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The Conversation

The Conversation: Union contract disputes; Red Hill water testing

By Catherine Cruz,

Russell Subiono

Published August 28, 2024 at 11:17 AM HST

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Unite Here! Local 5 members at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in June 2022. — FILE - Unite Here! Local 5 members at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in June 2022.

Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1.

Unite Here! Local 5 Business Manager Cade Watanabe and United AFA Local Council 14 President Kevin Batey on contract disputes at hotels and airports | Full Story
Amy Miller, head of the EPA's Region 9 Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, on the latest concerns over testing of the Red Hill water system | Full Story
HPR reporter Savannah Harriman-Pote on what it's like on the other side of the phone at 211, the state's resource hotline | Full Story
Oʻahu resident and retired biochemist Kenichi Yabusaki discusses his new memoir "Gaman: The Story of a Japanese American Prisoner in a War That Never Ended" | Full Story
HPR President and CEO Meredith Artley on joining the public radio ʻohana earlier this month | 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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