The Conversation: UH enrollment; A day in the life of a lifeguard

By Catherine Cruz,

DW Gibson, Maddie Bender

Published October 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM HST

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Debora Halbert with the University of Hawaiʻi says enrollment is at its highest level in eight years
Honolulu Civil Beat's Madeleine Valera reports on an unusual move by interim Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Sabrina McKenna in the Kealoha case | Full Story
Oʻahu lifeguard Kerry Atwood offers an inside look at a day's work at Waimea Bay
Composer Takuma Itoh, scientist Beth Lenz and artist Kalilinoe Detwiler share a preview of this year's Symphony of the Hawaiʻi Seas
Malia Zimmerman, Waikīkī Yacht Club head paddling coach, prepares for the inaugural Royal Regatta

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