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Four stories, all tied together by a rainbow. The Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation details its next Rainbow Town Hall, we revisit a UH professors app that locates rainbows around the state, the author of A Rainbow Like You shares what makes her novel unique, and we hana hou our story of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Somewhere Over The Rainbow's induction into the Library of Congress.

The Conversation begins the week with HART Interim CEO Lori Kahikina on the latest Honolulu Rail Project updates, Big Island novelist Sara Ackerman on how stories from her family influenced her novels, and Joey Battista, Jenn Parker, and Mia Vallero from the SCCA Hawaii Region on registered racing events on O'ahu.

With hotel occupancy rates at about 60%, the newly-created Hawaii Hotel Alliance is looking to jump-start our hospitality industry; we remember Dr. Arthur Staats, the psychologist who pioneered the "time-out" technique; and we’ve got good news about our coral reef — how often do we get to say that?

Join us for a new Aloha Friday Conversation with Noe Tanigawa. This week we look at island life through the lens of a real estate broker, an artist, a couple of writers, and a multi-instrumentalist musician.

The Conversation hears from the East-West Center President Richard Vuylsteke on the unfolding political situations in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and film directors Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith about their upcoming New Zealand movie "Cousins" and the importance of family in Maori culture.

With the return of live performances in this latest phase of the pandemic, The Conversation hosted a call-in show with the City and County of Honolulu Director of Enterprise Services Jerry Pupillo, President of IATSE Local 665 Tui Scanlan, and President and CEO of the Hawaii Events Coalition Bob Harmon.

Join us for a hana hou broadcast where guests talk about their favorite island staple, the ubiquitous 'ulu (breadfruit).

The Conversation hears from Attorney Eric Seitz, Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth, and Dan Mistak of the Community Oriented Correctional Facility Services on the conditions of our incarceration facilities during the pandemic, State Representative Henry Aquino on concerns about Rail, and New York writer Annie Daly on what wellness looks like in Hawaii and beyond.

The Conversation talks to the City's Department of Customer Service about DMV pandemic backlog, City Budget Committee chair about rail financing, and the Chief Administrative Judge on Hawaii Island about a COVID-19 outbreak at a correctional center.

We kick off the week on The Conversation looking at how we can better manage our state parks. And, despite overall high rates of vaccination statewide, there's a different picture when you break it down by population.