Tuesday, September 23rd – from HPR2, it’s The Conversation
Pahoa Lava Update: Tiffany Edwards Hunt
Watching the grass grow may be a euphemism for boredom but there is nothing boring about keeping tabs on the lava slowing making its way toward Pahoa. Yesterday Governor Abercrombie signed a supplemental emergency proclamation to do what’s necessary for the Chain of Craters Road so it can be used as an alternate emergency route. That would be needed if the advancing lava crosses Highway 130 effectively cutting off the communities in lower Puna from the rest of Hawaii County. As residents watch, wait, and prepare, how is the community faring under the slowly creeping danger? Tiffany Edwards Hunt knows - she’s a member of the MainstreetPahoa Association Board and runs the newspaper and online news source, Big Island Chronicle. We talked with her this morning via phone for an update.
Intro Music: Islands by Shakira
Outro Music: Backyard Quiz Theme by Jon de Mello
Rachel Schmidt is a Canadian filmmaker whose film “Defensora” chronicles the struggles of native Mayan people in eastern Guatemala. She’s the host of a premier screening Wednesday evening, Oct. 1, at the University of Hawaii - Maui College’s Ka Lama Building.
Intro Music: The Flowers of Guatemala by R.E.M.
Outro Music: Luna de Xelaju by Marimba Chapinlandia
Lanai Developments: Robin Kaye
Some say he’s playing God; other’s regard him as Lanai’s messiah. But however Larry Ellison is characterized, what has been happening on his island may be nothing short of miraculous. Five days after the announcement that Mr. Ellison will step down as Oracle’s CEO, many are wondering if that means a little more time to focus on Lanai's transformation... Robin Kaye is a longtime resident advocate and is President of Lanai Changes. We talked with him when the initial purchase was made public and he joined the show again with his take on the island’s progress.
Intro Music: Safe and Sound by Capital Cities
Outro Music: Mele O Lana`i (Live) by Dennis Kamakahi
Poet at Merwin Conservancy: Naomi Shihab Nye
Naomi Shihab Nye describes herself as a wandering poet. Her wanderings are inevitably tied to a sense of social engagement, born perhaps from her Palestinian-American origins and a childhood divided between Jerusalem and San Antonio, Texas. Some of her work celebrates ordinary life and so-called “ordinary” people, and some looks at current conflicts in the Middle East… One description of her work says she “brings attention to the female as a humorous, wry creature with brisk, hard intelligence and a sense of personal freedom…” She will read from and discuss her work Friday evening at the McCoy Studio Theater in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. The event is part of the “Green Room” series of literary events sponsored by the Merwin Conservancy.
Intro Music: Cathedral Rings by The Appleseed Cast
Outro Music: Palestinian Heritage by Naseer Shamma
