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The Conversation: A call-in on cell phone use in schools

Today, our panel discusses a new statewide policy is set to restrict student cell phone use beginning next school year.

A fallen utility pole in the Upcountry Maui area on March 15, 2026.

The Conversation: Kona low impacts; Compost pilot program

Community members from around the islands share their experiences of the weekend's storm; The Honolulu Department of Environmental Services is rolling out a compost pilot program meant to cut residential food waste

A U.S. Army crew flies over a washed-out road on the North Shore of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, on March 21, 2026.

The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage; Kamehameha Hwy repairs

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi shares the latest on Oʻahu's storm recovery effort; The Dept. of Transportation is working on road repairs after a landslide near Waimea Bay

FILE - Two MV-22 Ospreys, from Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi, land at a rally point in the Mākua Military Reservation during a joint training event on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, Dec. 10, 2021.

The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Military leases

Gov. Josh Green discusses the aftermath of the storm and whether liquefied natural gas should power Oʻahu's grid; Noelani Kalipi with the U.S. Department of Defense's Hawaii Coordination Cell walks through the process of how military leases are being renegotiated

Noelani Elementary in Mānoa Valley flooded following the overflow of Mānoa Stream on March 23, 2026.

The Conversation: Mānoa Valley flooding; UH Mānoa response

John Bravender with National Weather Service says forecasters were caught off-guard by the degree of flooding in Mānoa; University of Hawaiʻi spokesperson Moanikeʻala Nabarro shares efforts to keep students and faculty safe amid flooding near the Mānoa campus

Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, talks with Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., left, before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda; Immigration

U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda discusses the war in Iran and efforts to provide relief to U.S. farmers impacted by tariffs; Immigration attorney Kevin Block provides a snapshot of immigration enforcement actions on Maui

Military personnel transit Kolekole Pass during an exercise with state and local officials at Lualualei Naval Complex on Feb. 5, 2025. The exercise simulated the use of Kolekole Pass as a potential evacuation route during an emergency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Courtney Strahan)

The Conversation: Kolekole Pass; Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate

Maj. Gen. Lance A. Okamura discusses the military's partnership with Oʻahu officials to ensure Kolekole Pass can serve as an evacuation route; Hawaiʻi's new state poet laureate Lee Tonouchi says he plans to use his role to uplift marginalized voices

John Hammond Remembrance - Dave Lawrence Interviews

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence sends off a pair of guests today, starting with songwriter, singer, guitarist John Hammond, who passed last weekend at age 83. He joined us in 2016 for an interview in the Atherton Performing Arts Studio.

FILE - Recording artist Neil Sedaka poses for a portrait Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 in New York.

Neil Sedaka Remembrance - Dave Lawrence Interviews

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers a send-off for another guest we've lost: music legend and one-time teen idol Neil Sedaka. Neil passed last weekend at age 86.

The ring-tailed glider, Tous ayamaruensis, was thought to be extinct for thousands of years before a recent rediscovery in New Guinea.

The Conversation: Maui water; Marsupial species rediscovered

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen discusses the future of Maui's water resources; Bishop Museum CEO Kristofer Helgen describes two recently rediscovered marsupial species thought to have been extinct for thousands of years

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