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The Kauaˊi ˊōˊō was once commonplace. Its melodic call of oo-oo, for which it is named, could be heard throughout the subtropical forests of the Garden Isle into the early twentieth century. But by the 1980s, only a single pair of Kauaˊi ˊōˊō remained. Special thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for use of their recordings in today's Manu Minute.

The warbling white-eye is a non-native bird that was introduced to the Hawaiian islands from Japan in the 1920s and '30s. Over the last century, they've…

Special thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for today's field recordings. So how does a bird that's barely the size of an apple banana from the opposite side of the world make it to Hawai'i? Oh, the usual way.

What a year it was for guests on HPR's All Things Considered, with Host Dave Lawrence! Over the next two days, we're sharing the interview and performance highlights! The guests began in January with reggae legends Third World, who make it onto today's episode, along with Joss Stone, Don McLean and Pete Sears. Tomorrow we'll share more, including a preview of a new interview recorded this month that we'll be airing in 2023 with a massive music superstar!

Actor, TV Host and comedian Howie Mandel returns for a chat with HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence. Howie plays the MACC's Castle Theatre on Dec. 28.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence shares highlights of when Burt Bacharach was our guest. The entertainment icon died Wednesday at age 94. But in 2017, ahead of a Blue Note Hawaii engagement, the music giant walked us through several stories connecting to fellow entertainment heavyweights Dionne Warwick, Mike Myers & Burt’s Austin Powers experience, Oasis, plus Hawaii memories of gigs here in the islands.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes a landmark artist, Ozzy Osbourne, in a extended interview segment you don't want to miss. The biggest entertainer to ever join us, only the second time in 22 years Dave has spoken with him, this conversation was recorded just after his 74th birthday in December. We're airing it a week or so before the Grammy Awards, where Ozzy has four nominations for his latest album, Patient Number 9.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a flashback interview special to honor music legend David Crosby, who passed away today at 81. His family said he’d faced a long illness, but no cause of death was given. David was our guest in 2016 when he did a rare solo appearance at the Blue Note Hawaii, and we were very lucky to record this conversation, as we share highlights today to remember our time with David Crosby.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back comedian and actor Marlon Wayans for his third appearance on the show. Marlon returns to the Blue Note Hawaii this Friday and Saturday night.

Guitar icon Jeff Beck has died at 78. Bacterial Meningitis was the cause of his sudden death Tuesday, only announced Wednesday. In this feature, hear from the guests of 2022 - in chronological order - who shared stories connecting to Jeff Beck - singer Joss Stone, Yardbirds' drummer Jim McCarty, guitarist Joe Satriani, and Blue Oyster Cult singer/guitarist Eric Bloom. Next month we'll feature an Ozzy Osbourne interview we recorded in December, which also includes stories about Jeff, who performed on two tracks on Patient Number 9, the latest Ozzy album.