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Today on The Conversation, we broadcast live from Fort Street Mall and explore plans to revitalize downtown Honolulu through the creation of a business improvement district.

HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol speaks with Maui residents as they commemorate two years since the Maui fires; Dr. Alika Maunakea shares insights on the mental and physical health of people exposed to the Maui fires

Makau means fishhook, something we see every day in Hawaiʻi, even if you don't go near the water. The beautiful fishhooks carved from bone and used as a decoration around the necks of so many men and women in Hawaiʻi today are correctly called makau.

Today we'll learn about the 2025 Week of Tech events. We'll find out how the 2nd annual Honolulu Tech Week brings together startups, entrepreneurs, investors, educators and more to spend a week sharing projects.

Kai, for ocean, is another of those short, simple Hawaiian words used by so many who do not speak the language. It is part of many names such as: Kainalu, Kainehe, Kaiʻolu, Kaiʻoli, Kaioʻo, and even Hawaiʻi Kai. And it is often mispronounced.

On today's program, we're revisiting a few of our favorite interviews with athletes on the move.

Ron Balajadia with the Hawaiʻi Department of Health shares what parents need to know about the uptick in whooping cough cases across the state; Adaptations Dance Theater on Maui cultivates homegrown talent through a new summer residency

Today, The Conversation reairs recent interview with Hawaiʻi leaders and experts on the rule of law.

Gov. Josh Green discusses the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority's new board and the latest on military leases; East-West Center President Celeste Connors talks about the Center's budget uncertainty

Ask any fourth grader, “What is Hawaiʻi's state bird?” and you will hear nēnē. Nēnē, the endangered Hawaiian goose, still lives in the wild on Maui and on the Big Island.