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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New York Times best-selling author Kathleen Norris discusses her new book, “Rebecca Sue: A Sister’s Reflections on Disability, Faith, and Love." -
Maura Okamoto, of the Friends of the East-West Center, discusses why community relationships are important as the center marks its 65th year; HPR's Laura Dux reports on the annual tradition of the Okinawan summer picnic -
Maura Okamoto, board member of Friends of the East-West Center, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about why building community relationships are so important, particularly during these politically unsettling times and as the center marks its 65th year. -
Karl Kim, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa professor of urban planning, heads the UH Pacific Urban Resilience Lab. He spoke to HPR's Catherine Cruz how past threats inform the future of natural disaster planning. -
Anthony and Keʻalohi Lucero, a husband-wife creative team behind the independent film “The Paper Bag Plan,” spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about their passion project that rolls out in theaters in Hawaiʻi and across the country on Sept. 18. -
Karl Kim, head of the Pacific Urban Resilience Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, shares how past threats inform the future of natural disaster planning; HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the resurgence of the ‘ahu ’ula, or Hawaiian feather cape -
The Conversation shines a light on a stem cell story, hearing from recipient Nicole Fabela and donor Mariel Tadena. HPR also hears from a spokesperson for NMDP, Erica Sevilla. -
Mafalda de Freitas, megaplastics program director at the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, talks about Hawaiʻi's only marine debris recycling center; Donor Mariel Tadena, stem cell recipient Nicole Fabela, and Erika Sevilla, spokesperson for the National Marrow Donor Program, share their stem cell story -
On the Long View, Contributing Editor Neal Milner focuses on the four-day work week — specifically in schools. Does it help retain and recruit teachers, and more importantly, does it impact learning? -
Honolulu Marathon President Jim Barahal spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the huge increase in the number of runners in all categories: international, U.S. and local.
