The Conversation

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Whether you live in our state or far from our shores, you’ll know what’s happening in Hawaiʻi with HPR's daily hour of locally focused discussions of public affairs, ideas, culture and the arts. Guests from across the islands and around the world provide perspectives on life in Hawaiʻi — and issues that have not yet reached Hawaiʻi. Hosted by HPR's Catherine Cruz. Have something to say? Send a comment to talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org or call our talkback line at 808-792-8217.

Episode Date
The Conversation: Legal battles in Trump's first 100 days; Workers' March
May 01, 2025
The Conversation: Funding cut for native seed bank project; Manu-o-Kū festival
Apr 30, 2025
The Conversation: Trump's 100 days in office; DOGE impact tracker
Apr 29, 2025
The Conversation: Deep-sea mining; New Waiʻanae caterpillar discovered
Apr 28, 2025
The Conversation Hana Hou: Ocean stories caught on film
Apr 25, 2025
The Conversation: State legislature; Hawaiʻi History Day competition
Apr 24, 2025
The Conversation: Tariffs affect flowers and fashion; Kingfishers
Apr 23, 2025
The Conversation: Fed cuts hit UH; Trump's commercial fishing order
Apr 22, 2025
The Conversation: Fishing in marine national monument; Merrie Monarch
Apr 21, 2025
The Conversation: A call-in show on Social Security concerns
Apr 18, 2025
The Conversation: Trump takes aim at collective bargaining; Auto industry
Apr 17, 2025
The Conversation: Disaster recovery; Lt. Gov. Luke talks ag priorities
Apr 16, 2025
The Conversation: Tariffs' role in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi's overthrow; Sea level rise
Apr 15, 2025
The Conversation: Tariffs; Pacific Forums celebrates 50 years
Apr 14, 2025
The Conversation: What tariffs could mean for Hawaiʻi; Measles vaccine
Apr 11, 2025
The Conversation: Measles; Student funds scholarships through recycling
Apr 10, 2025
The Conversation: French diplomat visits Hawaiʻi; Peace Corps
Apr 09, 2025
The Conversation: U.S. Dept. of Education cuts; Whales in Lahaina
Apr 08, 2025
The Conversation: Protesters rally against Trump; Trump faces off with law firm
Apr 07, 2025
The Conversation: Distracted Driving Awareness Month; Reggae music history
Apr 04, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green on Trump tariffs; Marriage benefits
Apr 03, 2025
The Conversation: Library funding in question; Local journalism
Apr 02, 2025
The Conversation: Trump and Musk Protest; Protecting your genetic data
Apr 01, 2025
The Conversation: Myanmar earthquake; Fatalities spike for bike riders, pedestrians
Mar 31, 2025
The Conversation: Live from Hawaiʻi Island; Parker Ranch, Greenwell Gardens
Mar 28, 2025
The Conversation: Disaster prep for kūpuna; Lāhainā Film Festival comes to Oʻahu
Mar 27, 2025
The Conversation: EPA head tours Red Hill, Maui burn-zone; Coral nursery
Mar 26, 2025
The Conversation: Indo-Pacific national security; Hawaiʻi's housing market
Mar 25, 2025
The Conversation: Federal funding cuts could affect school meals; Iguana Study
Mar 24, 2025
The Conversation Hana Hou: Hawaiʻi takes home top prizes
Mar 21, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; DHHL looks for new ways to reduce homestead wait list
Mar 20, 2025
The Conversation: Trump's moves against the U.S. Institute of Peace; Domestic violence bill
Mar 19, 2025
The Conversation: Startup news outlet highlights housing; Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony
Mar 18, 2025
The Conversation: Snapshot of the retail industry; Anime in Honolulu
Mar 18, 2025
The Conversation: A panel discussion on the state of the economy
Mar 14, 2025
The Conversation: 5 years of COVID-19; Red Hill update
Mar 13, 2025
The Conversation: Limiting vaccine exemptions for keiki; South Korean politics
Mar 12, 2025
