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The Conversation

The Conversation: ACLU; Nami Kaze chef's next venture

By Catherine Cruz,
Ashley Mizuo, Lillian Tsang
Published January 23, 2026 at 10:52 AM HST
ALCU Hawaiʻi tables along with The
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ALCU Hawaiʻi tables along with The Legal Clinic on opening day of the 2026 legislative session. (Jan. 21, 2026)

  • Deborah Archer, national president of the American Civil Liberties Union, discusses how the work of the organization has changed under the second Trump administration
  • HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on new research that sheds light on a tiger shark mating mystery
  • HPR contributor Sarah Burchard talks with Chef Jason Peel about his decision to close Nami Kaze at Pier 38 and his next culinary venture
  • Author and illustrator Erzsi Kuba Palko introduces young readers to Hawaiʻi's native species with the new children's book "Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree"
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Lillian Tsang
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