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The Conversation

The Conversation: Call for blood donors; Artificial intelligence

By Catherine Cruz,
Maddie Bender, Jason Ubay
Published November 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM HST
A Blood Bank of Hawaiʻi bloodmobile.
Blood Bank of Hawaiʻi
A Blood Bank of Hawaiʻi blood mobile.

  • Kim-Anh Nguyen, the CEO of the Blood Bank of Hawaiʻi, shares the urgent need for donors
  • Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Nick Grube reports on how the U.S. Justice Department is working to recover funds after Christopher Dawson, a prominent Hawaiʻi defense contractor who died in 2024, allegedly embezzled millions of dollars | Full Story
  • Joe Kent, Grassroot Institute executive vice president, on creating OpenHearings, an artificial intelligence program that monitors government hearings
  • A. Kam Napier, editor of Aloha State Daily, chats with HPR about AI transcriptions gone wrong
  • Author Kim Scott talks about her books "Radical Respect" and "Radical Candor" | 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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