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Unpacking fuel lines at the Red Hill; U.S. Rep. Ed Case on his bid for reelection; Maui plumeria farm expands export business; Native Hawaiian leaders share their connection to Kahoʻolawe and aloha ʻāina

Plumeria threatened by destructive insect; Maui Mayor Mike Victorino runs for a second term; Science writer's book examines coal reefs

Head of nurses union discuss becoming a compact nursing state to deal with nursing shortage; Supply issues continue to challenge the auto industry; Local filmmaker premieres historical drama The Wind and the Reckoning at the Boston Film Festival

A former HPR producer now living in London shares the mood of the city as mourning for Queen Elizabeth II draws to a close; the Healthcare Association of Hawaii addresses the shutdown of an air ambulance company and Hawaiʻi's healthcare worker shortage; HPR reporter Casey Harlow talks to Honolulu's new DPP director; and Seabury Hall's creative arts center turns 10

For today's Conversation, we're taking a beach day and revisiting a few of our favorite stories that take place on the ocean.

HPR's President and General Manager Jose Fajardo shares an update on his condition and discusses current ALS research; UH Foundation President talks about his organization's record-setting fundraising year; Head of the Hawaii Youth Climate Coalition shares his thoughts on climate change policy; Comedian and Honolulu Councilmember Augie Tulba discusses balancing serving the people and making them laugh

Kauaʻi filmmaker set to make documentary about Bhutan; Hawai'i County Council candidate Jenn Kagiwada; potential Hawaiʻi first lady Vivian Aiona.

Hawaiʻi State Department of Health School Advisory Council member Philip Bossert on new COVID-19 guidance as cases among the unvaccinated increase; Hui Manu-o-Kū volunteer Matt Saunter and founder Rich Downs on how to survey the nests of manu-o-Kū (White Terns); former state senator and surfing world champion Fred Hemmings on surfing's journey to the Olympics; and Lāʻie Elementary School sixth grader Keilani Tinkham on her Bon Dance project that won the top prize in a history competition.

Lt. Governor of the State of Hawai'i Josh Green on limiting the spread of COVID-19 as schools prepare for the academic school year; Doug Harris of the Harris Agency and Food Gurus Hawaii on a new restaurant index tracking trends across our islands; retired political science professor Neal Milner on police issues in our state; and Sarah Styan of the Kauai Community Science Center and Ellen McCallie of the National Science Foundation on how to get involved with citizen science.

Maui County Mayor Mike Victorino on hopes of raising hotel room tax rates; head of the State Health Department's Food Safety Branch Peter Oshiro on the difficulties of regulating restaurants as pandemic restrictions are relaxed; the Executive Director of the Mediation Center of the Pacific Tracey Wiltgen on how Act 57 changes state eviction procedures; and PIDGINMOJI owner Ka'ohele Carlos on expanding his business from local emojis to a lifestyle brand and fortune cookies.