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 U.S. Postal Service turns 250 years old this weekend and has released new stamps to mark the milestone. The Conversation spoke to spokesperson John Hyatt, who shared the rich history of the postal service. -
United States Postal Service spokesperson John Hyatt shares highlights from 250 years of mail delivery; Fernanda Camarena with the Poynter Institute discusses the consequences of media blackouts -
Businessman Eddie Flores Jr. talks about the Chinatown Arch that he hopes to see rising soon at Kekaulike Mall and King Street in Honolulu. -
Rural health advocate John Desfur talks about how transportation shapes health care in rural Hawaiʻi; Investigative reporter Guthrie Scrimgeour delves into Mark Zuckerberg's land holdings on Kauaʻi -
Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the discovery of two bodies under a historic banyan tree that toppled over last week in Hilo. -
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.
