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The Conversation: Heiress Kawānanakoa dies; Eruption prompts homeowner's insurance review

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FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2019 file photo, Native Hawaiian heiress Abigail Kawananakoa poses outside a Honolulu courthouse. A foundation working to ensure that Kawananakoa's fortune goes toward benefiting Native Hawaiian causes now wants to stop an auction of items belonging to the heiress some consider a princess. Attorneys for the foundation are asking a judge to stop the auction before a conservator to handle Kawananakoa's finances is named.(AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2019 file photo, Native Hawaiian heiress Abigail Kawānanakoa poses outside a Honolulu courthouse. A foundation working to ensure that Kawānanakoa's fortune goes toward benefiting Native Hawaiian causes now wants to stop an auction of items belonging to the heiress some consider a princess. Attorneys for the foundation are asking a judge to stop the auction before a conservator to handle Kawānanakoa's finances is named.
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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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