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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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. -
A state wildlife biologist says bird flu in Hawaiʻi is not a matter of "if" but "when"; Retired Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald joins a coalition of former justices speaking out about the importance of the rule of law -
Retired submarine pilot, Terry Kerby, spoke to The Conversationʻs Catherine Cruz about his marine art. -
Deputy Transportation Services Director Jon Nouchi spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about how ridership has been steadily growing on the rail line with the expanded service. -
Jon Nouchi, deputy director of Honolulu's Department of Transportation Services, discusses Skyline's ridership; Peter O’Dowd, co-host of NPR's "Here & Now," talks about how reporting has changed in the age of misinformation -
Dr. Hiroya Sugano spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about a ceremony with an improbable artifact that honors U.S. airmen and Japanese citizens who died during World War II. -
Public sculpture artist Jodi Endicott spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about her passion for turning marine debris into art, highlighting the effects plastics have on our environment. -
University of Hawaiʻi professor Patrick Kirch spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about his recent honor from the California Academy of Sciences. -
RYSE Hawaiʻi receives a $2.5 million donation from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund; Hawaiʻi artist Jodi Endicott turns marine debris into sculptures that highlight the impact of plastic on the environment