The Conversation: NOAA federal cuts; New Hawaiʻi publication
Mar 11, 2025
The Conversation: Hōkūleʻa's 50th birthday; Religious decline
Mar 10, 2025
The Conversation: Funding freeze court ruling; HOH808 funding still frozen
Mar 07, 2025
The Conversation: Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami; 'Ride the Cyclone' musical
Mar 06, 2025
The Conversation: Maui County snapshot; Food insecurity and mental health
Mar 05, 2025
The Conversation: Operation Hire Hawaiʻi; Kumu hula pays tribute to Roberta Flack
Mar 04, 2025
The Conversation: Protests to DEI cuts; Hawaiʻi Island conservation workers laid off
Mar 03, 2025
The Conversation: Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi hana hou
Feb 28, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Songs of Resilience & Joy
Feb 27, 2025
The Conversation: Geothermal energy; Turning ag land into agroforests
Feb 26, 2025
The Conversation: Digital ag forms; Art and emerging technologies
Feb 25, 2025
The Conversation: Constitutionality of executive orders; Native bee
Feb 24, 2025
The Conversation live from Waikīkī: Sea level rise and climate change
Feb 21, 2025
The Conversation: Media blackouts; Local teacher creates viral videos with AI
Feb 20, 2025
The Conversation: Homeless relocation program; Diabetes management
Feb 19, 2025
The Conversation: 'Not My President' rally; Kalani Peʻa wins 4th Grammy
Feb 18, 2025
The Conversation: Artificial intelligence in the military; Paint Maui Invitational
Feb 14, 2025
The Conversation: Indo-Pacific Command; Hawaiian language month at HPR
Feb 13, 2025
The Conversation: Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi; HPU starts new PA training
Feb 12, 2025
The Conversation: Wildfire settlement; Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda
Feb 11, 2025
The Conversation: Immigration; Remembering the work of artist Satoru Abe
Feb 10, 2025
The Conversation: A hana hou show on survival amid stormy seas
Feb 07, 2025
The Conversation: Immigration; Ties between whale songs and human language
Feb 06, 2025
The Conversation: Palestinian activist reacts to Trump's Gaza remarks; Drone light shows
Feb 05, 2025
The Conversation: Kealoha case updates; Trump affects local programs
Feb 04, 2025
The Conversation: Historic boxcar restored; Climate author talks current moment
Feb 03, 2025
The Conversation: Molokaʻi travel woes; Hawaiʻi nonprofits face funding uncertainty
Jan 31, 2025
The Conversation: Public beach access; Rare eye condition on Hawaiʻi Island
Jan 30, 2025
The Conversation: Rep. Ed Case, AUW react to Trump action on federal grants
Jan 29, 2025
The Conversation: Impacts of Trump's executive orders; Community gardens
Jan 28, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's archive of moving images; Plastic-degrading fungi
Jan 27, 2025
The Conversation: The Great Fire in Chinatown
Jan 24, 2025
The Conversation: Photographing The Eddie; ʻŌhiʻa Love Fest
Jan 23, 2025
The Conversation: State of the State reactions; Bad Bunny spotlights Hawaiʻi in new song
Jan 22, 2025
The Conversation: Green's State of the State address; Trump's executive orders
Jan 21, 2025
The Conversation: Point in Time Count; The history of the Hui Panalāʻau
Jan 17, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Climate change in California
Jan 16, 2025
The Conversation: Legislative session starts; Exhibit shows Hawaiian monarchy
Jan 15, 2025
The Conversation: Illegal fireworks; ʻUlu's ties to Brazil's slave trade
Jan 14, 2025
The Conversation: Office of Hawaiian Affairs; How to name a quasi-moon
Jan 13, 2025
The Conversation: EPA under Trump; Pro wrestler fights for Hawaiʻi's ecosystems
Jan 10, 2025
The Conversation: A panel discussion on enforcing illegal fireworks laws
Jan 09, 2025
The Conversation: Honolulu rail service limited; Turning native plants into dyes
Jan 08, 2025
The Conversation: NYE blast update; The artistry of Swiss posters
