- Marty Moran, Director of Disaster Programs for the Hawai'i County Red Cross, joins us with the snapshot from evacuation shelters after 40,000 acres burned in a brush fire on Big Island this weekend | Full Article
- Civil Beat reporter Suevon Lee looks at how parents feel about sending their kids back to school this week amid surging case counts across the state | Full Article
- John Kauwe, President of Brigham Young University at Lāʻie, explains the decision to require vaccinations for students returning to the classroom | Full Article
- Bonnie Pang, President of the Hawaii Employers Council, shares concerns from employers about mandating vaccines for their workers | Full Article
- Linda Puppolo, Executive Director of Maui’sWorkforce Development Board, wants to streamline the job hunt with a virtual job fair in Maui County | Full Segment
The Conversation: Big Island Fire Continues; COVID-19 Complicates Return to School and Work
![A cloud of smoke from this weekend's brush fire hangs on the horizon behind the town of Waimea on the Big Island.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/931da64/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F01%2Fd1be47b54a979d7e55f5073f0e9c%2Fimage-from-ios.jpg)
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