The Conversation: A walk in Waikīkī

By Catherine Cruz,

Noe Tanigawa

Published November 22, 2021 at 12:33 PM HST

Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority President and CEO John De Fries walks us through Waikīkī and his view of the future of the visitor industry | Full Article
Waikiki takes home Best Narrative Feature at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, and director Chris Kahunahana reflects on the price residents of Hawaiʻi and Native Hawaiians pay to maintain the image of paradise in the islands
Retired Fire Department Chief and surf historian John Clark meets us at Publics with stories of Waikīkī's legendary surf spot | Full Article

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

Noe Tanigawa

Noe Tanigawa covered art, culture and ideas for two decades at Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

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