The Conversation: Update on removing 10,000 utility poles; Court rules on Maui special permits, vacation rentals

By Catherine Cruz,

Savannah Harriman-Pote

Published March 14, 2023 at 1:21 PM HST

Hawaiian Electric Vice President of Communications Mike Kelly gives an update on a 10-year plan to remove 10,000 utility poles | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Paula Dobbyn discusses Hawaiʻi Supreme Court rejection of Big Island biomass plant | Full Story
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court rejects Maui special permit use for an overnight campground | Full Story
Professor David Aiona Chang on Winee, a Native Hawaiian woman explorer | Hana Hou 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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