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Join us for another Aloha Friday Conversation with Noe Tanigawa. This week: building community ties, adapting our artistic spaces, and revisiting a classic!

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health talks about its program now underway testing students at public and private schools across the state; Political Analyst Neal Milner discusses whether Democrats can win back the white working class and the theories that attempt to explain the issue; we look to the skies to learn more about Hawaiʻi's endemic hawk, the ʻio in today's Manu Minute; and a coral researcher on Coconut Island takes us on a tour of her lab where they're working to preserve species for the future.

Next time on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk to the organizers of the upcoming 2021 Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. We’ll find out what new challenges are presented to the community of coders and developers to solve with digital tools.

The Hawaii Events Coalition discusses why it's stepping up efforts to voice its displeasure with current COVID restrictions; a UH Professor explores the influence of racism on America's immigration policies; and we remember the late Makia Malo, the celebrated storyteller, educator, poet, and former Kalaupapa resident

The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office talks about exceeding morgue capacity, using refrigerated containers; a Hawaiʻi Island octopus farm shares how things are going with raising cephalopods and managing tours; and we revisit our discussion with the Library of Congress on including Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World in the National Recording Registry

The Harris Agency discusses the softening in the latest restaurant index, trends and forces at play in the industry; the sibling team from Hawaiʻi Island competing in NBC's Top Chef Family Style share their experience; Manu Minute tells us more about the ʻalae keʻokeʻo, the endemic coot; and we revisit our conversation with an Oʻahu-born author who tracks the history of beer brewing in the islands

Today we learn about the new Indian Youth Service Corps program; Honolulu Civil Beat takes a deep dive into the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; volunteer manpower helps cull over a million coconut palms on Palmyra Atoll; Manu Minute features the long-billed shorebird, Kioea; local filmmakers create a screenplay focused on the five local young men involved in the 1930s Massie Trials.

Next time on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll catch up with local company Hohonu to learn how they are helping NOAA with flood mitigation. In partnership with NOAA, Hohonu is working with 54 Southeast US communities to deliver water level data to aid in flood risk and resilience planning.

Join us on the show where we check back in with The Bus on vaccination rates and mandates; We talk about the outlook for the rest of 2021 as leisure travel picks back up; and the local lore of the Kasha of Kaimuki inspires a new onstage production.

Sarah May Colon, Director of Missions and Spiritual Care at Castle Medical Center shares advice for dealing with the death of a loved one, especially during the Covid pandemic. From grief to finding the way to live with the loss, she helps share her experiences that may just be examples for all of us.