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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On today's program, we're rebroadcasting a few of our favorite interviews with local musicians. -
Retired Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares Lum, head of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, talks about the purpose of the center and the state of affairs in the Middle East. -
Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami delivered his final State of the County address and continues to warn residents about storm and flood conditions. -
U.S. Rep. Ed Case spoke with HPR about his thoughts on the Iran war and what local issues are most concerning to his constituents, including cost of living and airspace. -
U.S. Rep. Ed Case shares his thoughts on the Iran war and the top concerns of his constituents; Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami delivers his final State of the County address -
Hawaiʻi Community Journal, a news outlet partnered with Hawaii Business Magazine, begins a year-long series of news coverage on Hawaiʻi's water crisis and its potential remedies. -
UH Mānoa professor Michel Mohr shares information about the upcoming Numata Conference in Buddhist Studies, hosted at the Imin International Conference Center. -
UH religions professor Michel Mohr shares details about an upcoming conference on the universal appeal of Buddhism; Hawaiʻi comedian Charlene Kaye returns home for a set at the Blue Note -
Bishop Museum CEO Kristofer Heglen shares new research on two marsupial species previously thought to be extinct but were recently rediscovered alive in New Guinea. -
HPR discusses Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen's 2026 State of the County address, focusing on affordable housing and the reclamation of water resources in West Maui.
