The Conversation: SNAP benefits; Vintage Baseball

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender

Published November 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM HST

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Vintage baseball bats line the fence at a game at Cartwright Field.

Joseph Campos II with the state Department of Human Services provides the latest on what SNAP recipients need to know about their benefits | Full Story
HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on a spike in brushfires in Hāmākua on Hawaiʻi Island | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat's Erin Nolan reports on how Maui is deploying water tanks to fight remote fires | Full Story
Devaki Murch, one of thousands of Vietnamese children who were airlifted out of the country near the end of the Vietnam war, works to reconnect with other evacuated children | Full Story
HPR attends the inaugural game of the Aloha Vintage Base Ball Association | 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 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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