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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Today on the Conversation, we're looking back on stories we've shared about the Vietnam War and Operation Babylift. -
On the Long View, HPR contributor Neal Milner looks back on the Hōkūleʻa and the past 50 years for Hawaiʻi and the U.S. as we approach America's 250th birthday. -
Hiro Toiya, an incident management assistance team leader with FEMA, explains how Hawaiʻi residents can apply online or in-person for financial assistance after the Kona low storms. -
Jim Kelly, vice president of corporate communications at Hawaiian Electric, discusses rising electricity prices amid the Iran war and shares ways to cope financially. -
Jim Kelly, Hawaiian Electric Company, on rising electric bills; HPRʻs Ashley Mizuo reports on how it's the first year lawmakers had to decide how to spend revenue from The Green Fee -
Manu Minute is getting a makeover! In a new special series, the beloved program will take a closer look at the cultural context that shapes our understanding of Hawaiʻi's unique ecosystems. -
HPR spoke with Melissa Pavlicek, the executive director of the Hawaiʻi Harbor Users Group, about the extended Jones Act waiver and why major shipping carriers support the federal statute. -
Acting Lt. Gov. Keith Regan and James Kurata of the Department of Accounting and General Services, on a drone survey underway to capture all 8 of the state's cemeteries; UH researcher Yuxin Wang talks about a new model that could help provide early warning ahead of impactful storms -
Karl Banks, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reports on the agency's efforts to restore clean water to the Northern Mariana Islands after Super Typhoon Sinlaku. -
Keith Regan, serving as comptroller and the acting lieutenant governor for the state, talks about balancing the two roles; Karl Banks, of the Environmental Protection Agency, out of the Region 9 office in California, on the aftermath of Super Typhoon Sinlaku in Saipan
