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The Conversation: 2025 in review

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The U.S. Army prepares to conduct drills at Schofield Barracks on Oʻahu.
Catherine Cruz
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The U.S. Army prepares to conduct drills at Schofield Barracks on Oʻahu.

On today's program, we're revisiting some of the biggest stories from 2025:

  • Maj. Gen. James B. Bartholomees III and Command Sgt. Maj. Shaun D. Curry discuss military training exercises as the future of expiring military leases comes into focus | Full Story (November 2025)
  • Historian Ronald Williams Jr. takes a look at the history of tariffs and the role they played in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi | Full Story (April 2025)
  • HPR attends a visitor day for the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, which endured furloughs of its federal employees earlier this year | Full Story (November 2025)
  • Community members and state officials say goodbye to the historic vessel Falls of Clyde | Full Story (October 2025)

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

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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
DW Gibson is a producer of The Conversation. Contact him at dgibson@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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