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The Conversation

The Conversation: Filipino survivors of the Lahaina wildfire; Hawaiʻi's airports

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender, DW Gibson

Published July 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM HST

The daniel k inoye airport sign in honolulu

HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on constitutional concerns over a new measure meant to support Hawaiʻi's nonprofits | Full Story
Khara Jabola-Carolus of the group Tagnawa for Maui says the Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem is misrepresenting the findings of her report about the needs of Filipino survivors of the Lahaina Fire | Read the report | Full Story
HPR's Mark Ladao reports on the future of Hawaiʻi Island Police Chief Ben Moszkowicz, which is being decided by the Hawaiʻi County Police Commission | Full Story
Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation director Ed Sniffen talks about efforts to modernize Hawaiʻi's airports | Full Story
R. Kevin Garcia Doyle, artistic director of the Hawaiʻi Shakespeare Festival, shares which of the Bard's works will be staged this summer | Full Story

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Catherine Cruz

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

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Maddie Bender

Maddie Bender is the executive producer of The Conversation. She also provided production assistance on HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at mbender@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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DW Gibson

DW Gibson is a producer of The Conversation. Contact him at dgibson@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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