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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The Hawaiʻi construction industry has been in a "healthy upcycle" for the past 10 years. However, there are concerns about getting more young workers into the industry. -
Hawaiʻi Pacific Health leadership responds to the union nurses' rally, contract negotiation stalemate; A new report discusses ramping up Hawaiʻi's construction workforce -
A rare move to prevent union nurses from entering Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children following a one-day strike moved into its third day. Hawaiʻi Nurses' Association leader Rosalee Agas-Yuu spoke to HPR. -
Retired University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa journalism professor Gerald Kato talked with HPR's Catherine Cruz about the use of artificial intelligence in journalism. -
Local nurses regroup after Kapiʻolani Medical Center locked out them out of work following a one-day strike; How will artificial intelligence change local journalism? -
We revisit some of our past interviews focused on Hawaiian royalty like Queen Liliʻuokalani, King Kalākaua, and Princess Kaʻiulani -
A handful of state lawmakers have teamed up with the Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice to present a primer in a first step to simplifying the state budget as best they can. -
This summer, a stunning historic ship sailed into Honolulu Harbor. Traveling with Italy’s Amerigo Vespucci was a photographic exhibit, "Siamo Mare – We Are Sea," about the Mediterranean Sea and its marine life. -
This week, the Hawaiʻi Nurses' Association called on Gov. Josh Green, who is also a physician, to help in its labor dispute with Hawaiʻi Pacific Health and management at Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children. -
Gov. Green weighs in on the labor negotiations with nurses and hotel workers; a local lawmaker shares her efforts to demystify the state budget for the public; we discuss what lawmakers are doing to regulate e-bikes and what is being done to build more housing inventory on Maui; and The Friends of Italy Society of Hawaii share details of a recent event showcasing a photo exhibit of the Mediterranean
