The Conversation: A hana hou show on planes, trains, and automobiles

By Catherine Cruz,

Maddie Bender, Laura Dux

Published July 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM HST

Various historical artifacts inside the restored WWI-era boxcar.

Today on The Conversation, we bring you a multi-modal show exploring the history of travel and transportation.

Historian Jeff Livingston shares the story of a recently restored WWI-era boxcar | Full Story (Feb. 2025)
RC Drift Team Saiko co-founder Roy Urata on the subculture of remote control car drifting | Full Story (July 2025)
98-year-old Gilbert Hicks, Hawaiian Airlines' oldest-living former pilot, tells tales from his career with the local carrier | Full Story (May 2026)

Tags

Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

See stories by Catherine Cruz

Maddie Bender

Maddie Bender is the executive producer of The Conversation. She also provided production assistance on HPR's "This Is Our Hawaiʻi" podcast. Contact her at mbender@hawaiipublicradio.org.

See stories by Maddie Bender

Laura Dux

Laura Dux was the 2025 Society of Professional Journalists Summer Intern for The Conversation at HPR.

See stories by Laura Dux

More Episodes

The Conversation: Super Typhoon Bavi strikes Rota; New Driver’s License

Catherine Cruz, Kevin Allen, Derrick Malama, DW Gibson, Addis Belay

Northern Mariana Islands journalist Thomas Mangloña II shares his firsthand account of the destruction left by Super Typhoon Bavi; Hawaiʻi locals and city officials share their thoughts on the Driver’s License redesign.
The Conversation: Bringing golf back to Hawaiʻi; Funding foster youth

Catherine Cruz, Maddie Bender

A new pro golf tournament, Play Hawaiʻi Golf, is being organized to replace The Sentry tournament by the PGA Tour; Maui philanthropist Ed Freedman talks about funding investment accounts for Hawaiʻi foster youth.