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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Sharon Williams, president of the Garden Club of Honolulu, shares details about their upcoming flower and horticulture show. -
NPR's Kenny Malone and Alex Mayyasi discuss the new "Planet Money Book"; A new Balinese shadow puppetry show is set to open this at UH -
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda shares what she has seen inside the Honolulu Federal Detention Center; Wildlife photographer Bryan Shirota captures rare sightings of Hawaiʻi's native birds -
HPR speaks with opera singer Quinn Kelsey and choreographer Patrick Makuakāne about a new opera production about King Kamehameha III. -
Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami says the Garden Isle has likely gotten through the worst of the storm; Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre is preparing a new opera about the story of Timoteo Haʻalilio, the lifelong friend of King Kamehameha III -
Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami shares storm updates from Kauaʻi, reporting that little significant damage struck the island after overnight rains. -
Farmers across Hawaiʻi have come into focus after the recent floods have left them and their livelihoods threatened by storm damage. Different people and programs across the state have organized to help them recuperate. -
James Barros, administrator for the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, shares the latest updates on the storm travelling over Hawaiʻi. -
Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency Administrator James Barros shares how emergency officials are preparing for possible storm impacts; Christian Zuckerman, vice president of the Hawaiʻi Farmers Union Foundation, discusses the needs of farmers in the wake of recent storms -
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply urges residents to prepare supplies of clean drinking water in preparation for power outages during the incoming storm.
