Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Conversation: Limiting vaccine exemptions for keiki; South Korean politics
Hye-ryeon Lee, who is the chair of the School of Communication and Information and studies health communication at UH Mānoa, on vaccine hesitancy; Ea…
1 year ago
The Conversation: NOAA federal cuts; New Hawaiʻi publication
Former NOAA Chief Scientist Sylvia Earle shares the effects further cuts to the agency could have on public access; A. Kam Napier, editor-in-chief of…
1 year ago
The Conversation: Hōkūleʻa's 50th birthday; Religious decline
Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson talks about the principles that have guided the organization’s work and how he views the next generat…
1 year ago
The Conversation: Funding freeze court ruling; HOH808 funding still frozen
Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez hails a court ruling against the Trump administration that will unfreeze federal funds for some programs; Federal…
1 year ago
The Conversation: Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami; 'Ride the Cyclone' musical
Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami responds to questions from HPR listeners; Members of the cast and crew of "Ride the Cyclone" share a preview of the "deli…
1 year ago
The Conversation: Maui County snapshot; Food insecurity and mental health
Maui Mayor Rick Bissen gives a snapshot of Maui County; UHERO Professor of Health Economics Ruben Juarez lays out the link between food insecurity an…
1 year ago
The Conversation: Operation Hire Hawaiʻi; Kumu hula pays tribute to Roberta Flack
The state Director of Human Resources Brenna Hashimoto tracks efforts to hire laid-off federal workers for vacant state positions through Operation H…
1 year ago
The Conversation: Protests to DEI cuts; Hawaiʻi Island conservation workers laid off
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and Hawaiʻi Rep. Jill Tokuda speak before a crowd protesting cuts to DEI programs at an Allies in Resistance rally; Eric-Preston…
1 year ago
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Songs of Resilience & Joy
Gov. Josh Green responds to the recent federal firings by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency; Composer Māhealani Uchiyama shares the unt…
1 year ago