The Conversation: U.S. Energy Dept. praises Hawaiʻi leadership; Octopus farm to change name

By Catherine Cruz,

Lillian Tsang

Published January 13, 2023 at 4:32 PM HST

Kanaloa Octopus Farm at the Natural Energy Laboratory on Hawaiʻi Island.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk asks Hawaiʻi to lead the way on the clean energy revolution | Full Story
Court-appointed conservator Robbie Alm discusses the decade of preparation that went into the late Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa's final resting place | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Paula Dobbyn says historic trees are dying along Hilo's famous Banyan Tree Drive | Full Story
Kanaloa Octopus Farm manager Dan Jackson on why the facility is changing its name | Full Story
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa associate professor Sai Bhatawadekar shares what she's looking forward to during the Bollywood and South Asian Film Festival | 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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Lillian Tsang

Lillian Tsang is the senior producer of The Conversation. She has been part of the talk show team since it first aired in 2011. Contact her at ltsang@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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