The Conversation: Hawaiʻi’s place in the Asia-Pacific; Chocolate and tourism

By Bill Dorman,

Jacob Aloi

Published October 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM HST

The USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. returns to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaiʻi on Sept. 28, 2026.

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

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Jacob Aloi is the executive producer of HPR’s daily news program “The Conversation.” Contact Jacob at jaloi@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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