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The Conversation — 316 episodes

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The Conversation: Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago; Record-breaking solo row

2

The Conversation: A hana hou show on planes, trains, and automobiles

3

The Conversation: Super Typhoon Bavi strikes Rota; New Driver’s License

4

The Conversation: Bringing golf back to Hawaiʻi; Funding foster youth

5

The Conversation: New UH Chancellor; Street psychiatry

6

The Conversation: Super Typhoon Bavi; Supreme Court ruling reflections

7

The Conversation: Hawaiian history on display; Top Chef winner

8

The Conversation: Kalaupapa tours; Hawaiian quilting

9

The Conversation: Birthright citizenship ruling; Maya Soetoro-Ng

10

The Conversation: RIMPAC 2026, Surf Film Festival

11

The Conversation: a Hana Hou show on Title IX

12

The Conversation: Gun limits struck down, Red Hill settlement

13

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi’s America250 plans; 3D animated Ala Moana

14

The Conversation: Title IX anniversary; Contemporary coconut art

15

The Conversation: Art at the Obama Center, SPEED Task Force

16

The Conversation: Obama Center’s Hawaiʻi ties; State Capitol reflecting pool

17

The Conversation: Touring the Obama Center Library; Moon eclipsing Venus

18

The Conversation: Previewing the Obama Presidential Center; False killer whales

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The Conversation: Upcoming Obama Presidential Center; Hawaiian Airlines CEO

20

The Conversation: A deep dive into the cruise industry

21

The Conversation: New zoo director; Lawyer shortage

22

The Conversation: World Cup weather prep; Heart health test

23

The Conversation: Medicaid abuse, Swimming the Molokaʻi Channel

24

The Conversation: A hana hou show on Pacific Island voices

25

The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green’s veto list; Wildfire resilience

26

The Conversation: South Korea; Students’ graduation stories

27

The Conversation: Space simulation; Memory Beads play

28

A call-in show on hurricane preparedness

29

The Conversation: OHA Chair; High school surf champions

30

The Conversation: Big Island manhunt; Lost Navy art

31

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi’s ‘Honu Count;’ Trading card art

32

The Conversation: Coast Guard, Lānaʻi dual-degree graduates

33

The Conversation: A hana hou show on ‘Hawaiʻi: A Kingdom Crossing Oceans’

34

The Conversation: Hurricane forecasts; The ‘Maui Method’

35

The Conversation: ‘Time, place and manner’ at UH; Ewa Makai Middle School

36

The Conversation: Sinlaku recovery with Army Corps; Oldest-living Hawaiian Air pilot

37

The Conversation: Unexploded ordnance; Maui wetlands

38

The Conversation: Trump’s China visit, UH Mānoa eSports

39

The Conversation: Tax credit cuts, Community-created murals

40

The Conversation: Hurricane prep, Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response

41

The Conversation: "Dark money" ban, Jack Johnson film

42

The Conversation: Super Typhoon Sinlaku; AI airport music

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The Conversation: Hana hou show on Vietnam and Operation Babylift

44

The Conversation: Rising electric bills; Green Fee

45

The Conversation: Cemetery drone survey; Early warning ahead of storms

46

The Conversation: Acting lieutenant governor; Super Typhoon Sinlaku

47

The Conversation: First-ever Hawaiʻi high school surf championship; Holomua Marine Initiative

48

A call-in show on the local lei industry this May Day

49

The Conversation: ; Manu-o-Kū festival; Jones Act waiver extension

50

The Conversation; Skyline; Too Good To Go app

51

The Conversation: Immigration cases; Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden

52

The Conversation: Gov. Green on Lt. Gov. Luke; Hawaiʻi's economic landscape

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The Conversation: Former Lt. Gov. Doug Chin; Flood insurance

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The Conversation: Target letter to Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke; Santana bassist

55

The Conversation: Wildfire risk after the rain; Turtle Bay resort lawsuit

56

The Conversation: Uptick in immigration cases; Wahiawā dam

57

The Conversation: Gov. Ariyoshi dies at 100; CRB on Molokaʻi

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The Conversation: A hana hou show on local tech

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The Conversation: Federal disaster aid; Historic home repair

60

The Conversation: Planet Money Book; Balinese shadow puppetry

61

The Conversation: Inside the Honolulu Federal Detention Center; Native birds

62

The Conversation: Storm impacts on Kauaʻi; Hawaiʻi Opera

63

The Conversation: Storm updates; Impact to farmers

64

The Conversation: Storm outlook; Water conservation

65

The Conversation: Rainfall outlook; Leptospirosis risk

66

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

67

Da Conversation: A hana hou show about Pidgin

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The Conversation: Conveyance tax hike; Operation Babylift

69

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

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The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage reports; OHA emergency funds

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The Conversation: HECO power restoration; Jones Act waiver

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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

79

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

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The Conversation: Kona low impacts; Compost pilot program

