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The Conversation

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Agricultural Conference resumes; UH play examines being Asian in 2022

By Catherine Cruz,

Russell Subiono

Published September 21, 2022 at 3:05 PM HST

Chad Buck, founder of the Hawaiʻi Foodservice Alliance talks about food insecurities and the return of the Hawaiʻi Agricultural Conference | Full Story
HPR reporter Ku'uwehi Hiraishi breaks down the impact of Hawaiian language influencers on social media | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Brittany Lyte explains why Maui voters will decide if their county should operate as a bilingual government, in today's Reality Check | Full Story
Manu Minute features the song - or is it the cackle? - of the Erckel's francolin
Reiko Ho, the director of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's new theatre production Chinee, Japanee, All Mix Up, discusses what it means to be Asian in 2022 | Full Story

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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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