DW Gibson
Producer, The ConversationDW Gibson is the author of several books including the award-winning The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification. He shared a National Magazine Award for his work on “This is the Story of One Block in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn,” for New York Magazine.
His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Harper's Magazine. His previous radio work includes co-hosting the podcast “There Goes the Neighborhood,” guest hosting various programs for WNYC in New York, and reading original essays for All Things Considered and Live from Here.
For 20 years he served as director of the writers residency program at Art Omi, and he co-founded Sangam House, a writers residency in India, along with Arshia Sattar. He joined Hawaiʻi Public Radio in 2025 and can be reached at dgibson@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Peter Kannberg, associate researcher at the University of Hawaiʻi spoke to HPR's DW Gibson about the search for fresh water underneath the ocean floor. -
Graeme Blair, co-director of the Deportation Data Project, talks about how President Donald Trump's immigration policies are being felt across the country and in Hawaiʻi; Nancy Holman, Kalaupapa National Historical Park superintendent, discusses what to expect as the park reopens for public tours this week -
Maura Okamoto, of the Friends of the East-West Center, discusses why community relationships are important as the center marks its 65th year; HPR's Laura Dux reports on the annual tradition of the Okinawan summer picnic -
Robin Baird of the Cascadia Research Collective spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the decline in the false killer whale population. -
Karl Kim, head of the Pacific Urban Resilience Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, shares how past threats inform the future of natural disaster planning; HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the resurgence of the ‘ahu ’ula, or Hawaiian feather cape -
Mafalda de Freitas, megaplastics program director at the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, talks about Hawaiʻi's only marine debris recycling center; Donor Mariel Tadena, stem cell recipient Nicole Fabela, and Erika Sevilla, spokesperson for the National Marrow Donor Program, share their stem cell story -
NPR "Morning Edition" host Michel Martin spoke to HPR’s DW Gibson about the role of public media in the wake of federal funding cuts. -
HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on how the Office of Elections is pushing back after being accused of overcounting hundreds of ballots received in Kauaʻi County during the 2024 election; Honolulu Marathon President Jim Barahal shares that there's been an increase in runner signups in all categories -
The Conversation spoke with Steve Wood, president of the ʻAiea Neighborhood Board — the community that will host the proposed 98-acre stadium and business district. He shared what he has heard from his community since the project was first discussed, nearly eight years ago. -
Steve Wood, president of the Aiea Community Board, discusses concerns he's heard from the community about the development of the new Aloha Stadium; Freelance investigative reporter Guthrie Scrimgeour reports on the Robinson family's ownership of 100,000 acres of Hawaiʻi land, including the island of Niʻihau
