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The Conversation

The Conversation: Disaster recovery; Lt. Gov. Luke talks ag priorities

By Catherine Cruz,

Mark Ladao, Maddie Bender

Published April 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM HST

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Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke speaks at a press conference on July 23, 2024.

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Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke meets with USDA officials to discuss Hawaiʻi's agricultural priorities | Full Story
Renowned ceramicist Yukio Ozaki talks about his very first ceramics class at the University of Hawaiʻi in 1973 after arriving in the islands with $20 in his pocket | View the "Heat and Pressure" exhibition | 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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Mark Ladao

Mark Ladao is a news producer for Hawai'i Public Radio. Contact him at mladao@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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Maddie Bender

Maddie Bender is the executive producer of The Conversation. She also provided production assistance on HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at mbender@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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