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Health Connector; Go-Kart Track; Lawmaker's Unprofessional Behavior; Cacao Festival

It’s Thursday, February 20th – From HPR2, it’s The Conversation

HI Health Connector Follow-up: Gordon Ito

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Gordon Ito

Gordon Ito is Hawaii’s the Insurance Commissioner He is member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and was selected in 2012, to chair the Western Zone of the NAIC.

Intro Music: Speak Low by Buddy DeFranco

Outro Music: Flipside by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Hawaii Go-Kart Racing: Jim Owen

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Jim Owen

Jim Owen is one of the principals of the Groove, an entertainment venue that features go-kart racing and a host of other indoor sports; it’s having its Grand Opening this Saturday at 805 Ala Moana in Honolulu.

Intro Music: Sweet Pea by Vivo

Outro Music: Maybelline by Chuck Berry

Lawmaker's Unprofessional Behavior: Aarin Jacobs

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Aarin Jacobs

Aarin Jacobs is an environmental studies student at Hawaii Pacific University His account of the incident with Representative Hanohano is on our Facebook page, Hawaii Conversation. As for the committee to investigate Rep Hanohano, we called Speaker Souki’s office and the Director of Communications over at the House of Reps and were told information would be forthcoming.

Intro Music: Human – Tin Tin Out Mix by Pretenders

Outro Music: League of Their Own by Jason Glover & Gary Crockett

Cacao Festival: Pam Boyar

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Pam Boyar

Pam Boyar is the coordinator of the Farm Lover’s Third  Annual Hawaii Cacao Fest at the Kailua Farmers’ Market, Sunday, March 2nd.  It runs all morning at Kailua Elementary on Kuulei Road.

Intro Sounds: The Cacao Bossamind Girl

Outro Music: Spacciatore di Cacao by Club99

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