The Conversation: Stories from Tehran; The fight over pesticide use on Kauaʻi

By Catherine Cruz,

DW Gibson, Maddie Bender

Published June 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM HST

Oʻahu resident Maseeh Ganjali shares what he's been hearing from family members in Tehran | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat's Brittany Lyte reports on the latest update in the battle over water rights in East Maui | Full Story
Travel writer Kelsey Timmerman dives into a decade-long legal battle over pesticide use on Kauaʻi in his new book "Regenerating Earth: Farmers Working with Nature to Feed our Future" | Full Story
Comedian and "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" regular Alonzo Bodden shares how the popular radio show finds humor in current events | Get tickets to Bodden's show at the Blue Note Hawaiʻi | Full Story

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