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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Island affordable housing; WWII espionage

By Bill Dorman,

Maddie Bender, Lillian Tsang

Published December 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM HST

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Hale Nā Koa ʻO Hanakahi is one of Hawaiʻi Island’s newest affordable senior rental housing communities. — FILE - Hale Nā Koa ʻO Hanakahi is one of Hawaiʻi Island’s affordable senior rental housing communities.

Hawaiʻi County Council Member Ashley Lehualani Kierkiewicz discusses proposed changes to Hawaiʻi Island's affordable housing rules | Full Story
SFGate's Christine Hitt reports on Andrew Tepper's controversial land acquisitions on Hawaiʻi Island | Full Story
Jane Austen Society of North America President Cheryl Ernst and Hawaiʻi Chapter Founder mark Jane Austen's 250th birthday | Full Story
Author Christine Kuehn grapples with her family's work gathering intelligence for the Nazis in Hawaiʻi prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in her new book "Family of Spies" | Full Story

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Bill Dorman

Bill Dorman has been the news director of Hawai‘i Public Radio since February 2011. Born in New York City, he spent 21 years at CNN in various positions...

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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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Lillian Tsang

Lillian Tsang is the senior producer of The Conversation. She has been part of the talk show team since it first aired in 2011. Contact her at ltsang@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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