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The Conversation is a news podcast hosted by Hawaii Public Radio. It has 260 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

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.

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The Conversation: Storm impacts on Kauaʻi; Hawaiʻi Opera

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The Conversation: Storm updates; Impact to farmers

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The Conversation: Storm outlook; Water conservation

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The Conversation: Rainfall outlook; Leptospirosis risk

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The Conversation: The Army's use of AI; Rep. Elle Cochran

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Da Conversation: A hana hou show about Pidgin

7

The Conversation: Conveyance tax hike; Operation Babylift

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The Conversation: Maui flooding drove surveys; German film festival

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The Conversation: Immigration; Students' thoughts on AI

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The Conversation: 'No Kings' protests; Wahiawā Dam

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The Conversation: Stronger Hawaiʻi Fund; Floodwater contaminants

12

The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage reports; OHA emergency funds

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The Conversation: HECO power restoration; Jones Act waiver

14

The Conversation: Mānoa Valley flooding; UH Mānoa response

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The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage; Kamehameha Hwy repairs

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The Conversation: Hana hou on masters of their craft

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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Military leases

18

The Conversation: A call-in on cell phone use in schools

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The Conversation: Kona low impacts; Compost pilot program

20

The Conversation: A call-in show on public corruption

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The Conversation: Hana hou show about local music

22

The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Ed Case; Kauaʻi State of the County address

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The Conversation: Buddhism conference; Comedian Charlene Kaye

24

The Conversation: Maui water; Marsupial species rediscovered

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The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda; Immigration

26

The Conversation: Kolekole Pass; Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate

27

The Conversation: Lānaʻi affordable housing; Kauaʻi immigration enforcement

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The Conversation: International adoptees; Prisoners of war

29

The Conversation: Iran and oil supply; Operation Babylift

30

The Conversation: Oil prices; ADHD medication shortage

31

The Conversation: ICE custody; Lunar eclipse

32

The Conversation: Public Access Room; Whale Spotter system

33

The Conversation: State of the Union takeaways; Featherwork

34

The Conversation: HMSA and HPH merger implications; Punk rock in Hawaiʻi

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The Conversation: Lahaina business owners' challenges; Hawaiian board game

36

The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Lawmakers call for special prosecutor

37

The Conversation: Marking the history of Japanese American internment

38

The Conversation: Air Force plans Haleakalā telescopes; Mochi traditions

39

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi County mayor; Democracy in South Korea

40

The Conversation: Kaiapuni programs; Love stories

41

The Conversation: Vaping laws; Architects of Hawaiʻi

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The Conversation: Lt. Gov. Luke on $35K payment allegation; Journalist Jodi Kantor

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The Conversation: Lawmaker $35K payment allegation; Charter schools

44

The Conversation: Weather updates; Hawaiian Rent-All sign

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The Conversation: Bad Bunny; Kalaupapa faces big change

46

The Conversation: Driver's license renewal; The art of map-making

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The Conversation: History of measles in Hawaiʻi; Kaimukī High School

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Republican Party; Freedom of the press

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The Conversation: Honolulu marathon; Hawaiʻi bird extinctions

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The Conversation: A hana hou on how to deal with marine debris

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