Friday, April 24th – from HPR2, it’s The Conversation
Neighborhood Board Elections and All-digital Voting: Nicole Velasco
Civic engagement often begins at home, or in this case, in the neighborhood. Elections for neighborhood board members begin today and the all-digital contest is the only one of its type in the nation. The Elections have already won an award from Harvard’s Kennedy Ash Center as a “Bright Idea,” recognizing the election as a creative government initiative. Nicole Velasco is the Executive Secretary of the Neighborhood Commission and joined the show to tell us more about the elections.
- Intro Music: Double Bass Solo No. 2: II. Presto by Margherita Flore
- Outro Music: Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante by Edgar Meyer
Stolen and Looted Art Returned: Stephan Jost
Museums around the world are in intense competition with one another for art works to put on display, and there’s a lucrative international trade in rare and beautiful artifacts. But where there’s lucrative trade there are also opportunities for skullduggery, as Honolulu Museum of Art Director Stephan Yost was reminded recently when Agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement came calling. As it turned out, seven of the museum’s recent purchases had likely been stolen. Stephan Jost joined the show to tell us the story.
- Intro Music: Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante by Edgar Meyer
- Outro Music: $165 Million + Interest by David Holmes
Creative Agroforestry Kauai: Paul Massey
Paul Massey will conduct a workshop on Creative Agroforestry for Food Production in Home, Farm, and Community Landscapes this Saturday and Sunday at the Anaina Hou Community Park in Kilauea, Kaua`i. It’s the first of a series of workshops around the islands.
- Intro Music: Kauai Beauty by Jeff Peterson
- Outro Music: M?kena by Jeff Peterson
