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The Conversation: State Officials Prepare for Reopening

Hawaii Adjutant General Kenneth Hara; Economist Paul Brewbaker; Reality Check: HPD Crime-Solving at Record Low; ESG Metrics

Hawaii Adjutant General Kenneth Hara

It’s been six months since Governor David Ige appointed Major General Kenneth Hara as incident commander of our COVID-19 response. We spoke with him this week as efforts are being made to reset our response to the health and economic crisis. With an October 15th travel reopening set, Hara believes we are ready for business.

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Adjutant General Kenneth Hara

 
Economist Paul Brewbaker

Can our shaky economy make it through 2020? That depends on whether we can control the spread of Covid cases, according to Paul Brewbaker of TZ Economics. We have been checking in with him throughout this crisis. Here’s where Brewbaker thinks we are headed.

 

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Economist Paul Brewbaker

 
Reality Check: HPD Crime-Solving at Record Low
 
Honolulu Police Crime-Solving Record Is The Worst Its Been In Nearly 40 Years. That’s the subject of today’s Reality Check. Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Christina Jedra joins us with more.
 

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Civil Beat Reporter Christina Jedra

 

ESG Metrics

This month, the World Economic Forum rolled out new reporting metrics - a benchmark for companies to grade themselves against. These metrics centered around people, our planet, prosperity and principles of governance. Corporations refer to them as the values of ESG: ‘'environmental, social and governance.” Here in Hawaii we looked to Hawaiian Electric Industries President and CEO Connie Lau about what will drive decisions for its utility and banking operations. We learn more about  ESG values - the non-financial factors that are emerging on Wall Street.
 

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Hawaiian Electric Industries President and CEO Connie Lau

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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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