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The Conversation: Hot meals and Boogie Boards from Hawaiʻi's inventors

By Catherine Cruz,

Savannah Harriman-Pote, Russell Subiono, Lillian Tsang

Published November 15, 2021 at 2:56 PM HST

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Tom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board, is photographed on Capistrano Beach holding a newer model (left) and (right) his original 1971 Boogie Board.

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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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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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