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The former head of Honolulu's Emergency Medical Services recalls Hawaiʻi's high level of preparedness for a terrorist event prior to 9/11; Honolulu Civil Beat reporter shares her story about a former Hawaiʻi legislator who joined the State's Board of Education on an interim basis in today's Reality Check; the founder of the Hawaii Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Action Group discusses the condition and what resources are available for those raising children with it; Honolulu's Temple Emanu-El's rabbi shares how services have pivoted during the pandemic

On today's call-in show, we're taking your questions about the rollout of vaccine and testing mandates across the state. Honolulu labor attorney Jeffrey Harris walks us through the legality of requiring vaccinations for employees and patrons, and we go in-depth with Tamara Addison of Oahu Transit Services about their effort to get transit workers vaccinated before the deadline.

We get an update from the ACLU about a lawsuit against Maui County, we talk to artists whose mediums are wood and mist, and we kick off Makahiki season with festivities on Oʻahu and Molokaʻi.

Join us on today's Aloha Friday Conversation as we hear from art students and the department chair on decolonizing the University of Hawaiʻi's Art Department. We'll also explore Hawaiʻi's rich output of literary journals, Kauaʻi's newest art center, and delve into the world of Oʻahu musician IZIK.

Conflict on the Korean Peninsula hits close to home with a new documentary at the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival, we remember the late Tom Morey, pioneer of the Boogie Board, and a local inventor competes on national TV with a handy gadget that allows you to have a hot meal anywhere you go!

What’s the difference between palliative care and hospice, well almost everything, when it comes to treating a serious medical condition. But both are underused and many cases misunderstood, too. Jeannette Koijane is in the studio to share more about the benefits of a team based approach to serious medical illnesses and end of life care.

Lawmakers are calling for more transparency from the Navy about its handling of fuel leaks at Pearl Harbor and the Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility; The Postal Service is looking to a record number of workers for the holiday season; local astronomers are keeping their eyes to the sky in case of asteroids

Mental health clinicians in California and Hawaiʻi have voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a contract fall through; mortality rates related to Alzheimer's disease are up 300% since 2000; lucky ticket holders to the premiere of the new documentary "Waterman" about Duke Kahanamoku will have access to a special exhibition

With climate change on the global stage, we're looking at green goals in our own backyard. Hawaiian Electric commits to cutting its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, Hawaiʻi Green Growth marks 10 years, and a Big Island prep school puts climate resilience on the curriculum. And highlighting two new art exhibits on the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa campus.

Hawaiʻi’s Safe Travels program adapts to welcome international travelers, vaccination clinics at schools are off to a slow start, and a new children's book takes us on a shapeshifting adventure.