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The Conversation: Residents react to the Red Hill shutdown; Consumer Education Fair offers tools on keeping yourself safe from scams

By Catherine Cruz,

Russell Subiono

Published March 9, 2022 at 2:05 PM HST

Red Hill water Well Shaft NOT FUEL LINE — AIEA, Hawaii (Jan. 14, 2022) - Pipes waiting for installation at the Red Hill Well Shaft. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Thomas)

Environmental activist and Big Island resident Lynn Boerner Nakkim reacts to news that Red Hill will be permanently shut down, decades after her father was commissioned to build it | Full Segment
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Joel Lau walks us through Gov. David Ige's decision to drop the mask mandate | Full Article
HPR Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi says lawmakers are trying to tackle traffic in Puna, on of the fastest growing communities on Hawaiʻi Island | Full Article
Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Director Catherine Awakuni seeks to teach residents how to protect themselves from scams in their week-long Consumer Education Fair | Full Article

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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. 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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