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The Conversation: Local Grindz Hana Hou

By Catherine Cruz,

Stephanie Han, Lillian Tsang, Russell Subiono

Published April 28, 2023 at 11:57 AM HST

Yelp’s No. 1 pick on its list of Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. was Broken Mouth in Los Angeles. Menu items include local-style meat jun, spam musubi with purple rice, and garlic butter shrimp. The creator of the Korean-Hawaiian fusion restaurant is Kamukī native and Maryknoll graduate Tim Lee. His family also owns the Korean restaurant Sorabol in Honolulu.

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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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Stephanie Han

Stephanie Han was a producer for The Conversation.

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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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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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