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The Conversation: Friday, September 15th, 2017

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Ala Wai Upgrades; Veterans Remember Vietnam; Peace Corps Memoir

Army Corps of Engineers Plans Major Upgrades for Ala Wai

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Mike Wyatt

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The Ala Wai Canal runs through the heart of urban Honolulu and poses a major flooding hazard.

The Army Corps of Engineers has completed a 15-year study of the Ala Wai canal and has a $300 million planto save Waikiki from flooding.

Intro Music: Paint It, Black by Andrew Oldham Orchestra

Outro Music: Go It Alone by Beck

Local Veterans Remember Their Vietnam Experience

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Vic Craft & Gary Cera

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American soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam, 1970.

Two Hawaii veterans reminisce about experiences in the Vietnam Warand their life-changing year in that country.  

Intro Music: Fortunate Son by Credence Clearwater Revival

Outro Music: For What It's Worth (Instrumental) by Buffalo Springfield

India 40 and the Circle of Demons; a Memoir of Two Years in the Peace Corps

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Peter Adler

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In the 1960’s Peter Adler spent two years in an Indian village halfway between Mumbai and Goa. His memoirreflects on the cultural changes brought on by the 60’s.  

Intro Music: Standing Soldier (Instrumental) by Ian Darby

Outro Music: Indian Market of Dreams by D. SilverstoneOutro Music: Rebirth of Cool by DJ Cam Quartet

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