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The Conversation

The Conversation: Temporary jobs for displaced Maui residents; New Palauan exhibit opens at East-West Center

By Catherine Cruz,

Russell Subiono

Published November 7, 2023 at 5:29 PM HST

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A view of the destroyed homes and business from the Hawaiʻi wildfires appears Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in Lāhainā, Hawaiʻi. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Maricar Pilotin-Freitas, administrator for the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Division, discusses the department's $21 million federal grant to provide temporary jobs for residents displaced by the Maui fires | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Christina Jedra reports on what it will take to rebuild Lāhainā's water after the August fires | Full Story
Pacific Shipyards International CEO Iain Wood and Vice President of Programs Troy Keipper explain the dry-docking process — lifting ships out of the water for maintenance — at Honolulu Harbor's Pier 24 | Full Story
Alexandria Suthard shares her experience in the Air Force as a public health officer and some of the unexpected challenges she faced in today's edition of "StoryCorps: The Military Voices Initiative" | Full Story
Annie Reynolds and Margo Vitarelli, co-curators of a new "Storyboards of Palau: Artistry, Influence, Impact" gallery exhibition, discuss its opening at the East-West Center in Mānoa | 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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