The Conversation: EPA head tours Red Hill, Maui burn-zone; Coral nursery

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender

Published March 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM HST

The Division of Aquatic Resources' coral nursery.

Healani Sonoda-Pale with the Red Hill Community Representation Initiative and Sierra Club Hawaiʻi’s Chapter Director Wayne Tanaka discuss the visit of EPA head Lee Zeldin to the Red Hill and the Maui burn zone | Full Story
HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on confusion around Waikōloa Village's new evacuation route | Full Story
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks about the role of facts and opinions in the newsroom ahead of the paperback release of her memoir "It. Goes. So. Fast." | Full Story
Coral nursery curator Christina Jayne shows off coral structures grown in the Division of Aquatic Resource's lab to replenish local reefs | Attend a meeting on where the state should plant new coral | Full Story

Tags

Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

See stories by Catherine Cruz

Maddie Bender

Maddie Bender was the executive producer of The Conversation until August 2026. She also provided production assistance on HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast.

See stories by Maddie Bender

Listen to Homeroom Hawaiʻi

Homeroom Hawai‘i is the story of a school year — in real time. Sponsored by HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union.

Get the Podcast

Kanikapila Vintage

Dig into the Hawaiʻi Public Radio archives with Derrick Malama and listen to the very best of Hawaiian music. Revisit sessions with Eddie Kamae and Keola Beamer, Raiatea Helm and Amy Hanaialiʻi, and more. Sponsored by Manuhealiʻi.

Listen to the podcast

More Episodes

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi’s place in the Asia-Pacific; Chocolate and tourism

Bill Dorman, Jacob Aloi

Retired Brigadier General Davil Stilwell discusses Hawaiʻi’s links to the Asia-Pacific region; Mānoa Chocolate founder Dylan Butterbaugh shares how his business has fared with this year’s decline in tourism.
The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Pat Saiki dies at 96; Homeroom Hawaiʻi

Bill Dorman, Catherine Cruz, DW Gibson

HPR reflects on the life of U.S. Rep. Pat Saiki, first Republican elected to represent Hawai’i in the House of Representatives since its statehood; after the hurricanes, HPR’s weekly segment Homeroom Hawaiʻi looks at the next thing taking schools by storm: homecoming week.