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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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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 was the executive producer of The Conversation until August 2026. She also provided production assistance on HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast.

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