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Environmental Protection Agency official discusses Hawaiʻi's environmental issues; Enduring legacy of polio research and vaccines; Downtown Honolulu going along with the ebb and flow of change

Ahead of Labor Day, we're revisiting a few of our favorite conversations with folks who have some pretty cool jobs.

TheBus shares data from its free ride campaign last week; Immunization official concerned over dropping polio vaccination rates; Marking the end of coal with a look at its history; Improv Hawaii celebrates 10 years of creating comedy in the moment

A hospitality industry consultant discusses whether Japanese visitor numbers will improve; Oʻahu's Destination Manager gives an update on the rollout of the plan to better manage visitor numbers; HPR reporter Casey Harlow discusses how Honolulu will move forward with permitting; and the daughter of a man who survived Hurricane Iniki at sea shares her father's story

September is prostate cancer awareness month and here to share the latest is Mr. Gary Kim, a cancer survivor and co-facilitator for the Us TOO prostate cancer support group.

Early numbers on returning kolea amid concerns of avian flu; The inspiration behind a new and expansive floral exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art; Ethnomusicologists investigate the role Hawaiian music plays in mental well-being of students on Moloka‘i

Want to save a life? It’s as easy as donating blood. Hawai‘i usually has about a two week supply of blood on hand at any time and during COVID the strain on our blood banks has made it even as short as 2 days. Dr. Kim-Anh Nguyen is on the show, sharing how donating blood, or platelets, or plasma, can help to save someone’s life. Maybe even your own one day. Learn more about how to know your blood type, how to donate, and more.

A state Senator details plans to eradicate a coqui frog colony in Waimanalo; the Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors' mission for Guam residents to be fairly compensated for exposure to nuclear testing; and 'Ai Pono Foundation talks about the rise in eating disorders during the pandemic and shares how treatment is evolving

HPR contributor and political analyst Neal Milner joins us with the Long View after two former lawmakers pleaded guilty to bribery; Over 20% of Hawaiʻi’s adult population have been diagnosed with some form of rheumatic disease, according to the Arthritis Foundation of Hawaii; Professor Daphne Desser talks about the impossible task of capturing the horrors of the Holocaust ahead of her talk tonight with the traveling exhibition Americans and The Holocaust.

Today we'll catch up with the Hawaii Venture Capital Association and talk to some of the winners of the Entrepreneur Awards. We'll hear from these rising entrepreneurs and learn more about their startup successes throughout 2021.