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The Conversation

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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FILE - Two elephants at the Honolulu Zoo. (Dec. 29, 2020)
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FILE - Two elephants at the Honolulu Zoo. (Dec. 29, 2020)
  • John Berry, former director of the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, talks about his first day as the new director for the Honolulu Zoo 
  • 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
  • Author and educator Matt Limtiaco talks about his new book that offers guidance through the world, “Voyager State of Mind”
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Maddie Bender
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