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The Conversation: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018

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Bill 48, Commercial Parking in Residential, Service Animals, Reality Check, What Exactly Does the Lieutenant Governor Do?, Eat Less Plastic Voyage

Bill 48, Commercial Parking in Residential Areas

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The Honolulu City Council says parking is the number one complaint across the island in all the districts. That is why councilmember Carol Fukunaga has cracked down with a bill that regulates commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods.

Intro Music: Feels Good by Chuck Mangione

Outro Music: Wildflowers by Made In Heights

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Carol Fukunaga

Service Animals

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The growing problem of people bringing their pets into clinics and dentist offices, grocery stores restaurants, shopping malls and even movie theaters has struck a nerve. Enough so that a new law will kick in that carries fines for trying to pass their pets as legitimate service animals.

Intro Music: Let's Go To Tahiti by J. J. Cale

Outro Music: Fram by Rodrigo y Gabriela

                                                                

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Bill Hoshijo

Reality Check

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Honolulu Civil Beat Reporter Teri  joins us this morning. She’s the new criminal justice reporter has the latest on the Honolulu police department’s plan to roll out body cameras.

Outro music: The Traitor by Menahan Street Band

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Reality Check

What Exactly Does the Lieutenant Governor Do?

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Hawaii’s primary elections are less than 3 weeks away. We highlighted the race for Congressional District 1 as part of an HPR election forum. Today we are putting the spotlight on another contentious race: Lieutenant Governor.

Intro Music: Cool Kids by Echosmith

Outro Music: Can It All Be So Simple by El Michael's Affair

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LG Candidate Forum

Eat Less Plastic Voyage

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Eat Less Plastic. That is the focus of a four month long expedition from California to New Zealand. It is part of effort to change habits. A film about the journey is part of the plan and a contingent from Hawaii will join the crew.

Intro Music: Music Box by Jake Shimabukuro

Outro Music: It's a War by Blackbird Blackbird

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Tim Lara

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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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