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The Conversation: Monday, September 25th, 2017

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ACA Repeal and Hawaii; Aging with Dignity; Hawaii’s Wood Show

How Would the Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill Affect Hawaii?

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Hilton Raethel

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Republicans in the U.S. Senate have put forth another plan to substantially change the Affordable Care Act. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii explains the bills potential impacts.

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Aging with Dignity

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Cassandra Cantave

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Aging is a challenging process and those challenges are compounded by the sheer numbers of people who are growing old: the legacy of the baby boom  

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Civil Beat Reality Check

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Stewart Yerton

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Should farmers have the right to sell their crops on their own land? The efforts by Kauai’s LBD Coffee to open a retail shop on its property have led it to file a lawsuit that pits the state against the county.

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Hawaii’s Wood Show

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Mark Sfirri

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Woodworkers take what nature has given them to make something beautiful, knowing that every piece, like every piece of wood, is unique.

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