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Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 260 episodes
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The Conversation is a weekday show on HPR’s news and information program stream, KHPR 88.1FM. For, by, and about the people of Hawaii, The shows host Chris Vandercook will be talking to all sorts of people about all sorts of things, from the state’s budget crisis to huli-huli chicken, and audience involvement and comment is invited.
Unknown Host hosts The Conversation, a news show with 260 episodes published.
Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami shares how the Garden Isle fared during Hurricane Lala; business owners and residents from O'ahu and Hawai'i Island share how they're rebuilding amid storm damage and continued power outages.
City and state officials deliver the latest updates on Hawaiʻi's recovery after Hurricane Lala; residents share their experience in the aftermath.
HPR’s Bill Dorman reports with the latest developments on Tropical Storm Lala; Mililani Trask, sister of Haunani Kay-Trask, responds to a possibly AI-generated use of her late sister's likeness.
Hoʻola Na Pua, an organization committed to preventing sex trafficking, appoints a new CEO; University of Murcia archaeologist Miguel Valério studies different lunar calendars from across the Pacific Islands.
HPR speaks with state Sen. Karl Rhoads about concerns around a possibly AI-generated campaign commercial; Punahou School President Mike Latham discusses the new Mary Kawena Pukui Learning Commons.
HPR’s Cassie Ordonio reports on the results for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs races; Mokulele Airlines begins test flights with BETA Technologies' fully-electric Alia aircrafts.
HPR reviews the results of the 2026 primary election; national Solar Observatory scientists capture the highest-resolution images of the surface of the sun ever taken.
On the eve of the 2026 primary election, The Conversation highlights past stories about engaging in the democratic process.
Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori speaks with HPR about his journey and connection with the Pacific; HPR speaks with District 4 voters and Tommy Waters about his ousting from the election.
JERA Vice President of Development Erik Montague answers questions about liquefied natural gas; fingerboard and kendama enthusiasts share where their passions have taken them.
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda speaks with HPR about her time spent in Maui three years after the Lahaina fires; Honolulu Department of Planning & Permitting director Dawn Takeuchi Apuna explains why CivCheck, an AI tool, is requ
Clinical psychologist Dr. Amithea Love explains a new pilot program to ease the state’s mental health physician shortage; HPR speaks with Hele Rolls food truck owners and America's Got Talent duo Nyjah Rhythm and Zyah Rh
HPR's Mark Ladao reports on the latest developments in the bribery case involving Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke; Podcaster Kamaka Dias reflects on his time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar.
Today, our panel discusses a new statewide policy to restrict student cell phone usage beginning next school year — which starts next week.
Increased fuel prices from the Iran war place a burden on TheBus budget; Former UH head swim coach Jans Prins breaks down the biomechanics of swimming in his new book, "Freestyle Biomechanics."
Honolulu Civil Beat’s Ben Angarone and UH political science professor Colin Moore discuss City Councilmember Tommy Waters’ ineligibility to run for office; Hawai’i residents react to the new restrictions on truck bed-rid
International military officials share their thoughts as RIMPAC 2026 concludes; Deputy State Epidemiologist Dr. Nathan Tan explains the recent national outbreak Cyclosporiasis
The Conversation takes a look through the archives to curate a list of local literature to add to your library.
Sen. Karl Rhoads, longtime chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reflects on his career in the State Legislature; Vicky Durand and Indrajit Gunasekara, of the Koali Niu Coconut Gene Bank, share how the nonprofit prese
Nainoa Thomspon, CEO of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, and Chamorro navigator Ron Acfalle pay tribute to the late Grand Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur; musical artist Tavana becomes the new owner of beloved bar and
Miguel Valério
University of Murcia
1 appearance on this show
Mike Latham
Punahou School
1 appearance on this show
Ken Quintanilla
Guam Red Cross
1 appearance on this show
Sherry Menor
Chamber of Commerce Hawaii
1 appearance on this show
Mark Suiso
Makaha Mangoes
1 appearance on this show
Thomas Mangloña II
Northern Mariana Islands
1 appearance on this show
Vassilis Syrmos
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1 appearance on this show
Chad Koyanagi
street psychiatry
1 appearance on this show
Camron Hurt
Common Cause Hawaii
1 appearance on this show
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The Conversation is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under News (politics) and has published 260 episodes.
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