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Today on The Conversation, we're visiting two Oʻahu neighborhoods: Chinatown with Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Waikīkī with Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority President John De Fries.

The Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at University Health Partners of Hawaii, details COVID's effects when contracted by pregnant women; Honolulu Civil Beat on tech problems leading to an undercount of Hawaii coronavirus cases; the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii on an uptick of tourists being targets of crime; the Waimea Hawaiian Homestead Association talks about community response and recovery efforts due to the Mana Road fire; and HPR's Ku'uwehi Hiraishi reviews Governor Ige's recent nominee to the Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Today on the Aloha Friday Conversation, we're joined by surf historian John Clark and acclaimed local musician Robert Cazimero for stories about the special magic of Waikīkī.

Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll find out the latest in virtual reality or VR and find out if during the pandemic it's gained any traction. We'll also learn about the Metaverse, a term coined in Neal Stephenson's 1992 novel Snow Crash, and find out how Mark Zuckerberg sees it as Facebook's future.

Hawaii County's Mayor talks about the latest COVID case count and the restrictions he's weighing; Contributing editor Neal Milner discusses "The Truth" on The Long View; Honolulu Civil Beat's Kevin Dayton discusses an emerging plan to use hotel room tax to fund rail; the team leader for the newest telescope on Haleakala shares his hopes for the projects' opening; HPR reporter Ku'uwehi Hiraishi gives us an update on what's next for the Thirty Meter Telescope planned for Maunakea.