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The Conversation

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Island short-term rentals; Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender, DW Gibson

Published June 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM HST

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

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Erik Kloninger, Director of Finance at Aloha Hospitality Consulting, provides a snapshot on the economic impact of short-term vacation rentals on Hawaiʻi Island | Read the report here | Full Story
Filmmaker Sayla Whalen discusses her debut film "First Comes Love," which is screening as part of the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival and has been accepted to the Cannes Film Festival | See the HRFF schedule and get tickets | Full Story
Theater producer and Punahou alum Kevin McCollum offers a sneak peek of the musical "SIX" about the ill-fated wives of King Henry VIII | Get tickets to SIX at the Blaisdell | 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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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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DW Gibson

DW Gibson is a producer of The Conversation. Contact him at dgibson@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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