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The Conversation: New satellite to collect wildfire data; Pickleball on Big Island

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Residents staying physically active at pickleball courts built by the City at Ke‘ehi Lagoon Beach Park.
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Residents at pickleball courts built by the city at Ke‘ehi Lagoon Beach Park.

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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
Russell Subiono is the executive producer of The Conversation and host of HPR's This Is Our Hawaiʻi podcast. Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, he’s spent the last decade working in local film, television and radio. Contact him at talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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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