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HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers up our third remembrance of recent passings. Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musical pioneer, has died, after months of battling long COVID, at 83 years old. After his death was announced Friday, we examined the 2018 and 2020 interviews with Mendes, and opted to recut a special version of the 2018 interview.

Technology consultant Matt Jachowski breaks down how Native Hawaiians are getting priced out of paradise; Patrick Cross with the Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute on the prospect of harnessing wave energy to produce power for the military

A new study out of JABSOM shows surprising trends in breast cancer rates in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands; A locally-made adventure film is set during a volcanic eruption

During this hour of The Conversation, we have a hana hou show looking at conservation in Hawaiʻi, from mauka to makai. We're re-airing some of our favorite interviews with organizations and people working to preserve or restore our land and waters.

Maui residents on road damage from fire cleanup efforts; The state and a maritime archeologist weigh in on the fate of the Falls of Clyde; A beloved local artist discusses his work in a new joke book; Guam's Olympic flagbearer prepares for track-and-field events in Paris

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes back legendary keyboardist/bassist/songwriter Pete Sears. Pete is telling us Jerry Garcia stories ahead of his appearance in a three-island tour celebrating the music associated with Jerry through the Grateful Dead and his solo career. Shows start in Hilo this Monday at the Palace Theater, then Tuesday, July 30 at Mulligans On The Blue and Thursday Aug. 1, Jerry's birthday, at the Blue Note Hawai'i.

The Honolulu City Council is seeking community feedback on development plans for the city's urban core; Reef systems in protected areas are showing strong health metrics

Dan Blackburn with F&H Construction recalls rebuilding Kauaʻi after Hurricane ʻIniki and discusses the need for workers for Maui's recovery effort; Oʻahu chef Yuda Abitbol shares what he learned during his month-long challenge to eat only what he could hunt, farm, fish or forage

New Hawaiian Airlines CEO discusses what's next since the major airlines' merger; Lawmakers are reportedly among those arrested in a protest at Kapiʻolani Medical Center over the ongoing lockout

Scouting America, Aloha Council CEO Blake Parsons shares an update on the state of scouting in Hawaiʻi; University of Hawaiʻi professors Jeff Weldon and Boris Murmann share plans to manufacture semiconductors in Hawaiʻi