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The widow of one of the 9/11 victims remembers her husband and shares her journey of healing; the business manager for the hotel workers union talks about the uneasiness its members are feeling as the visitor industry enters its slow season; Honolulu Civil Beat's editor Chad Blair joins us to look closer at efforts by one woman to help a homeless campsite find a better way forward in today's Reality Check; and the State Archivist shares more about the new digital access to Queen Lili'uokalani's personal papers.

As case counts of COVID-19 climb in public schools, we're joined by State Department of Education Interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi. And we send you off into your weekend with a story on the origins of the shaka.

The Waikiki Improvement Association discusses a new proposal to manage vacation rentals on Oahu; the Big Island Invasive Species Committee talks how a budget shortfall impacts their efforts; HPU attempts to grow the number of psychologists in the islands; and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director shares his experience making a summer tent pole movie.

The State Office of the Public Defender has filed a third extraordinary writ with the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to address overcrowding in prisons and jails; we pause to remember those who died following the outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. And we learn about an effort to make less gassy cattle — why red seaweed means greener cows.

A University of Hawaiʻi economics professor explores factors impacting product shortages materializing on store shelves; a doctor at The Queen's Medical Center talks recovery therapy and the use of ECMO machines; Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Stewart Yerton discusses the State's Safe Access Program during our Reality Check segment; Hulopoe Beach Park Council members share the impacts of increased visitors felt by residents; and the Pacific Gateway Center talks about the process for Afghan refugees to seek asylum in the U.S.

We check in with the head of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii about how hospitals and treatment facilities are preparing for a possible overflow of patients. And a new book on West Maui's water rights highlights accomplishments in the face of adversity.

On today's Aloha Friday Conversation, we check in on Chinatown with Honolulu City Prosecutor Steven Alm, Councilmember Carol Fukunaga, and poet Wing Tek Lum Planning a weekend in? We've got the perfect detective novel for you to curl up with from local writer Scott Kikkawa. And Chef Brian Hirata makes all of our mouths water with his foraged fine dining.

Hawaiʻi mayors express their thoughts on the state collecting hotel room tax for their counties; Civil Beat Reality Check discusses another side effect of the pandemic impacting students - a school bus driver shortage; Hawaiʻi County's health district officer talks potential additional restrictions and the approval of the Pfizer vaccine; HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi gives a debrief on increasing COVID cases on Hawaiʻi Island; Maui County health district head Dr. Lorrin Pang discusses the Delta variant and his participation in the Pono Coalition for Informed Consent; and the songs of two different Hawaiʻi cardinals is the subject of our Manu Minute.

The head of the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association shares his thoughts on Gov. David Ige's message to visitors to stay away; Honolulu Civil Beat reporter discusses the City Prosecutor's decision not to pursue a case against officers accused of shooting a minor; the Hawaii Department of Human Services talks about the boost in SNAP benefits families should see this month; a retired Army Colonel and the head of the Pohakuloa Training Area share their perspective on the Army's proposal to retain 30,000 acres of land for training; and the head of the Hawaii Bicycling League talk about the upcoming Century Challenge.

It's the first day of classes at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa — what does the FDA's full approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine mean for students and staff? And while people return to in-person classes, the State's unemployment office has decided to stay remote for the time being — we look at the remaining options for claimants.