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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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen reacts to Gov. Josh Green's decision not to institute a short-term rental moratorium; Updated guidance for COVID-19
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The death of two cyclists in their own neighborhood is still reverberating among the West Oʻahu community. Eduardo Hernandez, the advocacy director for the Hawaii Bicycling League, spoke to The Conversation about the need for better biking infrastructure and mindful driving.
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A recent crash kills an elderly couple out for a ride on their bicycles near their home in ʻEwa Beach; Turtle Bay Resort hosts a one-of-a-kind paniolo lūʻau
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Speaking to The Conversation after his State of the County address, Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth stressed the need to repair wastewater and recreational facilities before they become a bigger problem for future generations.
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Navy Vice Adm. John Wade sat down with HPR on Monday afternoon for a candid conversation about leading the mission to defuel the aging Red Hill facility and handing over this next phase of shutting it down.
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Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth on a possible rate cut for real property taxes; Navy Vice Adm. John Wade, commander of the Joint Task Force Red Hill, hands over the reins
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All eyes were on a rocket last week as it successfully launched into space with cargo for the International Space Station. On board was a satellite spearheaded by the University of Hawaiʻi. The Conversation talked to Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology Director Robert Wright about the research it hopes to collect from the hyperthermal spectral imager.
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New satellite set to deploy from the International Space Station will provide data on volcanic eruptions and wildfires; Big Island officials work to meet pickleball demand
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The nearly $3.4 billion dry dock modernization project at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is spurring creative thinking to fill the engineering jobs needed over the next several years.
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Hawaiʻi State Energy Office funding uncertain after Senate budget move; New pathway from Guam to Hawaiʻi to meet the demand for mechanical engineers; Maui maternal health