The Conversation

University of Hawaii biologist Tim Tricas has been listening and recording the fantastic sounds of Hawaii's coral reef inhabitants; Kuleana filmmaker Brian Kohne tells us about the challenges of marketing an independent film; an interview with Fred Barberia, KTUH's first GM, on the station's 50th anniversary; the latest on the adoption scheme targeting vulnerable Micronesian mothers.

Hong Kong-Mainland China Conflict; Ala Wai Flood Control Project; How Can Fish Poop Save Our Beaches?; Myles Fukunaga Trial Book

Local startup gets funding from NASA, Air Force; Hawaii Energy helps nonprofits go green; Hawaii's GOP stands by Trump; Ag Conference wants to grow students

UH Master Lease on Mauna Kea; Lawmaker Rundown on Mauna Kea; Marathon Runner and Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me Host Peter Sagal; Kidney Transplant Legacy

German group seeks to restore historic gate; HI Arts Lab's modern take on Dichterliebe; Winding down the Damon Estate; Relocating Maui's endangered birds

Menehune Mystery; Mission Houses Living History; Tourism "Green Fee"; New Zealand Ohia

March against domestic violence recruits businessmen; Paralympian curler offers life lessons; Hot water bleaches coral reefs; UH professor takes deep dive down Mariana Trench

Cyber-security; CEO of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Kealoha Update; Aerial LFA Treatment

Aloha United Way celebrates 100 years; Rep. Ed Case on military funding and the environment; Problems moving the state's jails; UH astronomer witnesses black hole ripping apart star

Hawaii Road Usage Charge Project; Senator Mazie Hirono; City Fine Settlement; Hawaiian language and history at Kennedy Theater

Oral History of Hawaii's Plantation Stores; Pedestrian Safety; Converstion with the Pakistani Council General

Building Hawaii's future tech workforce; Podcast highlights Hawaii's National Parks; Honolulu overpays its workers, doesn't ask for it back; Conversation with head of public schools Christina Kishimoto

In today's call-in show, we talked CBD in Hawaii. What is it? And why do you see it advertised and for sale everywhere? It's in oils, food, lotions and creams, even though the state Department of Health says state law prohibits it in cosmetics.

The compound is found in hemp and marijuana, but it doesn't get you high. Across the country, state and federal regulators seem to be at odds about whether CBD is safe or legal. 

Our guests today are:

• Greg Edwards, Supervisor, Hawaii Department of Health, Food and Drug Branch
• Me Fuimaono-Poe, Family Nurse Practitioner at Malie Cannabis Clinic

Maui Clean Water Act Case Update from County Council Chair Kelly King; Spotlight on Institute for Biogenesis Research; Number of Green Jobs Unclear; Historic Footage Preserved at Ulu Ulu at UH West Oahu

Hawaii's youth join global climate strike; Symposium talks modernist architecture; AC could hurt Hawaii's energy goals; Kauai Folk Festival brings roots music to Garden Island; Hawaii Artspace Alliance looks for innovative storytellers

Healthcare Association of Hawaii addresses healthcare job vacancies; Medical care for Hawaii's homeless; Bringing your own containers to restaurants; Manoa Valley Theatre's new Artistic Director Kip Wilborn

Listen to stories from flower lei sellers from the 1980s, courtesy of the University of Hawaii's Center for Oral History. In studio with host Catherine Cruz is HPR's Bill Dorman and Greg Pai, former state economist and whose family once grew carnations for lei on Wilhelmina Rise. 

Callers also chimed in with their favorite floral lei memories.

Do you have your own stories and memories of lei flowers? Call our Talk Back line at (808) 792-8217 and leave a message. We may air it in a future episode.

TMT Twitter account spoofed; OceanObs'19 conference comes to Honolulu; Fresh ahi shortage; Preparing the shipping industry for disaster

We talk e-cigarettes and vaping in Hawaii with Lola Irvin and Dr. Lance Ching from the state Department of Health; and Jostin Iriarte and Shannon Stevenson from Hi Lyfe Vaporz.

Click here for the FDA's Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan

Click here for Stanford's Tobacco Prevention Toolkit

Hawaii Prepares for Slowing Economy; Food Security for Hawaii residents; Counting everyone for the 2020 Census; The Link Between Ancient Rome and Hawaii's Traffic; The Arts at Marks Garage Reaches Crucial Juncture

This morning we talk with Hawaii's Consumer Advocate Dean Nishina.

He's charged with protecting your interests when the electric company wants to raise rates, or telecommunications firms want to merge. With the state's lofty green energy goals, the landscape across the state is changing in a big way. How do we balance the needs of a utility company with that of the consumer.

City’s Homeless Programs; Hula for Health; Waialua Sunflowers; Okinawa Obon and Festival

Mauna Convoy; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day; Tulsi Gabbard's high paid consultant; Researching New Zealand Ohia

We talk renewable energy with studio guests Peter Rosegg and Shannon Tangonan of Hawaiian Electric Co., and Ulupono Initiative President Murray Clay.

UH Dealing with TMT Protester Absences; Universal Design and Aging in Place; Kealoha Trial's Rising Costs; Planting 11,000 Trees in a Day; Mai Poina Walking Tour

Today, we throw the spotlight on beneficial bugs. They care the good guys in your garden. How do you encourage more of them to hang around? Are you planting things that invite bad bugs? What's a gardener to do?

This morning we welcome Darcy Oishi, the Biological Control Section Chief for the Hawaii Department of Agriculture; Chrissy Mogren, Assistant Researcher at the University of Hawaii; and Andrew Nowinski, aka "Da Bug Doctor," who holds 'green' pest control workshops with the Honolulu Board of Water Supply.

Click here to find out more about plants for bees in Hawaii.

Kapu Aloha; Made in China 2025; Prison Oversight Commission; Honolulu Marathon Study; Stargazer; Ko Olina Race Event

East West Center Perspectives on Asia Pacific; UH Regents, Gut and Replace; Monsanto Lawsuits; Election Security