Jan 07, 2025
The Conversation: A panel discussion on the deadly NYE firework blast
Jan 06, 2025
The Conversation: Lawmakers respond to fireworks explosion; South Korea
Jan 03, 2025
The Conversation: Illegal fireworks; Stranded sea turtles
Jan 02, 2025
The Conversation: 2024 in review
Dec 31, 2024
The Conversation: Kīlauea activity; Coconut plantations on Pacific atolls
Dec 30, 2024
The Conversation: Maui recovery; Native Hawaiian filmmaker makes his mark on 'Moana 2'
Dec 27, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi artists receive Gish Prize, 'genius grant' and more
Dec 26, 2024
The Conversation: Revitalizing downtown Honolulu; Students help each other with AI
Dec 24, 2024
The Conversation: Avian flu surveillance; Filipino community after Lahaina fire
Dec 23, 2024
The Conversation: Live from Kula; Remembering José Fajardo
Dec 20, 2024
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green's first state budget; Maui wildfire stories
Dec 19, 2024
The Conversation: Honolulu climate change office; Effects of plastic on Hawaiʻi seabirds
Dec 18, 2024
The Conversation: Peace activist barred from South Korea; Red Hill study
Dec 17, 2024
The Conversation: Health care reforms; The legacy of Henrietta Lacks
Dec 16, 2024
The Conversation: The manhunt for Luigi Mangione; Oʻahu's new landfill
Dec 13, 2024
The Conversation: Avian flu in marine mammals; Hawaiian sovereignty
Dec 12, 2024
The Conversation: Avian flu; DMV allows online written tests
Dec 11, 2024
The Conversation: Wastewater rate hike; Avian flu in local ducks
Dec 10, 2024
The Conversation: 1M pounds of trash from Papahānaumokuākea; Agroforestry
Dec 09, 2024
The Conservation: Artificial intelligence hana hou
Dec 06, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiian Airlines tattoo policy; Cirque du Soleil ‘Auana
Dec 05, 2024
The Conversation: Honolulu empty house tax; Educational technology
Dec 04, 2024
The Conversation: Lānaʻi seed bank; Vintage baseball league
Dec 03, 2024
The Conversation: DOE funding; Local businesses embrace indoor murals
Dec 02, 2024
The Conversation: A panel discussion on rediscovering Hawaiʻi's roots
Nov 27, 2024
The Conversation: 2022 Maunaloa eruption research; Surviving a shipwreck
Nov 26, 2024
The Conversation: A panel discussion on food sustainability
Nov 25, 2024
The Conversation: Impactful teachers hana hou
Nov 22, 2024
The Conversation: Gov. Green on Trump's cabinet picks; National Adoption Month
Nov 21, 2024
The Conversation: Invasive corals; The secret to Hawaiian checkers
Nov 20, 2024
The Conversation: Avian flu; Saving Hawaiʻi's smallest honeycreeper
Nov 19, 2024
The Conversation: Red Hill reports; Indigenous crisis resilience
Nov 18, 2024
The Conversation: Live from Kauaʻi; Mayor reacts to the election
Nov 15, 2024
The Conversation: Historic sail of the SS Kaimiloa; Kalākaua's 150th Jubilee
Nov 14, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi economic action plan; Archeology on Kauaʻi
Nov 13, 2024
The Conversation: Disparities in cancer care; Giant clam genetics
Nov 12, 2024
The Conversation: Lahaina wildfire settlement; McKinley art exhibit
Nov 08, 2024
The Conversation: A panel discussion on how to manage stress as a parent
Nov 07, 2024
The Conversation: A panel discussion on what the election results mean for Hawaiʻi
Nov 06, 2024
The Conversation: Election Day; Hawaiʻi sees growth in salon industry
Nov 05, 2024
The Conversation: A panel discussion on Hawaiʻi's health care worker shortage
Nov 04, 2024
The Conversation: World War II history hana hou
Nov 01, 2024
The Conversation: Invasive plant diseases; Hawaiʻi's haunted places
Oct 31, 2024
The Conversation: State Archives flood protections; Longest-serving city worker
Oct 30, 2024
The Conversation: Flood resilience; Kauaʻi resident on 'The Voice'
Oct 29, 2024
The Conversation: Mānoa Valley flood 20th anniversary; Hawaiʻi Island mayoral candidates
