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Maui's Mayor shares his thoughts on the latest COVID cases; COVID cases at Hawaii Public Charter Schools are now included in the DOH's weekly counts; Honolulu Civil Beat's Christina Jedra explains why the court won't proceed with prosecuting three police officers accused of murder; the Hawaii VA shares what its doing to help veterans having suicidal thoughts or coping with PTSD; and a new effort to turn garlic into a commercial crop in the islands.

Honolulu's Director of Emergency Medical Services shares why Oʻahu is at a crisis point; Kauaʻi County's Mayor updates us on the impact of COVID cases on The Garden Isle; Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Stewart Yerton looks at the business landscape for mandatory vaccines; Hawaiʻi economist Paul Brewbaker details what he thinks is happening in the housing market and the state's economy; founder of Wastewater Alternatives and Innovation talks about an upcoming conference focused on new solutions to the cesspool pollution.

Medicare open enrollment starts later this week, and there are some important changes that everyone needs to know about. Dr. Eileen Hilton from Crown Care is on the show to share what’s new with Medicare, if the advantage plans really are an advantage, and how to know where to start finding out!

Today on The Conversation, we find out how the Hawaiʻi National Guard plans to get its troops vaccinated, we revisit a conversation with a journalist who's just been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, and walk through Waikīkī with a former May Day king who now heads up the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

Today we'll catch up with Elemental Excelerator and learn what they're doing to scale climate and social equity solutions. We'll also find out about the companies in Cohort 10 and their new initiative called Earthshot Ventures.

We look at how restaurants have adapted on Maui, zoom out to look at vaccine efforts abroad, hear another perspective on sustainable fisheries, and look at a new book set in a galaxy far, far away.

Today on The Conversation: East-West Center Senior Fellow Denny Roy discusses China-Taiwan and China-U.S. relations; Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s Oceanic Institute uses a federal grant to engage STEM majors; Honolulu Civil Beat's Suevon Lee reports on educators exiting teaching; Botanist Patti Welton reflects on three decades of conservation work at Haleakalā National Park; and Mānoa Honey & Mead's Yuki Uzuhashi celebrates the natural flavors gathered by his bees.

We get an epidemiologist's take on the latest plan to lighten COVID-19 restrictions on Oʻahu, ʻIolani School extends its free summer classes, and we chart a path forward to meet the state's green goals.

On today's The Conversation, we look at whether or not the Honolulu Marathon will go ahead as planned in December; what steps we can take to increase solar power across the state; and if traditional fishponds could be the next step in food sustainability in the islands.

The Kona Airport has a new $60 million facility to welcome international visitors, UH Mānoa prepares to honor Colt Brennan's legacy this Saturday, and poet Noʻu Revilla explores the complexity of aloha through poetic form.