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The Conversation: Local youth org gets Bezos donation; Marine debris

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After being cut free from the reef, large ghost nets like the one pictured here are recovered by specially trained marine debris technicians from PMDP. Teams use a combination of lines, specialty knots and teamwork to haul these large nets into their boats.
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After being cut free from the reef, large ghost nets like the one pictured here are recovered by specially trained marine debris technicians from PMDP. Teams use a combination of lines, specialty knots and teamwork to haul these large nets into their boats.

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

  • Carla Houser, executive director of RYSE Hawaiʻi, shares how the organization plans to use a $2.5 million donation from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund
  • Dr. Hiroya Sugano travels to Pearl Harbor to participate in a ceremony with an improbable artifact that honors U.S. airmen and Japanese citizens who died during World War II
  • Patrick Kirch, cultural anthropologist at the University of Hawaiʻi, receives one of the highest honors in his field
  • Hawaiʻi artist Jodi Endicott turns marine debris into sculptures that highlight the impact of plastic on the environment
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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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