Thursday, December 18th – from HPR2, it’s The Conversation
You might remember that back in April, Hawaii Gas became the first company to bring LNG into our state. The company is using LNG as a backup for its synthetic natural gas operations and is waiting for approval from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to convert up to 30 percent of its SNG production to LNG. This week Hawaii Gas announced it wants proposals from suppliers for LNG in bulk quantities and an LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit. Hawaii Gas Senior Vice President of Business Development & Corporate Affairs, Joe Boivin, joined the show with a look at how LNG may fit into your future.
Intro Music: As The Little Things Go by The Appleseed Cast
Outro Music: Forever Lost by God is an Astronaut
So many different cultures have important celebrations at the turn of the New Year. For the Japanese community that means mochi-pounding… when endlessly malleable sticky rice becomes the raw material for an endless variety of edible sculpted shapes. On Hawaii Island, Akiko Masuda of Akiko's Buddhist Bed & Breakfast will be the host of the Wailea Village 16th Annual Mochi-tsuki celebration on the last Sunday before the New Year, and she joined the show via phone to tell us about more.
Intro Music: Homura by Hiromitsu Agatsuma
Outro Music: Yoi-matsuri (Good Festival) by Hiromitsu Agatsuma
Psychologist’s Reaction to US Torture: Dr. James Spira
The news of the Senate's torture report was disturbing to many for several reasons - notably that torture doesn't actually work. The report also unnerved psychologists when it was made public that some psychologists allegedly developed the "enhanced techniques." Dr. Jim Spira of the Hawaii Psychological Association joined the show with a look at how the organization and its members are continuing to react.
Intro Music: Human – Tin Tin (Out Mix)
Outro Music: At Sea by Dorena
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation CEO: Lulani Arquette
Every artist hopes for an opportunity to work unfettered by the concerns over getting and spending that can stall creative projects and limit their sense of possibility. That’s why a new opportunity for Native Hawaiian artists active in the fields of dance, music, traditional and visual arts – a fellowship sponsored by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is so important. It’s a sizable award with a mid-January deadline for applications, and the Foundation’s CEO, Lulani Arquette, joined the show to tell us more.
Intro Music: Redwood Slack Key by Stephen Inglis
Outro Music: Anolani by Paul Togioka
