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The Conversation

The Conversation: A hana hou show on local music

By Catherine Cruz,
Noe Tanigawa
Published March 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM HST
The Henry Kapono Foundation was started in 2018 by Kapono. On the Rise kicked off in February 2023.
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The Henry Kapono Foundation was started in 2018 by Henry Kapono.

On today's program, we're rebroadcasting a few of our favorite interviews with local musicians:

  • Henry Kapono Ka’aihue describes the music scene in Honolulu in the 1970s | Full Story (Feb. 2022)
  • Multi-instrumentalist Kirk Thompson of Kalapana talks about local musicians' fight for recognition in the 70s | Full Story (Feb. 2022)
  • Singer Starr Kalahiki brings to life Queen Liliʻuokalani's compositions | Full Story (Jan. 2022)

Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1.

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Catherine Cruz
Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Noe Tanigawa
Noe Tanigawa covered art, culture and ideas for two decades at Hawaiʻi Public Radio.
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