Oct 28, 2024
The Conversation: Local surgeon provides aid in Gaza; DOH project removes lead from schools
Oct 26, 2024
The Conversation: Waikīkī hotel strike; Local lab works to grow mini-organs
Oct 24, 2024
The Conversation: Dyslexia Awareness Month; Music as medicine
Oct 23, 2024
The Conversation: State security efforts; Voter engagement
Oct 22, 2024
The Conversation: PFAS traces in Navy water samples; Climate at the Legislature
Oct 21, 2024
The Conversation: ʻOhana hana hou show
Oct 18, 2024
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Honolulu Pride celebrations
Oct 17, 2024
The Conversation: Wally 'Famous' Amos; New opera follows man trapped in elevator
Oct 16, 2024
The Conversation: Elections Commission; New plant species found on Kauaʻi
Oct 15, 2024
The Conversation: Two finalists for UH leader; Beekeeping in Kona
Oct 14, 2024
The Conversation: New leadership at HPU; New doc on hit TV show 'Lost'
Oct 11, 2024
The Conversation: Harbor disaster prep; Hawaiʻi's child care crisis
Oct 10, 2024
The Conversation: Cybersecurity tips; 'Venice of the Pacific'
Oct 09, 2024
The Conversation: Charter amendment questions; José Fajardo fundraiser
Oct 08, 2024
The Conversation: Hamas attack on Israel 1 year later; Remembering Michael Titterton
Oct 08, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi civic clubs hana hou
Oct 04, 2024
The Conversation: Lahaina fire origin and cause; Timeshares
Oct 03, 2024
The Conversation: Education workforce; Disaster response
Oct 02, 2024
The Conversation: Tourism forecast; New website for disaster survivors
Oct 01, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Tourism Conference; World Teachers' Day
Sep 30, 2024
The Conversation: Hilton hotel worker strike; Disease in feral pigs
Sep 27, 2024
The Conversation: Coqui frogs on Oʻahu; Small business fair in Pearl City
Sep 26, 2024
The Conversation: Using AI to track forest birds; The unusual sex life of Hawaiʻi crickets
Sep 25, 2024
The Conversation: Hotel workers' strike; Kauaʻi cesspools
Sep 24, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiian-Alaska merger; Arrests during nurses' protest
Sep 23, 2024
The Conversation: Construction ramp-up; Chef completes wild food challenge
Sep 20, 2024
The Conversation: Native Hawaiians priced out of paradise; Wave energy
Sep 19, 2024
The Conversation: Nurse-patient ratios; Honolulu e-bike regulations
Sep 18, 2024
The Conversation: Kapi‘olani leadership; Ramping up the construction workforce
Sep 17, 2024
The Conversation: Kapiʻolani nurses locked out; AI in journalism
Sep 16, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiian Royals Hana Hou
Sep 13, 2024
The Conversation: Gov. Green on labor negotiations; Hawaiʻi's connection with Italy
Sep 12, 2024
The Conversation: Hotel worker labor talks; New surf film
Sep 12, 2024
The Conversation: Civil discourse; Sweat science
Sep 10, 2024
The Conversation: Tracking dengue in Hawaiʻi; Hawaiian music legend Marlene Sai
Sep 09, 2024
The Conversation: Nurses plan a walkout; Maui fire data gaps
Sep 06, 2024
The Conversation: Maui fire data gaps; How to improve your math skills
Sep 05, 2024
The Conversation: State economic data; Get rid of lower back pain
Sep 04, 2024
The Conversation: Labor strikes; Vanuatu's legal action on climate change
Sep 03, 2024
The Conversation: Labor Day hana hou
Aug 30, 2024
The Conversation: Scouting America update; Local semiconductor industry
Aug 29, 2024
The Conversation: Union contract disputes; Red Hill water testing
Aug 28, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi County storm prep; Surf break conservation
Aug 27, 2024
The Conversation: Papaya disease; AI app for keiki
Aug 26, 2024
The Conversation: Russia-Ukraine conflict; Duke's impact on the Olympics
Aug 23, 2024
The Conversation: ʻAiea well; Native Hawaiian Legal Corp.
