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The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority updates us on 2022 visitor projections and the impact the recent Covid surge is having on visitors arriving in our state; Pūlama Lanaʻi shares its efforts on Lanaʻi to protect the population of the ʻUaʻu, the Hawaiian Petrel, which is also the subject of today's Manu Minute.

A labor attorney talks about employer obligations when it comes to COVID in the workplace; The Daughters of Hawaiʻi celebrate the rich history of the beloved garment, the muʻumuʻu; Hawaiian Shochu Company raises a glass to mark the season of spirits; and we remember the late conservation canine known as Solo

Members of the Hawaiʻi Pandemic Applied Modeling Work Group share their methodology; a University of Hawaiʻi professor talks about fatalism and COVID-19; State Labor Director shares updates on Hawaiʻi jobless claims; and Fireworks by Grucci-Hawaii readies for a New Year's spectacular

Health care officials are warning the public to keep their guards up — we talk about the latest Omicron surge with Lt. Gov. Josh Green and Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami; Tourism numbers are on the rebound for now; A new book shares a doctor's perspective on battling the pandemic; Bill Maher returns to Hawaiʻi for his New Year's shows

Mufi Hannemann of the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Authority lays out the impact of temporarily housing military families in Oʻahu hotels, while one family says the military found high levels of pool cleaning chemicals in their tap water before the complaints about the fuel fumes surfaced

Gov. David Ige discusses issuing an order for the military to suspend operation at Red Hill and potentially asking President Joe Biden to declare a disaster; The Environmental Protection Agency shares its response to the contaminated water crisis; and we learn more about the 'Akikiki, the Kauaʻi honeycreeper in today's Manu Minute

Three state lawmakers provide their insight and opinions over the military's handling of the Central O'ahu contaminated water crisis; HART's interim Executive Director discusses the new timeline for meeting with federal transit authority officials to present its new recovery plan; Common Cause Hawaii and Civil Beat Law Center talk about its efforts to bring attention to the Hawaiʻi legislature's most egregious gut-and-replace bills

The Navy says it has identified the source of contamination in its water system as uproar grows among lawmakers and the public alike; Veterans arrive to take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor; and advocates argue that its time for a sugar tax in Hawaiʻi.

Today on our Aloha Friday Conversation, we're talking about ideas around housing!You'll meet people from across the state and after that, you too will have hope.

The CDC is inviting residents to report on the health impacts of the Red Hill water crisis; Honolulu wants to know how you think it should spend its recovery funds; A new pilot program will match victims of sex trafficking to host homes; A local musician uses the erhu to communicate with her family divided by the pandemic.