Wednesday, May 6th – from HPR2, it’s The Conversation
What has changed since the last time a big telescope was put up on Mauna Kea? That's a question Doug Simons is asking himself and he says many people are asking the same question. Support or opposition for the 30 meter telescope has driven what he sees as an unprecedented wedge through the community. Doug Simons is the Executive Director of the Canada-France Hawaii Telescope and is a career astronomer in Hawaii.
- Intro Music: Atria by Fat Jon
- Outro Music: Moon by Little People
Maui Bicycling League: Sandra McGuinness
Bicyclists and motorists can agree on one thing: both could use more education about the rules of the road. The newly formed Maui Bicycling League is going all out this month to make us all safer and healthier. May is the 60th Annual National Bike Month and next Monday starts Bike to Work week. Sandra McGuinness is a Maui Bicycling League board member, and she joined the show via phone to tell us more about what’s going on this month.
- Intro Music: Strobes Pt. 2 by Lemaitre
- Outro Music: Sundara by ODESZA
Earthquake in Nepal: Allen Clark
Allen Clark is an East-West Center Senior Fellow and a geologist by training. He focuses on disaster management and humanitarian assistance programs and has participated in several disaster planning projects with the government of Nepal. Dr. Clark is a founder and former directorgeneral of the International Institute for Resource Development and chief at the US Geological Survey’s Office of Resource Analysis, and a consultant for the Agency for International Development, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the United Nations.
- Intro Music: Fun to Be Happy by Love Tractor
- Outro Music: With Rainy Eyes by Emacipator
Embrace the Moment: Bonnie Lee Mahler
There are few personal tragedies more painful or more difficult to recover from than the loss of a family member. We find ourselves wondering if we can possibly survive the event or ever know the happiness again. Tragedy hit Bonnie Lee Mahler twice, with the deaths of two sons in separate drowning accidents, and she was determined not to allow her experience to destroy her. Her journey led her to write a memoir, called “Embrace the Moment” and she joined the show by phone from her Kapolei home.
- Intro Music: Heart Stop by Wax Tailor
- Outro Music: Merlion by Emacipator
