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The Conversation: Stronger Hawaiʻi Fund; Floodwater contaminants

By Catherine Cruz,
Kevin Allen, Maddie Bender
Published March 27, 2026 at 1:22 PM HST
Debris from a storm-damaged house sits against a bridge along Kaukonahua Stream, caused by flooding from severe rains in Waialua, Hawaiʻi, Friday, March 20, 2026.
Mengshin Lin
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AP
Flooded streets on Moloka'i from a severe storm that struck the island on January 29, 2023.

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

  • Terry George, CEO of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, discusses a new fund to support Hawaiʻi's resilience
  • Tyler Smith, local horse trainer and owner of Smith Equine, shares a harrowing account of the flood impacts at Dillingham Ranch
  • Arleen Velasco, co-coordinator of the Surfrider Foundation's Blue Water Task Force, shares results from the latest testing on water contaminants after the floods
  • Metropolis co-founder Courtney Fukuda shares plans to revolutionize parking with artificial intelligence
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