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 Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Jari Honora, a genealogist and historian with the Historic New Orleans Collection, about tracing Pope Leo's ancestry. -
Keith Vieira of KV & Associates, a tourism consulting firm, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the state of our visitor industry and the revamp of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. -
Keith Vieira with KV & Associates Hospitality Consultants shares his outlook on tourism; Genealogist Jari Honora talks about Pope Leo XIV's ancestry as Hawaiʻi marks nearly two centuries since the first arrival of a Catholic priest in the islands -
The Conversation talked to Jimmy Tokioka, who is the director of the state Department of Business and Economic Development and Tourism, about the next steps to reorganize the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. He shared that efforts are underway not only to select a new board but also a new Chief Executive Officer. -
The rise of remote work since the pandemic is changing the way Americans commute and that's prompting a crisis for big public transit systems.ere to talk about that is Contributing Editor Neal Milner. -
DBEDT director James Tokioka discusses next steps for the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; "Chief of War" co-creator Thomas Paʻa Sibbett shares why he wants to bring the story of the unification of the Hawaiian islands to an international audience -
University of Hawaiʻi President Wendy Hensel reflects on federal funding shifts, international students concerns over immigration policies and her experience settling into her role in Hawaiʻi. -
University of Hawaiʻi president Wendy Hensel reflects on her first six months on the job; Scientists Sam Case and Molly Hagemann document interactions between Hawaiʻi's native birds and plants -
University of Hawaiʻi’s Institute for Astronomy Director Doug Simons spoke to The Conversations Catherine Cruz about the uncertain future of astronomy and research through telescopes on Mauna Kea amid proposed funding challenges.
