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The Conversation: Federal Court Ruling Affects American Samoa; Protecting Our Oceans

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  • Author and university professor Line Noue-Kruse on a ruling by a federal court of appeals regarding birthright citizenship that affects American Samoa | Full Article
  • Denise Antolini, president of the group Mālama Pūpūkea-Waimea, on how the group will use a World Surf League grant to protect our oceans | Full Article
  • Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Marcel Honore explains new emails show former Hawaii Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa was drafting bills related to rail before receiving a lucrative contract | Full Article
  • edible HAWAIIAN ISLANDS magazine owner Dania Novack Katz on how she manages to connect readers to the local foodscape during the pandemic | Full Segment
  • Tom Jones, owner of the Gyotaku Japanese Restaurant chain on O'ahu, on the evolution of sushi in the United States | Full Segment
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
Lillian Tsang is the senior producer of The Conversation. She has been part of the talk show team since it first aired in 2011. Contact her at ltsang@hawaiipublicradio.org.
Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, Russell Subiono has spent the last decade working in local film, television and radio. He was previously the executive producer of The Conversation and host of HPR's This Is Our Hawaiʻi podcast. Contact him at rsubiono@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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