Stephanie Han
Producer, The ConversationStephanie Han PhD, authored the prize-winning fiction collection Swimming in Hong Kong and has written across the genres for news, academic, and literary platforms in the US and overseas. A prep and university literature instructor, she investigates the connection between women and narrative, leads online writingworkshops and is committed to amplifying stories that explore new perspectives. She was a producer for The Conversation from 2022 to 2023.
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Many Asian cultures observe the Harvest Moon festival this time of the year. On Thursday, Korea kicks off the three-day observance of Chuseok, the mid-autumn harvest festival. To better understand this ancient holiday, The Conversation explored the Korean tradition of shamanism.
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HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote shares the latest from a U.S. House hearing on the Maui wildfires; HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi on Hōkūleʻa's return home to Hawaiʻi; Korean shamanism and Indigenous religion; Iona Contemporary Dance Theater celebrates Hawaiʻi goddesses
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A new program launched by the Department of Land and Natural Resources focuses on tree canopies and the role of trees in our communities. Chanel Yee and Dustin Palos, two of the four inaugural researchers, shared their findings with The Conversation.
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The Hawaiʻi Hotel Alliance shares viewpoint on how time shares will buoy recovery of Hawaiʻi's visitor industry; Tree Canopy Viewer researchers discuss the importance of trees in light of climate change; we check in with America's first woman to win a World Championship in the discus throw; and Grateful Dead fans get a treat with a couple of weekend concerts on Kauaʻi
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Author Megan Kamalei Kakimoto's new short story collection "Every Drop is a Man’s Nightmare" explores Native Hawaiian myth, love and family. She talked to The Conversation about writing Native Hawaiian-Japanese women through a feminist lens.
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Gov. Josh Green addresses housing and the opening of Maui to tourism next month; HPR's Ku'uwehi Hiraishi's report on the state water commission meeting; Author Megan Kamalei Kakimoto discusses her short story collection; DNA helps to identify a sailor killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor
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George Kahumoku Jr. is a Grammy Award-winning master slack key guitarist who is also known for his Native Hawaiian cultural immersion workshops. He hosts the longest-running concert series featuring Hawaiian musicians and is known in Maui as “Uncle George.”
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Forensic expert and his military team help identify Maui wildfire victims; HPR's Catherine Cluett-Pactol highlights a Maui non-profit focusing on long term recovery; and community leader "Uncle George" Kahumoku Jr. shares thoughts on pathways to healing
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The Hawai’i Conservatory of the Performing Arts at Windward Community College is a free, one-year certificate program certified by East 15, a top-ranked acting conservatory in the United Kingdom.
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Navy repacking the pipelines ahead of defueling Red Hill underground storage tanks; Hawai'i's Republican Party campaigning begins; Windward Community College's Acting Conservatory; Big Island athlete wins CrossFit Games