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 long-term response to the Waikīkī Beach erosion is being put at the doorstep of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. The Conversation talked to Mary Alice Evans, who heads the Office of State Planning and represents DBEDT as it takes the lead on the long-term fixes and the Waikīkī resiliency plan. -
The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Dolan Eversole from the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Program on the efforts to address chronic erosion and beach restoration along Waikīkī. -
Today, The Conversation broadcasts live from Waikīkī and provides an in-depth look at the fight to save Oʻahu's iconic beachfront from coastal erosion. -
The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to the Bishop Museum's Vice President of Advancement and Marketing Communications Janet Bullard about the federal grants the museum relies on for its collection care and other programs. -
Bishop Museum leadership discusses the status of the museum's federal funding; Researcher Ryan Bos shares what scientists can learn from whale poop -
Three years ago, a county housing story published by the monthly newsletter Environment Hawaiʻi caught the eye of federal law enforcement agents. An FBI investigation led to indictments of several Hawaiʻi Island residents. -
The federal government has tried to block the state's lawsuit against the oil industry with a lawsuit of its own; Pat Tummons of Environment Hawaiʻi gives an update on a public corruption case prompted by her reporting -
The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Alice Roberts, manager for the U.S. Army Pacific Training Land Retention program, about the military's proposals for Pōhakuloa. -
What does a recent executive order calling to strip public media of federal funding mean for HPR?; The Army has completed its final Environmental Impact Statement for Pōhakuloa -
The first of May is celebrated as International Workers' Day. On Thursday, hundreds of union members planned to gather for a silent march from the state Capitol to the federal building.
