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The Conversation talks to the City's Department of Customer Service about DMV pandemic backlog, City Budget Committee chair about rail financing, and the Chief Administrative Judge on Hawaii Island about a COVID-19 outbreak at a correctional center.

Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll go out of this world on Dispatches from ‘Oumuamua: New Research on a Mysterious Visitor from Outside Our Solar System. We’ll find out if this rapidly rotating object is an asteroid or comet, or an alien spacecraft sent from a distant civilization.

The Conversation talks to Kaua'i Managing Director Mike Dahilig about relaxed restrictions in the county; Public Relations and Marketing Director of the Maui Visitors Bureau Leanne Pletcher about a new shuttle program offering service to popular resorts; President of the California Surf Museum Jim Kempton about the details of his upcoming book "Women on Waves"; and creator Mike White of HBO's "The White Lotus" about filming during the pandemic.

Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll catch up with Nalu Scientific and learn about the cutting edge technology they’re developing. We’ll talk about how they’ve received Federal Small Business innovation grants that will help to advance their specialized chip design.

Senate President Ron Kouchi and House Speaker Scott Saiki on why they pushed back on Gov. David Ige's vetoes; local sports psychology consultant Darryl Oshiro and former NFL player Jesse Sapolu on how professional athletes can handle the pressure of being under the spotlight; and acting manager of the Plant Quarantine Branch Jonathan Ho on the contents of amnesty bins at airport exits.

Do you ever doze off during the day at work, or feel a wave of exhaustion come over while driving? It could just be a sign you need more rest, but for some it’s a sign of narcolepsy. We'll have a sleep specialist from Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience on the show to share how to know if you have this serious condition and what can be done to help!

The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act was passed 100 years ago Friday. To mark the anniversary, The Conversation hosted a call-in show with the director of the Department of Hawaiian Homelands William Aila, chairwoman of the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations Robin Danner, and Honolulu attorney Tom Grande, who successfully sued the state over mismanagement of Hawaiian lands.

The new academic year for the majority of Hawai'i schools begins in August. With certain pandemic restrictions being lifted around the state, The Conversation was joined by outgoing Department of Education School Superintendent Christina Kishimoto to examine how prepared we are for the return of students and staff to the classrooms in our islands.

Jennifer Chun of the Hawai'i Tourism Authority's talks collecting geolocation data from cell phones; HPR reporter Casey Harlow discusses building new affordable housing inventory; University of Hawai'i political science professor Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua on the influence of the late Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement leader Haunani-Kay Trask; Bill and Rabel McNutt share their effort to drum up support to hold a state funeral for the last World War II Medal of Honor awardee; and Megan Laut of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service talks about potentially taking the Hawaiian Stilt, the Ae'o, off the endangered species list

The Conversation speaks with Sheri Kajiwara from the state Department of Transportation about what travelers can expect with relaxed pandemic restrictions under the Safe Travels program starting Thursday; Acting State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble about updated COVID-19 statistics and the Delta variant in Hawai'i; and political analyst Neal Milner about what exactly causes people to laugh.