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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Just Well Law attorney Kristina Baehr shares updates on the Red Hill lawsuit settlement and explains why some plaintiffs are opting not to take the payment. -
HPR speaks with attorney Kevin O’Grady about the recent Supreme Court decision striking public property gun restrictions; attorney Kristina Baehr shares updates on the court settlements from the Red Hill fuel spill lawsuit. -
Native Hawaiian author shares her new book, “Waking in a Sea of Dreams,” the sequel to her award-winning debut young adult novel. -
Peter Young, Chair of the Hawaiʻi America250 Commission, shares some of the festivities planned in Hawaiʻi for the nation’s 250th anniversary. -
Peter Young, Chair of the Hawaiʻi America250 Commission, shares some of the festivities planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary; 3D Animator Nick Chang talks about his retro reimaginations of old Hawaiian hot spots. -
Journalist Kim Cross marks the 54th anniversary of Title IX; curator Jon Santos talks about the upcoming New York art exhibit “Niu Systems.” -
Todd Domeck, owner of Maui Gold Pineapple Company, spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about its operations as International Pineapple Week kicks off June 22 to 28. -
Visual artist Hugo McCloud shares the message behind his art and what it means for his work to be part of the new Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. -
Visual artist Hugo McCloud talks about creating art for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago; Hawaiʻi State Rep. Greggor Ilagan discusses the new SPEED Task Force for building permits. -
Native Hawaiian educator Kepa Barrett and Hawaiʻi-based author Sheila Sarhangi share their experience exploring the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago and its ties to Hawaiʻi.
