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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Curator Tory Laitila spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the breeze block exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. -
The Maui County Council has passed a measure to phase out short-term vacation rentals; Sierra Lynne Stone, a sixth-generation kalo farmer on the North Shore of Kauaʻi, shares how her family's farm has grown -
Maui attorney Lance Collins spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about his work on the mini series "All the Things I Leave You." -
Gov. Josh Green talks about his plan to extend expiring federal health care subsidies with state money; HPR investigates why ICE is sending immigrants from the continent to a federal detention center in Honolulu -
Honolulu attorney Mark Davis and Punahou School's Pam Sakamoto spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the Davis Democracy Initiative. -
The Lahaina Small Boat Harbor has officially reopened for commercial operations; A new report says small businesses are struggling to fill job openings -
Honolulu Marathon Association President Jim Barahal spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the success of the Honolulu Marathon, the Merrie Mile, and the Start to Park races that took place this past weekend. -
Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs' Perry Arrasmith and Cameron Deptula spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the possibility of making amendments through a constitutional convention. -
Retired Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about joining a new alliance of chief justices to talk about the rule of law and the role of the courts. -
Author and professor Monique Mironesco spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about her new book "Seeds of Change: Women Cultivating Food Sovereignty in Hawai‘i and Aotearoa," which looks at the roles of women in Hawaiʻi and New Zealand in the food sovereignty movement.
