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The Conversation: Keeping Hawaiʻi connected; Upcoming immigration conference

Downed power lines caused by Hurricane Lowell are seen across a road Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Hanapēpē, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.
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Downed power lines caused by Hurricane Lowell are seen across a road Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Hanapēpē, Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi.

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

  • Rommel Angeles, an associate Vice President with Verizon, shares how they’re keeping customers connected after hurricanes impacted Hawaiʻi’s communication lines
  • Seth Colby, Director of the Hawaii Economic Association, discusses artificial intelligence’s impact on the state’s healthcare and economy
  • Organizers of the inaugural Hawaiʻi Immigration & Inclusion Conference discuss the event and the need for immigrant protection 
  • In a hana hou interview, author Christine Kuehn uncovers her family’s dark history as spies for the Axis powers in Hawaiʻi in her best-selling memoir | Full Story
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
Lillian Tsang is the senior producer of The Conversation. She has been part of the talk show team since it first aired in 2011. Contact her at ltsang@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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