The Conversation: New zoo director; Lawyer shortage

By Catherine Cruz,

Kevin Allen, Maddie Bender

Published June 10, 2026 at 11:20 AM HST

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John Berry, former director of the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, talks about his first day as the new director for the Honolulu Zoo | Full Story
Maui Now Hawai‘i Journalism Initiative’s Colleen Uechi reports on the packed mayoral race in Maui | Full Story
Former Hawaiʻi State Bar Association President Mark M. Murakami and Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins discuss a new legal task force addressing the state’s shortage of lawyers | Full Story
Author and educator Matt Limtiaco talks about his new book that offers guidance through the world, “Voyager State of Mind” | Full Story

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