The Conversation: Business softening at local restaurants; Big Island siblings compete on cooking show

By Catherine Cruz,

Lillian Tsang, Russell Subiono

Published October 6, 2021 at 2:03 PM HST

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Doug Harris, CEO and Founder of The Food Gurus and The Harris Agency, discusses the softening in the latest restaurant index, trends, and forces at play in the industry | Full Segment
Ocean and Jaydene Kanekoa, the sibling team from Hawaiʻi Island competing in NBC's Top Chef Family Style share their experience | Full Article
Our weekly series, Manu Minute, tells us more about the ʻalae keʻokeʻo, Hawaiʻi's ʻendemic coot | Full Article
We revisit our conversation with Oʻahu-born author Paul Kan, who tracks Hawaiʻi's long and storied relationship with beer in his book, Hawaii Beer: A History of Brewing in Paradise | Full Segment

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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Lillian Tsang

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.

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Russell Subiono

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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