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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Gov. Josh Green returned from a trip to Italy, where he met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Green spoke to The Conversation about his visit and the military leases that are set to expire across Hawaiʻi. -
Gov. Josh Green extends an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit Kalaupapa; E.A.R.L. Hawaiʻi sandwich shop owner Justin Parvizimotlagh goes viral with a video series describing how his business got its start -
Former Gov. Linda Lingle shares the story behind The Women's Prison Project. -
Gov. Josh Green spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the pullout of the Kapalua golf tournament on Maui due to the drought conditions. -
Gov. Josh Green discusses concerns over the PGA Tour's announcement that it will not host its season opener at the Kapalua Resort's golf course; Former Hawaiʻi Gov. Linda Lingle shares the mission of the Women's Prison Project -
First Circuit District Court Judges Mark Browning and Trish Morikawa discuss the success of Women's Court on Oʻahu. -
Brenda Jensen, Hawaiʻi Pacific University acting provost, and Lance Askildson, Chaminade University provost, spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the latest cuts each university is dealing with. -
Chaminade Provost Lance Askildson and Hawaiʻi Pacific University Acting Provost Brenda Jenson discuss the latest effects of federal funding cuts; First Circuit District Court judges Mark Browning and Trish Morikawa share the importance of the Women's Court. -
Retired Judge Karen Radius, Judge Dyan Medeiros, and Probation Officer and Program Coordinator Valerie Lazo spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about Hawaiʻi Girls Court. -
Retired Judge Karen Radius, Judge Dyan Medeiros and supervisor Valerie Lazo share the successes of Hawaiʻi's Girls Court; Author Hampton Sides revisits the story of James Cook in the New York Times bestseller "The Wide Wide Sea"
