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Seth Colby steps into the role of Hawaiʻi's chief economist; The Hawaiʻi Department of Health addresses concerns over a rise in national cases of cannabis poisoning among children

Today we'll learn about the Hawaii AI and Cloud Innovation Summit. We'll find out how this Google Public Sector conference will help government implement practical AI strategies.

Cohosts Mehana Maka’ina’i and Russell Subiono share the history of contact between foreigners and Hawaiians and discuss a forbidden romance between two major characters. Also, they introduce two new categories, and "Chief of War" cultural consultant Kaui Sai-Dudoit shares why Ka’ahumanu isn’t her favorite historical Hawaiian figure.

Mafalda de Freitas, megaplastics program director at the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, talks about Hawaiʻi's only marine debris recycling center; Donor Mariel Tadena, stem cell recipient Nicole Fabela, and Erika Sevilla, spokesperson for the National Marrow Donor Program, share their stem cell story

Karl Kim, head of the Pacific Urban Resilience Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, shares how past threats inform the future of natural disaster planning; HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the resurgence of the ‘ahu ’ula, or Hawaiian feather cape

Rebroadcast of call-in show with guests U.S. Rep. Ed Case, former Hawaiʻi DLNR director William Aila Jr., and Pacific Rim Conservation's Lindsay Young discussing Kaʻena Point's designation as a National Heritage Area and stewarding the environment.

The DPP director discusses the city's thoughts on converting office buildings to residences; HPR's Ku'uwehi Hiraishi gives an update on tensions over rent increases for Waiāhole Valley residents and farmers; the state Dept. of Agriculture calls for a state farm bill to supplement the federal farm bill; UH's Center for Oral History reflects on the health care worker experience during the pandemic; and a local storyteller details an upcoming retreat on Kauaʻi for storytellers

Downtown lawmaker discusses how 'adaptive reuse' is more cost-effective; Lānaʻi Elementary talks to an astronaut in space via amateur radio; Tech Days of Spring connects technology students with educators and industry; Community leader shares the history of the Hawaiian Civic Club movement

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha on environmental racism and safe drinking water; Avalon Group fights housing codes for downtown adaptive reuse; The Long View on the ethics of imprisonment

A new exhibition by photographer Franco Salmoiraghi showcases the land struggles over Kahoʻolawe; Kumu Hula Cody Pueo Pata talks about building infrastructure for hula in the islands; Multi-instrumentalist Kirk Thompson of Kalapana talks about local musicians' fight for recognition in the 70s music scene