The Conservation: Vacation rental regulations; 'Before the Moon Falls' doc

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender

Published October 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM HST

Gordon Zane with the Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation discusses vacation rental regulations | Full Story
Kimberlee Bassford talks about the dark turn her new documentary "Before the Moon Falls" took when its subject, Samoan writer Sia Figiel, was arrested for murder | Full Story
HPR's Cassie Ordonio speaks with Bay Area rapper Ruby Ibarra, who recently performed at Capitol Modern | Full Story
Musician Marcus Moore takes the helm of Evening Concert on Fridays on HPR-2 | Full Story

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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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