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The Conversation: HECO power restoration; Jones Act waiver

Catherine Cruz
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HPR

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

  • Hawaiian Electric executive Jim Kelly discusses the hurdles utility crews faced as they tried to restore power in areas impacted by the Kona lows
  • Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CEO Keliʻi Akina discusses whether a temporary waiver of the Jones Act by President Trump should be permanent
  • Don Lefeve, CEO of the American Car Rental Association, shares the industry's concerns about a legislative bill that would increase the tax on purchases or imports of new rental cars
  • Children's author Tae Keller intertwines fate and friendship in her book "When Tomorrow Burns"
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
Jason Ubay is the managing editor at Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Send your story ideas to him at jubay@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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