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The Conversation

The Conversation: State effort to collect old pesticides; Supporting those with Alzheimer’s disease

By Catherine Cruz,

Lillian Tsang, Russell Subiono

Published November 21, 2023 at 2:11 PM HST

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State Department of Agriculture environmental health specialist Adam Williams discusses an ongoing state program to collect old hazardous pesticides to ensure their safe disposal | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Kevin Dayton provides a Reality Check on the electrical problems at Halawa Correctional Facility | Full Story
Steven Jensen details his path to becoming a Navy chaplain and some of his experiences on duty in this edition of "StoryCorps: The Military Voices Initiative" | Full Story
LJ Duenas, the executive director for the Alzheimer’s Association in Hawaiʻi, talks about providing for those with Alzheimer’s as well as their caretakers | Full Story
University of Cincinnati digital media student Ella Marcil shares the work put into a new documentary on the ʻakikiki, or Kauaʻi honeycreeper, called "When Silence Becomes The Song" | 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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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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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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