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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.

Hawaiʻi's Acting State Epidemiologist details the new "mu" COVID-19 variant and the state of our hospitals; the head of Honolulu's Office of Economic Revitalization walks us through Oʻahu's new Safe Access program rolling out next Monday; Civil Beat reporter Kevin Dayton talks overcrowding at Hawaiʻi's Jails and prisons in today's Reality Check; a retired Colonel and Hilo resident recounts her experience inside the Pentagon when the plane crashed on 9/11; HPR's Manu Minute reveals where to find Northern Mockingbirds in the islands, and HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi shares new research on the origins of the Hawaiian language.

Today On Bytemarks Cafe, we'll catch up with Iolani School's data driven process called Aina Informatics. As a recent GEER funding recipient, we'll find out how Iolani is taking this place-based curriculum and building a community of practice with other schools.

Officials on Maui are eyeing the rollout of the Safe Access Oʻahu program ahead of the launch of a similar program on the Valley Isle on Wednesday; Hui Makaʻainana o Makana paves the way to a partnership between the government and the community at our state parks; and how do we create more child care offerings to meet growing need?

What have we learned about health literacy and communication over the past year? Nurse expert Claire Santos is in the studio sharing her expertise with work as a Covid testing worker, contact tracer, vaccine clinic organizer and more. She has a special message for everyone trying to understand where to find the facts about the pandemic and how to protect themselves.

On this Aloha Friday Conversation, we're looking back at Labor Day and talking about just what it takes to make a living in Hawaiʻi. We'll start with the history behind workers' rights legislation in Hawaiʻi, and then ask if those protections are enough against the unique challenges of the 21st century.

Several Magic Island parkgoers share their thoughts and memories on the 9/11 attacks; the head of the Hawaii Legal Short Term Rental Alliance makes the case against a proposal to better regulate vacation rentals on Oʻahu; the United Public Workers union discusses the high risk of COVID exposure for prison and jail employees; and in our daily Reality Check segment, we check up on the state of evictions across Hawaiʻi.

Could back pain be caused by weak... hamstring muscles? Dr. Mitchell Yass explains why this is absolutely the case, and what different approaches he has learned over the past 30 years on how to treat muscle strains effectively with a unique system of isolated muscle strengthening. If you have ever had a pulled muscle, this show will explain how the source of the pain might be from an area you least expected! And how to fix it!

Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya stopped by our studios to talk about her upcoming performance with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra.

Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Hawai'i, Marti Townsend, on two fuel leaks at Pearl Harbor coming into light; incoming chair of the Hawai'i Restaurant Association, Sarah Nguyen, on the challenges local restaurants are facing as the state continues to reopen; and Maui chef Sheldon Simeon on his new cookbook and celebrating culture through cuisine.