Aug 22, 2024
The Conversation: Rail contract update; Maui music nonprofit to take final bow
Aug 22, 2024
The Conversation: Alaska-Hawaiian merger; ʻAiea well contaminants
Aug 20, 2024
The Conversation: Condo insurance; New class of chemicals detected in ʻAiea well
Aug 19, 2024
The Conversation: Football Hana Hou
Aug 16, 2024
The Conversation: Gov. Green talks DNC, wildfire settlement; Petland to close
Aug 15, 2024
The Conversation: Marking Guam liberation; 'Man of La Mancha' heads to Maui
Aug 14, 2024
The Conversation: Maui coral reef health; Hawaiian naming tradition
Aug 13, 2024
The Conversation: Primary election results; Girls flag football
Aug 12, 2024
The Conversation: Maui commemorates Aug. 8; Residents share hope for recovery
Aug 09, 2024
The Conversation: 1 year since the Lahaina fire; Lahaina land trust
Aug 08, 2024
The Conversation: Lahaina Harbor sludge; Maui mental health post-disaster
Aug 07, 2024
The Conversation: Lahaina Harbor rebuilding plans; Verizon fire resiliency
Aug 06, 2024
The Conversation: Live broadcast from Lahaina; Harbor repairs; Tourism
Aug 05, 2024
The Conversation: Mauka to makai hana hou
Aug 02, 2024
The Conversation: Breast cancer rates; New film set during volcanic eruption
Aug 01, 2024
The Conversation: Compostable plastic toys; Middle school gets $3M recording studio
Jul 31, 2024
The Conversation: Invasive fishing competition; ʻUkulele anniversary
Jul 30, 2024
The Conversation: Honolulu development; Coral reef health
Jul 29, 2024
The Conversation: Kula fire fallout; Hawaiʻi-born sprinter in Olympics
Jul 26, 2024
The Conversation: Military leases; Community investments in Waiʻanae
Jul 25, 2024
The Conversation: Presidential race; RIMPAC climate impacts
Jul 24, 2024
The Conversation: Panel discusses the future of AI
Jul 23, 2024
The Conversation: Biden drops out of the race; Keauhou Bay plans
Jul 22, 2024
The Conservation: A creepy-crawly hana hou
Jul 19, 2024
The Conversation: Panel discusses the effects of smartphones on kids
Jul 18, 2024
The Conversation: Panel discusses the state of Hawaiʻi's economy
Jul 17, 2024
The Conversation: Navy 3D printer; New research on how to repair genes
Jul 16, 2024
The Conversation: Firearm safety in film; Global reach of the ʻukulele
Jul 15, 2024
The Conversation: Medical Aid in Dying program; Nonprofit funds cataract surgery
Jul 12, 2024
The Conversation: New UH med school dean; Anti-cancer effects of kava
Jul 11, 2024
The Conversation: Maunakea telescope removed; New doc features surfing icon
Jul 10, 2024
The Conversation: Aloha Stadium; Culinary Institute of the Pacific
Jul 10, 2024
The Conversation: Presidential immunity ruling; RIMPAC 2024 kicks off
Jul 08, 2024
The Conversation: Year of the Forest Bird Hana Hou
Jul 05, 2024
The Conversation: Illegal fireworks; 'Broken Trust' audiobook
Jul 03, 2024
The Conversation: Public corruption; How to ID avocados
Jul 02, 2024
The Conversation: Skyline rail system; Miss Hawaiʻi 2023
Jul 01, 2024
The Conversation: State sheriff arrests; Honolulu power outage investigation
Jun 28, 2024
The Conversation: COVID summer surge; New season of 'Breaking Bread with Alexander'
Jun 27, 2024
The Conversation: The job market; The rare art of hula kiʻi
Jun 26, 2024
The Conversation: Falls of Clyde; Kauaʻi mayor attends national conference
Jun 25, 2024
The Conversation: Historic property insurance; Saving Kauaʻi's birds
Jun 24, 2024
The Conversation: Summer reads hana hou
