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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Island COVID update; Surfing Moms help caretakers get alone time in the water

By Catherine Cruz,

Russell Subiono, Savannah Harriman-Pote

Published January 11, 2022 at 1:49 PM HST

HPR reporter Ku'uwehi Hiraishi provides an update on how Hawaiʻi County hospitals and businesses are dealing with a surge in COVID-19 cases | Full Article
State Rep. Sharon Har's drunk driving dismissal is the subject of today's Reality Check with Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Kevin Dayton | Full Article
Surfing Moms' founder Elizabeth Madin discusses how her group helps new mothers through the postpartum experience and get back into the water | Full Segment
David Adams, director of Alakai O Kaua'i Charter School, talks about what his students are sending to the International Space Station later this year | Full Segment

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Catherine Cruz

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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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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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.

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