The Conversation: Nursing program looks to address state shortage; Former HPR reporter earns lifetime achievement award

By Catherine Cruz

Published February 2, 2023 at 2:23 PM HST

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii's Dionicia Lapaga discusses its programs it started to attract more people into the nursing profession on Oʻahu and Maui | Full Story
HPR reporter Sabrina Bodon talks about new legislative bills addressing juvenile offenders and whether families should be held accountable for damage | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Paula Dobbyn discusses the public's frustration with lack of fresh water at a popular Hawaiʻi Island beach in today's Reality Check | Full Story
Journalist and former HPR reporter Traci Tong shares how starting her career in the islands led to a lifetime in public media and receiving the Public Media Journalists Association's 2023 Leo C. Lee Award | Full Story

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