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In celebration of January as Kalaupapa Month, we revisit past interviews related to the secluded peninsula on Moloka'i where those diagnosed with leprosy, now known as Hansen's Disease, were sent to live in isolation starting in the late 1800s.

On today's Aloha Friday Conversation, we speak with activists and stewards dedicated to preserving Hawaiʻi's natural resources and sacred spaces.

On the eighth anniversary of a 27,000-gallon spill of jet fuel in the Red Hill area, The Conversation welcomed Ernest "Ernie" Lau from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply and Gary Gill, who was with the Department of Health at the time of the leak, for a call-in show.

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply weighs in on their side of the military housing water crisis; Honolulu's mayor discusses the water crisis, preparing for the omicron variant, and the recently passed hotel tax bill; A local historian takes a tour of a forgotten cemetery, where smallpox victims were buried in a mass grave.

Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami shares how his county is managing the latest phase of the pandemic and how it's collected the new hotel room tax; the Hawaiʻi Department of Health weighs in on the water situation affecting military families in central Oʻahu; and the head of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaiʻi discusses adapting to COVID restrictions.

Kauaʻi mayor optimistic about public health and economic recovery; The Long View examines the shortcomings of the U.S. COVID response; And sharing the history of a trailblazing obstetrician who delivered over 6,000 island babies

Hawaiʻi County mayor asks Gov. Ige to declare an energy emergency as gas prices skyrocket; HART CEO says the rail project will make it to Ala Moana despite financial setbacks; Researchers explore the vast array of lava tubes below our feet on Hawaiʻi Island

Local economist expects a rocky return for international tourism; New documentary sheds light on the enduring legacy of Duke Kahanamoku; Historian digs up the story of the first Native Hawaiian woman to travel the Pacific on a European ship

Masks will still be required at airports once the mandate lifts on March 25; attorney Katherine Vessels comes to the University of Hawaiʻi Richardson School of Law to teach the "laws of war" in international conflict; Kaʻōhao School principal says the school had no trouble changing its name from Lanikai Elementary

Foremost Maunaloa geological expert says the volcano is "re-awakening;" Maui County Council incumbent on the role of social justice in politics; Educator offers resources for students with dyslexia