders issued by President Donald Trump and actions taken by billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency. -
Tuesday kicked off Earth Month, and what better way to start the month than with a card game about Hawaiʻi's trees? The nonprofit Trees for Honolulu's Future created a card game, Kumulāʻau, all about Hawaiʻi's trees. The Conversation talked to Dan Dinell to learn more. -
Lisa Gibson, organizer of Indivisible Hawaiʻi, shares details on an upcoming statewide protest against the actions of the Trump administration; the state Office of Consumer Protection advises listeners on how to safeguard their genetic data -
Community organizer Miemie Winn Byrd told HPR that there are about 100 families from Myanmar in the islands who worry for relatives and friends back home. -
Travis Counsell, executive director of the Hawaiʻi Bicycling League, discusses the recent push to keep our streets safer as the state sees the proliferation of motorized scooters and electric bikes. -
Hawaiʻi's Burmese responds to the devastating earthquake in Myanmar; The Hawaiʻi Bicycling League calls attention to a rise in fatalities among pedestrians and bike riders -
Whether you find yourself looking for a pause in your day or the sounds of nature calm you, HPR's Manu Minute brings you melodies straight from Hawaiʻi's native forests and shorelines. Host Patrick Hart also leads the LOHE Bioacoustics Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. -
Dr. Billy Bergin is the author of several books, including the fourth and last volume of “Loyal to the Land: The Legendary Parker Ranch.” The series documents the history of Parker Ranch, one the oldest and largest ranches in Hawaiʻi, around which the town of Waimea was built. -
HPR first connected years ago with Dr. Brady Bergin because of a crazy idea he was working on. The mission? Sterilize the population of wild donkeys in Waikoloa that were suffering because of drought conditions.
