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Happy Halloween! On today's broadcast, we're revisiting some of our spookiest interviews. Get ready for graves, ghosts, and creepy-crawlies galore!

The Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) laboratory director David Karl spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the groundbreaking research he’s been involved in at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus.

Researchers Collin Aldridge and KaiLeiʻa Duriano spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about their two-year fellowship with The Nature Conservancy.

C-MORE Lab Director David Karl reflects on the lab's greatest discoveries over the last 15 years; Hawaiʻi Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Paula Adams talks about the demand for child care across the state

Researchers Megan Porter and Becky Chong received a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2022 to study biodiversity in Hawaiʻi Island's lava tubes. "We're still finding new species all the time," Porter said.

Ben Jones, director of ocean science and technology for the UH Applied Research Laboratory, spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the delayed reef and energy project moving to an area near Kalaeloa, Oʻahu.

Researchers are exploring technologies that would pull carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the ocean. That technology could be a powerful tool to address climate change, but what impact might it have on the waters around Hawaiʻi?

A Stanford University Ph.D. student from Molokaʻi is researching coral genetics in Maui Nui. As HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, his results could impact our understanding of reef health across Hawaiʻi.

Researcher Mikinley Weaver spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about new research into lice found on wedge-tailed shearwaters.

Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of a ceasefire deal; Research suggests a gene variant carried by people from American Samoa, Tonga, and Hawaiʻi may be linked to obesity