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The Conversation

The Conversation: Water crisis impact on public schools; Ambitious goals for Hawaiʻi Island bus system

By Bill Dorman,
Savannah Harriman-Pote, Russell Subiono
Published December 14, 2021 at 2:20 PM HST
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Bill Dorman
Bill Dorman has been the news director at Hawaiʻi Public Radio since 2011.
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Savannah Harriman-Pote
Savannah Harriman-Pote is the energy and climate change reporter. She is also the lead producer of HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at sharrimanpote@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Russell Subiono
Russell Subiono is the executive producer of The Conversation and host of HPR's This Is Our Hawaiʻi podcast. Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, he’s spent the last decade working in local film, television and radio. Contact him at talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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