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The Conversation

The Conversation: Ige vetoes bail reform, helicopter noise bills; DLNR on mosquito birth control

By Catherine Cruz,

Savannah Harriman-Pote, Lillian Tsang

Published July 13, 2022 at 2:51 PM HST

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HPR reporter Sabrina Bodon discusses the bail reform bill and helicopter noise bill Gov. David Ige vetoed on Tuesday | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Marcel Honore details his story of a whistleblower pointing the finger at the wheel assembly system as the source for the problems with Honolulu's rail project in today's Reality Check | Full Story
Hawaiʻi FoundHer Program Manager Darien Siguenza and Kōkua Diaper owner Melelani Jones talk about the upcoming mentorship opportunity for women-owned businesses | Full Story
Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources entomologist Cynthia King shares more on her agency's effort to use mosquito birth control to save endangered birds | Full Story
U.S. Forest Service ecologist Flint Hughes and USGS biologist Jim Jacobi discuss the recovery of an ʻōhiʻa forest in Kalapana on the Big Island

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. 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. Contact her at sharrimanpote@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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