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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Amy Thomas with the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority Europe office spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about marketing Hawaiʻi in Europe. -
Jinyoung Lee, producer and director of "Songs of Love Hawaii," spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about her film that explores the story of the first Korean immigrants in Hawaiʻi. -
Professor Rudy Guevarra Jr., author of "Aloha Compadre: Latinx in Hawaiʻi," discusses the response to a hit new song by singer Bad Bunny about Hawaiʻi's history of colonization; HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on how Kalaupapa on Moloka’i's north shore is facing a big change -
On this segment of The Long View, HPR contributor Neal Milner focuses on the events in Minnesota, and what's followed across the country. -
Paula Akana of the Friends of ʻIolani Palace spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about Hawaiian language speakers at the Kamaʻāina Sunday event at ʻIolani Palace. -
Kim Hashiro, director of the city’s Department of Customer Services, spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the Division of Motor Vehicles’ new renewal hours. -
Honolulu's Department of Customer Services is ramping up efforts to renew expiring licenses for more than 110,000 motorists; Retired cartographer Tom Patterson discusses the artistry that goes into map-making -
Carlos Gutiérrez Ayala, director of the Forensic Sciences Unit at Chaminade University, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the lab's role in assisting the Catholic Church with a project for Mother Marianne Cope. -
Historian with the Friends of ʻIolani Palace Zita Cup Choy and curatorial assistant Chase Benbow spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the history of measles and vaccinations during the Hawaiian Kingdom. -
The Friends of ʻIolani Palace historians offer a historical perspective on measles as modern U.S. cases rise; A Kaimukī High School special education teacher is helping students design and sell t-shirts to raise money for their program
