The Conversation: Damien Memorial School lawsuit; Hawaiʻi's Volcano Circus

By Catherine Cruz,

DW Gibson

Published September 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM HST

Retired FBI agent and Damien Memorial School graduate Arnold Laanui wins a wrongful termination lawsuit against his alma mater | Read HPR's past coverage | Full Story
Honolulu Civil Beat's Megan Tagami reports on where Hawaiʻi's public school enrollment is dropping fastest | Full Story
Hawaiʻi's Volcano Circus Executive Director Morgan Langham discusses the charter school's expansion | Full Story
The Conversation revisits an interview with This American Life's Ira Glass | Full Story (Dec. 2019)

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