Jun 21, 2024
The Conversation: Gov. Green on FestPAC; Dept. of Corrections recruitment
Jun 20, 2024
The Conversation: COVID positivity rates; Father-son sommelier duo
Jun 19, 2024
The Conversation: Kona Hospital survey; Opposition to RIMPAC 2024
Jun 18, 2024
The Conversation: FestPAC wraps up; Supporting Indigenous-led stewardship
Jun 17, 2024
The Conversation: Navy solar project comes online; Ukuleles for Lahaina fundraiser
Jun 15, 2024
The Conversation: COVID cases at FestPAC; DHHL projects
Jun 13, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi journalism; New Maui solar project is online
Jun 12, 2024
The Conversation: Falls of Clyde; Emergency preparedness
Jun 10, 2024
The Conversation: Summer reads hana hou
Jun 07, 2024
The Conversation: COVID spike; FestPAC officially begins
Jun 06, 2024
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi hosts FestPAC; French culture
Jun 05, 2024
The Conversation: Local authors; Slipper-lending library
Jun 04, 2024
The Conversation: Red Hill fuel tanks; Novel features volcano storyline
Jun 04, 2024
The Conversation: Property insurance crisis call-in show
Jun 01, 2024
The Conversation: Wildfire power outages; FestPAC preparations
May 30, 2024
The Conversation: Catching up with Rep. Jill Tokuda; Kūpuna provide STEM mentoring
May 30, 2024
The Conversation: Health care reform; Public Access Room
May 28, 2024
The Conversation: Live from Hilo Medical Center
May 24, 2024
The Conversation: Property insurance; Hilo coastline bacteria levels
May 23, 2024
The Conversation: Red Hill fumes; Hurricane season forecast
May 22, 2024
The Conversation: Ala Wai flooding risks; Oʻahu housing policy
May 21, 2024
The Conversation: Rebuilding Maui infrastructure; Big Island gun permits
May 20, 2024
The Conversation: Young voices hana hou
May 17, 2024
The Conversation: Gov. Green on homelessness; How parking affects society
May 16, 2024
The Conversation: Red Hill water; AAPI AF comedy show
May 15, 2024
The Conversation: Tax cuts; Regenerative tourism
May 14, 2024
The Conversation: Feral cats; Foster care on Big Island
May 13, 2024
The Conversation: Istanbul restaurant's mom-daughter duo; Na Leo Pilimehana
May 10, 2024
The Conversation: Lt. Gov. wants more preschools; Myanmar's civil war
May 09, 2024
The Conversation: Lt. Gov. talks broadband, early education; Native birds
May 08, 2024
The Conversation: Tourism; Endurance swim event calls for ocean health
May 07, 2024
The Conversation: Taxes; New report on cancer trends in AANHPI community
May 06, 2024
The Conversation: Maui short-term rentals; Military drinking water sampling
May 03, 2024
The Conversation: Waialeʻe boarding school; Drawings of Kaimukī
May 02, 2024
The Conversation: Student podcast on Hawaiʻi birds; Local Truman Scholar
May 01, 2024
The Conversation: Securitization; Financial literacy
Apr 30, 2024
The Conversation: Red hill fuel contamination trial; Kiwikiu
Apr 29, 2024
The Conversation: Pickleball hana hou
Apr 26, 2024
The Conversation: Red Hill trial begins Monday; Aliʻiōlani Hale
Apr 25, 2024
The Conversation: Marc Benioff; Water access for Camp Erdman
Apr 24, 2024
The Conversation: Estate tax break; Hawaiian spiders
Apr 23, 2024
The Conversation: Earth Day; Queer histories in Hawaiʻi
Apr 22, 2024
The Conversation: Kauaʻi principal takes top award; Hawaiʻi statues
Apr 19, 2024
The Conversation: Gov. Green on wildfire report, insurance crisis
Apr 18, 2024