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The Conversation: Honolulu morgue exceeds capacity; Hawaiʻi Island octopus farm is a popular visitor spot

By Catherine Cruz,

Savannah Harriman-Pote, Russell Subiono

Published October 5, 2021 at 1:22 PM HST

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Charlotte Carter, the interim lead medical and legal investigator for the Honolulu Medical Examiner's office, talks about exceeding morgue capacity, using refrigerated containers | Full Article
Jacob Conroy, who started the Kanaloa Octopus Farm on Hawaiʻi Island, shares how things are going with raising cephalopods and managing tours | Full Segment
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Brittany Lyte joins us to discuss her follow up story to the report of another Hawaiian monk seal found dead on Molokaʻi | Full Article
We revisit our discussion with Matthew Barton, the Recorded Sound Curator for the Library of Congress, on including Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World in the National Recording Registry | Full Article

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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Savannah Harriman-Pote

Savannah Harriman-Pote is the energy and climate change reporter. She is also the lead producer of HPR's This Is Our Hawaiʻi podcast.

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Russell Subiono

Russell Subiono is the executive producer of The Conversation and host of HPR's This Is Our Hawaiʻi podcast. Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, he’s spent the last decade working in local film, television and radio. Contact him at talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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