Savannah Harriman-Pote
Producer, The ConversationSavannah Harriman-Pote rejoined The Conversation in 2021 after interning for Hawaiʻi Public Radio in the summers of 2018 and 2019. She also produces HPR's podcast Manu Minute in collaboration with The University of Hawaii at Hilo. She was born and raised on the Big Island, and she collects public radio mugs.
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Today, we've got one game bird a long way from home: the Erckel's francolin. Native to Eritrea, Sudan, and Ethiopia, Hawaiʻi is one of only a handful of places you can find an Erckel's francolin outside of Africa. -
Three decades ago, activists in Hawaii stepped onto the global to lead the conversation about same-sex marriage. The Conversation’s Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke with Sasha Issenberg, author of "The Engagement: America’s Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage" to better understand this history and its impact on LGBTQ+ rights today.
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A historic hotel in Waikiki reopens its door, we reflect on the unlikely origins of the marriage equality movement, and a new comedy is set to draw laughs at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
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A historical hotel in Waikiki reopens its door, we reflect on the unlikely origins of the marriage equality movement, and a Maui-based filmmaker shares how the industry has grown on the Valley Isle.
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Poet Noʻu Revilla has plenty to celebrate. For one, she’s the first ʻŌiwi poet to win the 2021 National Poetry Series competition. She spoke with The Conversation about the power of words and the role of poetry in fostering connection.
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The Kona Airport has a new $60 million facility to welcome international visitors, UH Mānoa prepares to honor Colt Brennan's legacy this Saturday, and poet Noʻu Revilla explores the complexity of aloha through poetic form.
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The Kona Airport has a new $60 million facility to welcome international visitors, UH Mānoa prepares to honor Colt Brennan's legacy this Saturday, and poet Noʻu Revilla explores the complexity of aloha through poetic form.
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With barely more than a hundred remaining individuals in the wild, the endemic kiwikiu one of the rarest and most endangered birds in the world. We have their song for you on today's Manu Minute.
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Patti Welton had dreamed of a career in conservation since she was in high school, but she never expected that she would end up as a botanist for the Haleakalā National Park on Maui. She just retired after 30 years with the park, and in that time, she’s watched both the environment and the conservation movement change.
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Today on The Conversation: East-West Center Senior Fellow Denny Roy discusses China-Taiwan and China-U.S. relations; Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s Oceanic Institute uses a federal grant to engage STEM majors; Honolulu Civil Beat's Suevon Lee reports on educators exiting teaching; Botanist Patti Welton reflects on three decades of conservation work at Haleakalā National Park; and Mānoa Honey & Mead's Yuki Uzuhashi celebrates the natural flavors gathered by his bees.
