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A Kauaʻi singer is competing in the current season of NBC's "The Voice." Her blind audition performance, a cover of "Our Day Will Come" by Ruby & the Romantics, earned her a spot on the show after Gwen Stefani turned her chair around.
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An inclusive painting and concert event has been curated for neurodivergent people. The event will take place this Sunday. The Conversation talked to the event organizers Jackie Perreira and musician Kelsea Armstrong to learn more.
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A local union leader shares the view from the picket lines as the Hilton Hawaiian Village strike heads into its second month; Oceanit has received $4 million to continue its research on growing mini-organs for disease treatment
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A new University of Hawaiʻi study will look into the power of music as medicine for local kupuna. The Conversation talked to Jane Lee, associate professor of social work at UH and Katsumi Takemoto,
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A UH volleyball coach talks about his journey with dyslexia; Two researchers explore whether the sounds of the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute, may have healing properties
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The story of an undocumented Chinese immigrant trapped in an elevator for 81 hours is the premise of Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre’s season opener, "Stuck Elevator." The Conversation talked to John Hoomes about directing the show.
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HPR speaks with the two finalists in the selection process to become the next president of the University of Hawaiʻi; A local historian shares the storied history of Big Island beekeeping
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Amy Iwano has been the head of the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra for only a few months — but she’s already taking the lead by collaborating with music director Dane Lam. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on her financial and creative visions for the orchestra.
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Part of the Filipino diaspora met over the summer in Northern California with Indigenous music and dance masters from the Philippines. The three days were a return to sounds and roots. HPR contributor Jia Jung reports on a music camp like no other.
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A new play celebrating 1930s Hawaiian music and its influence on contemporary Hawaiian music premieres at the University of Hawaiʻi on Friday. The Conversation talked to Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker to learn more.