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The Conversation

The Conversation: Little fire ants on Kauaʻi; Molokaʻi energy network empowers community

By Catherine Cruz,

Russell Subiono

Published October 25, 2023 at 4:00 PM HST

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Little fire ants feeding on peanut butter. Each orange insect is about 1.5mm in length — about half the size of a sesame seed.

Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee's Haylin Chock talks about Kauaʻi's little fire ants | Full Story
Molokai Clean Energy Hui, part of Sustainable Molokaʻi, talks with HPR's Catherine Cluett-Pactol about building the path for green energy projects | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Blaze Lowell, now an investigation fellow at The New York Times, gives a Reality Check on Hawaiʻi bribery scandals | Full Story
International Cultural Arts Network Program Director Te’ao O’ Hinepehinga and Lelea'e Kahalepuna-Wong discuss a new organization aimed at boosting Pacific Islander presence in film and television | 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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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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