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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

The role of firm renewable generation in the future of our power grid; Nominees for the new Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority; Former Hawaiʻi first lady recalls hosting Queen Elizabeth II — with only four days' notice

The head of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association provides an update on the 2022 crop and lawsuit settlement; Kauaʻi Police Department shares its thoughts on concealed and open carry firearms in Hawaiʻi; a retired nonprofit executive shares her story about living life with polio; Three photographers featured in a new exhibit share the origins of their pieces and passion for photography.

The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office talks about exceeding morgue capacity, using refrigerated containers; a Hawaiʻi Island octopus farm shares how things are going with raising cephalopods and managing tours; and we revisit our discussion with the Library of Congress on including Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World in the National Recording Registry

The DMV prepares for an onslaught as people rush to renew their driver's licenses, Child & Family Service tracks trends in domestic violence during the pandemic, and we revisit a conversation on local garlic, just in time for planting season.

Law enforcement officers and community members warn of the dangers of fentanyl use on Kauaʻi; The Hawaiʻi State Archives offers unprecedented digital access to Queen Liliʻuokalani personal letters; a Big Island bottled water company seeks to give back

Gov. David Ige discusses the latest COVID-19 case count and vaccination rates, and he reacts to criticism from the tourism industry; Kaiser Permanente shares progress on its monoclonal antibody treatment clinic on Maui; we get the insider info on the best eats in Kaimuki.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health talks about its program now underway testing students at public and private schools across the state; Political Analyst Neal Milner discusses whether Democrats can win back the white working class and the theories that attempt to explain the issue; we look to the skies to learn more about Hawaiʻi's endemic hawk, the ʻio in today's Manu Minute; and a coral researcher on Coconut Island takes us on a tour of her lab where they're working to preserve species for the future.

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.

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.