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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Tonata Lolesio, principal of Sacred Hearts School spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the wildfires and starting off this academic year in a temporary location in Kāʻanapali. -
Sacred Hearts School principal Tonato Lolesio talks about plans to set up classrooms in temporary facilities while rebuilding their campus, which was destroyed in the Lahaina fire; Hawaiʻi County Council Member Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Elaine Parlow from Action 4 Animals discuss a divisive measure that would prohibit the feeding of stray or feral animals on county property -
The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Aaron Salā, Tom Mullen, and Jeffrey Eslinger from the Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau about its marketing recovery plan designed to revitalize Maui's tourism industry and economy. -
Leadership with the Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau discuss efforts to boost Maui's tourism economy; Kumu Paul Neves walks 300 miles across Hawaiʻi Island in support of caretakers -
Theo Morrison with the Lahaina Restoration Foundation spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about rebuilding historic Lahaina buildings, including the gathering spot at Banyan Court Park. -
Theo Morrison with the Lahaina Restoration Foundation shares plans for a park under Lahaina's historical banyan tree; David Tumilowicz with the Domestic Violence Action Center discusses federal funding cuts and staff departures -
Vince Keala Lucero is a filmmaker and board member of the Hawaiʻi Film Alliance. He spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about doubling down on the effort to bolster Hawaiʻi's film industry. -
Local film industry professionals form the Hawaiʻi Film Alliance; NPR "Short Wave" co-hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber dive into the ocean in a new series called "Sea Camp" -
Roger Morton, the city's transportation director, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the traffic nightmare that many drivers got caught up in on Tuesday following a tsunami advisory. -
Transportation officials on the lessons learned from Tuesday's tsunami traffic jams; A community forms around a tiny race track
