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The Conversation

The Conversation: Boost in funding for Hawaiian Home Lands; What to know about the new COVID BA.5 variant

By Catherine Cruz,

Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi, Russell Subiono

Published July 12, 2022 at 1:05 PM HST

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HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi details the way an additional $600 million in state funding could help the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands provide housing to more Hawaiian families
Dr. Tarquin Collis, chief of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Kaiser Permanente, tells us what to expect from the new BA.5 COVID-19 variant | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Nick Grube joins us from Washington D.C. to explain the federal fraud charges against a top Hawaiʻi defense contractor | Full Story
CEO of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Lori Kahikina continues her discussion on the future of the Honolulu rail project | Part one of the interview | Full Story
Co-writer and co-director of "Lilo & Stitch" Chris Sanders, also the voice of Stitch, reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Disney film | Full Story

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Catherine Cruz

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

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Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi

Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi is an HPR contributor. She was previously a general assignment reporter.

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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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