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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Senate Judiciary Chair Karl Rhoads is kicking off a series of information briefings at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol about the rule of law during this Trump administration. -
Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda discusses inspections of Hilo's historic banyan trees after human remains were found under one tree that fell over last weekend; State Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Karl Rhoads talks about an upcoming informational briefing on the rule of law with U.S. Rep. Ed Case -
Gov. Josh Green gives us an update on the effort to reconstitute the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority board and discusses low vaccination rates among students returning to the classroom in a few weeks. -
HPR's Bill Dorman spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz after the latest news of more than $1 billion of funding being cut from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. -
Sam Shenkus of the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center was recently honored with an International Council of Shopping Centers award. She sat down with The Conversation to explain what this award means to her. -
Kenny Endo is preparing for two concerts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa next month to celebrate his fifth decade as a taiko drum master. -
HPR News Director Bill Dorman shares what the elimination of federal funding for public media means for HPR; Gov. Josh Green talks about what's next for the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority and the possible impact of low vaccination rates among students -
HPR’s Bill Dorman provides an update on the status of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. -
Retired Outrigger Executive David Carey spoke to The Conversation about his experience and involvement with the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority when it was formed back in the '90s. -
HPR News Director Bill Dorman shares the latest on the Trump administration's move to claw back federal funding for public media; Castle High School English teacher Jamie Stidger pushes the National Education Association to recognize that all students have a right to an education, regardless of their immigration status, in their national platform
