The Conversation: Aloha Tower’s Grand Reopening; Homeroom Hawaiʻi

By Catherine Cruz,

DW Gibson

Published October 15, 2026 at 11:22 AM HST

The Aloha Tower, seen before sunrise in the early morning of Oct. 15th, 2026.

The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1.

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DW Gibson joined HPR as a producer on "The Conversation" and is now the executive producer of podcasts and multimedia. Contact him at dgibson@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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