Russell Subiono
Executive Producer, The ConversationRussell Subiono has been with Hawaiʻi Public Radio since 2019. Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, he’s spent the last decade working in local film, TV and radio. He got his start at HPR as a production assistant on The Conversation from 2016-2017. Prior to his return, he spent two years as a producer at KITV4 Island News, where he oversaw Hawaiʻi’s only hour-long evening broadcast.
He served as HPR’s Fund Drive Producer for two years before returning to The Conversation as executive producer. He is also the voice behind HPR's first narrative podcast, This Is Our Hawaiʻi. In the moments when he’s not working at the station, you can find him visiting donut shops, making top-5 lists, and developing comedy videos that never get made. Contact him at talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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It's National Pickleball Month, so we're revisiting our recent interviews about the fastest-growing sport in the country and across the state.
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To mark the occasion, students are performing "The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves," a popular Kabuki production that centers on a band of five thieves based on real criminals from Japan's Edo period.
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A federal court trial starts Monday in which military families are seeking damages for exposure to fuel-contaminated water from the 2021 Red Hill fuel storage facility leak; 150th anniversary of Aliʻiōlani Hale
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An NPR story by tech reporter Dara Kerr about billionaire Marc Benioff buying land in and around Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island caused a stir when it was published in February. The Conversation's Russell Subiono talked to several people who championed Benioff's philanthropy and felt the NPR piece did not tell the whole story.
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Community reaction to an NPR reporter's revelations about billionaire Marc Benioff's land acquisitions in Waimea; The scramble to keep water access for the popular Camp Erdman through the summer
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Meola also brought along a few friends to sing or play on the track. You may have heard of them — Willie Nelson, Mick Fleetwood, Paula Fuga, Jake Shimabukuro and Lukas Nelson.
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Kapa’a High School Principal Tommy Cox takes top award; Maui-born musician Lily Meola honors Lahaina with new single; Local artist repairs Mahatma Gandhi statue
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Gov. Josh Green on the timeline laid out in the attorney general's report of the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire and lawmakers' efforts to stave off an insurance crisis; Photographer Arifin Graham on his new exhibit featuring people and places in Lahaina before the wildfires
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Jonah Fuentes will graduate from Kapolei High School next month. For his senior project, he chose to raise awareness of the dangers of drunk driving by partnering with MADD Hawaii for a recent sign-waving event in Ho’opili.
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Experts discuss HECO's liability for the Maui wildfires; The state gets new self-driving vehicles and a Tesla fleet; Teen perspectives on the hazards of drunk-driving