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The Conversation: Monitoring the Spread of the Delta Variant; Reducing Hawaiʻi's Mosquito Populations

Published August 5, 2021 at 1:41 PM HST

East-West Center Senior Research Fellow Tim Brown shares what you need to know about the Delta variant ahead of an EWC webinar | Full Article
Honolulu Civil Beat Politics and Opinion Editor Chad Blair reviews Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi's new restrictions on social gatherings
University of California, San Diego researcher Omar Akbari talks laying the groundwork to one day reduce mosquito populations in Hawaiʻi | Full Segment
University of Hawaiʻi Marine Option Program Director Cynthia Hunter looks back on 50 years of the M.O.P. | Full Article
John Flannigan, one of the early organizers of the Friends of Haiku Stairs, talks keeping the unique trail open | Full Article

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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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