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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The recent murder-suicide of a family in Mānoa weighs heavy on our collective minds. What causes people to reach their breaking point? The Conversation reached out to Kumi Macdonald, the executive director of NAMI Hawaii, to learn more.
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Honolulu Mayor Blangiardi discusses public safety on Oʻahu and other top priorities; NAMI Hawaii shares what people can do to avoid reaching their breaking point; Pacific Biodiesel talks about expanding to Kauaʻi; and HPR's Cassie Ordonio shares what FestPAC 2024 means to Pacific island communities
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Today we're revisiting some of our favorite interviews about significant places and moments in Oʻahu’s storied past.
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The Conversation’s Russell Subiono invited Nikki Nakamura to HPR to talk about her music and other songs that express the challenges of maintaining connections.
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The Conversation's Russell Subiono talked with Angelina Mercado, the executive director of the Hawaiʻi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, about what more can victims and communities do to curb the fatal outcomes of domestic violence.
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What action communities can take to curb the fatal outcomes of domestic violence?; International TV host takes a tour of the Liljestrand House, a mid-century marvel on Oʻahu
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On Aug. 8 and in the days after, Lisa Paulson led a group of tourism managers on a mission to evacuate over 12,000 tourists from the Valley Isle.
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Former HPD detective on the murder-suicide in Mānoa; Local woman honored for evacuating 12,000 tourists during the Lahaina wildfire; New video game set in Honolulu
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Clarissa Chun is the head coach who led them to that victory. She is a Roosevelt High School alum and two-time Olympian. She was also named one of USA Today’s 2024 Women of the Year recently.
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EPA assistant director on monitoring for PFAS in groundwater; Environmental Day at the Capitol; Roosevelt High School alum named one of USA Today's Women of the Year