The Conversation: HMSA cuts back office footprint; Sleep's role in supporting the immune system

By Catherine Cruz,

Savannah Harriman-Pote

Published August 23, 2022 at 1:03 PM HST

Mark Mugiishi of the Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association discusses the move toward a hybrid-remote office | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Blaze Lovell gives us a closer look at the contracts involved in the Maui corruption scandal in today's Reality Check | Full Story
HPR reporter Sabrina Bodon describes the partnership between Hele-On and the National Safe Place network to protect keiki | Full Story
Integrative sleep physician Dr. Valerie Cacho of SleepLifeMed explains the effect of sleep on the immune system. Find more from HPR's Sleep Week series here | Full Story
OceanFest's Jim Fulton and surfer Joey Cabell prepare to debut the film "Joey Cabell: The Legend of Surf" at the Hawaiʻi Theater | Full Story

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

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