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The Conversation

The Conversation: Uptick in immigration cases; Wahiawā dam

By Catherine Cruz, Maddie Bender, Cassie Ordonio, Betsy Brown
Published April 21, 2026 at 11:46 AM HST
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FILE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a person, left, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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FILE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a person, left, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
  • ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Attorney Leilani Stacy explains how habeas petitions are helping immigrants challenge ICE detention in Hawaiʻi and across the country
  • Civil Beat’s Chad Blair reports on the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court chief justice nominee– and his link to a super PAC– ahead of his confirmation hearing | Full Story
  • Small Business Administration spokeswoman Natalie Butz explains how they’re responding to the super typhoon after the closure of their Guam offices 
  • HPR’s Cassie Ordonio reports on conflicting feelings from residents and experts around the state acquisition of Wahiawā dam | Full Story 
  • HPR’s Betsy Brown reports on a golf course on Hawaiʻi Island recovering from the Kona low storms– and a volcanic eruption | 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
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Cassie Ordonio
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