The Conversation: Tariffs and tea; New developments in gene editing

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender

Published May 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM HST

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Byron Goo, CEO of Tea Chest Hawaiʻi, talks about how tariffs are affecting the tea trade | Full Story
Jennifer Doudna, Nobel laureate in chemistry, discusses developments in gene editing with CRISPR | Full Story
HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on attendance record of lawmakers in the last legislative session | Full Story
Chi Ian Chan, owner of Kine Musubi, shares plans to open the first musubi store in New York City | Full Story

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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@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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