It’s Monday, October 14 – From HPR2, it’s The Conversation
Big Island GMO Bill 113: Richard Ha
Richard is the owner of Hamakua Springs Country Farm and has been a farmer for 30 years. His 600 acres at Pepeekeo produce bananas, hydroponic tomatoes, Japanese cucumbers, lettuce, and watercress...and although none of them is a GMO crop, Mr. Ha says he supports the defeat of the anti GMO bill on the Big Island up for its final hearing starting tomorrow.
The Ancient Hawaiian State: Robert J. Hommon
Robert Hommon is the author of “The Ancient Hawaiian State: Origins of a Political Society.” He’ll be speaking this Thursday at UH-Mano’a as part of the Anthropology Department’s Colloquium Series.
Increased Drownings / Water Safety: Ralph Goto
Ralph S. Goto is the Administrator of the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division in the Honolulu Department of Emergency Services. The division employs a full time staff of 165 water safety officers and about 60-70 part-time, hourly lifeguards.
Damien Memorial School Rocketry Class: Jacob Hudson
Jacob Hudson, PhD, teaches Rocketry at Damien Memorial School. He is also Coordinator for NASA Flight Training AEL, and a Physics Lecturer and Imaginarium Technician at Windward Community College.
