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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Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy eighth grader Chiku Raul shares his new podcast about protecting Hawaiʻi's endangered forest birds from avian malaria; UH senior Daniel Arakawa is selected as a 2024 Truman Scholar
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One of the bills dying in this legislative session would have allowed Hawaiian Electric to issue ratepayer-backed bonds — a process called securitization — to pay for wildfire mitigation efforts. State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole spoke with The Conversation about the measure, as well as HECO's future.
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The latest status of a controversial measure to allow HECO to issue ratepayer-backed bonds; A 30-year-old student financial literacy program is expanding; NPR has a new interview podcast with twist
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A trial for a mass environmental injury case began Monday, more than two years after the military's Red Hill facility poisoned thousands of people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor's drinking water. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke with people at the courthouse supporting the families.
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A federal trial seeking damages for some 7,500 families harmed by fuel contaminated drinking water is underway; Researchers have an update on what became of the sole survivor of an effort to establish a new colony of critically endangered kiwikiu in East Maui
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It's National Pickleball Month, so we're revisiting our recent interviews about the fastest-growing sport in the country and across the state.
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A federal court trial starts Monday for military families seeking damages against the federal government for exposure to fuel-contaminated water in 2021. Attorney Kristina Baehr is part of a team of lawyers representing 7,500 affected individuals in three federal cases.
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Judicial history will come alive on Oʻahu this weekend. Aliʻiōlani Hale, the current home of the Hawai’i Supreme Court, turns 150 years old on Tuesday. The Conversation talked to Matt Mattice and Keahe Davis of the Judiciary Center earlier this week about the festivities.
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A federal court trial starts Monday in which military families are seeking damages for exposure to fuel-contaminated water from the 2021 Red Hill fuel storage facility leak; 150th anniversary of Aliʻiōlani Hale
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In early April, the state Department of Transportation informed tenants on and near the Army's Dillingham Airfield that they would likely no longer have access to water after July 5. The YMCA of Honolulu's Camp Erdman — a sleepaway camp for thousands of keiki — wants more time to figure out a solution. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.