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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Schofield Army Division commanding Maj. Gen. James Bartholomees and Command Sgt. Maj. Shaun Curry spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the training underway with multinational forces as the future of expiring military leases comes into focus. -
Riki Fujitani, executive director of the Hawaiʻi School Facilities Authority, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about accepting the Mass Timber award for a new central Maui school that the Department of Education hopes to open in 2030. -
The U.S. Army is conducting military exercises across Oʻahu, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island until Sunday; Designs for a new school in Central Maui that could reshape how the state thinks about public facilities -
University of Hawaiʻi educator Truc Nguyen reflects on her life in Hawaiʻi following the Fall of Saigon 50 years ago. -
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Kai Kahele spoke to HPR's Catherine Cruz about the renewal of military land leases and what happens to OHA’s emergency relief program now that the government shutdown has ended. -
HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on what the spending bill to reopen the government means for Hawaiʻi residents; Office of Hawaiian Affairs chair Kai Kahele shares what's next for an OHA emergency relief program now that the shutdown has ended -
Human Services Deputy Director Joseph Campos II spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about what SNAP recipients need to know about receiving money in their accounts. -
Devaki Murch was airlifted out of Vietnam to begin a new life in the United States 50 years ago as part of Operation Babylift. She spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about her mission to reconnect many of the children to their adoption records. -
The state Department of Human Services provides the latest on what SNAP recipients need to know about their benefits; The Aloha Vintage Base Ball Association host their inaugural game -
Keith Vieira of the tourism consulting firm KV & Associates spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the government shutdown impacting Hawaiʻi's tourism industry.