81

The Conversation: A call-in show on public corruption

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The Conversation: Hana hou show about local music

83

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

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The Conversation: Buddhism conference; Comedian Charlene Kaye

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The Conversation: Maui water; Marsupial species rediscovered

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

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The Conversation: Kolekole Pass; Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate

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The Conversation: Lānaʻi affordable housing; Kauaʻi immigration enforcement

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The Conversation: International adoptees; Prisoners of war

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The Conversation: Iran and oil supply; Operation Babylift

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The Conversation: Oil prices; ADHD medication shortage

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The Conversation: ICE custody; Lunar eclipse

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The Conversation: Public Access Room; Whale Spotter system

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The Conversation: State of the Union takeaways; Featherwork

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

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

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

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The Conversation: Marking the history of Japanese American internment

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The Conversation: Air Force plans Haleakalā telescopes; Mochi traditions

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi County mayor; Democracy in South Korea

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The Conversation: Kaiapuni programs; Love stories

102

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

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The Conversation: Weather updates; Hawaiian Rent-All sign

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The Conversation: Bad Bunny; Kalaupapa faces big change

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

108

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

112

The Conversation: FEMA extends housing assistance; Palolo Boxing Club

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The Conversation: Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke; HMSA-HPH merger

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Senate leadership; Programs for new homeowners

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The Conversation: State of the State; Oʻahu residents protest ICE actions

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The Conversation: ACLU; Nami Kaze chef's next venture

117

The Conversation: Legislative session starts; Robert Cazimero exhibit

118

The Conversation: State Legislature; AI regulations

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The Conversation: SCOTUS considers HI gun law; State Legislature

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The Conversation: Hana hou stories about Kahoʻolawe

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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Noise Cabinet at Capitol Modern

122

The Conversation: A call-in on ICE in Hawaiʻi

123

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; Road safety

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The Conversation: Green fees; Sea level rise

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The Conversation: A call-in show on cesspools

126

The Conversation: Oʻahu sewer rate hike; Venezuela

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The Conversation: Sustainable aviation fuel; Hawaiʻi exhibit at the British Museum

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The Conservation: Venezuela; Honolulu Ocean Safety Dept.

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The Conversation: Illegal fireworks; 2026 economic outlook

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The Conversation: 2025 in review

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The Conversation: Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica; NY resolutions

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The Conversation: Fireworks; Remembering Tom Dinell

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The Conversation: Fireworks safety; Sea level rise

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The Conversation: Public safety; Support for Lahaina's Filipino community

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The Conversation: Flu cases; Cliff Kapono mini-doc

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The Conversation: Illegal fireworks; Immigration

137

The Conversation: Maui to phase out short-term rentals; Kauaʻi agriculture

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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Immigration

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The Conversation: Lahaina Small Boat Harbor; Small business

140

The Conversation: Honolulu Marathon; Whaling shipwrecks

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The Conversation: Bird flu in Hawaiʻi; Rule of law

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The Conversation: Honolulu Skyline ridership; NPR host on misinformation

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The Conversation: Local youth org gets Bezos donation; Marine debris

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The Conversation: Agroforestry on Kauaʻi; Marine trash art sculptures

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The Conversation: Local climate leaders; Whale behavior post-wildfire

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The Conversation: Oʻahu water resources; Preserving Maunawili Valley

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The Conversation hana hou: Stories of WWII

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The Conversation: Mālama Mākua film; Tourism

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The Conversation: Wailuku Film Festival; Native snails at the zoo

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Island affordable housing; WWII espionage

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The Conversation: A call-in show on the future of golf

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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; LA Angels new manager

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The Conversation: Nursing degrees; Long-term care insurance

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's media; Chinatown eatery celebrated nationally

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The Conversation: Stories from the field

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The Conversation: Hakalau Forest; Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths

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The Conversation: Call-in show on Maui water usage

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The Conversation: Call for blood donors; Artificial intelligence

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The Conversation: Avian flu updates; Highway Inn restaurant

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The Conversation: Military exercises; New public school proposed for Maui

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The Conversation: U.S. government reopens; OHA emergency relief

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The Conversation: SNAP benefits; Vintage Baseball

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The Conversation: Tourism; Federal agencies arrest 44 people on Kauaʻi

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The Conversation: A call-in show on SNAP benefits

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The Conversation: Feds order HNL to reduce flights; 442nd Infantry Regiment

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The Conversation: Legislature; Former Miss Hawaiʻi fights for husband in ICE custody

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The Conversation: Food assistance; Kauaʻi writer pens a poem to tourists

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The Conversation: SNAP cuts; Women's Court in Kona

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The Conversation: Halloween hana hou

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The Conversation: SNAP shutdown; Haka protest in Aotearoa

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The Conversation: SNAP benefits; Moments from the World Series

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The Conversation: C-MORE Lab; Afterschool care programs

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The Conservation: Vacation rental regulations; 'Before the Moon Falls' doc

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The Conversation: Pohoiki Boat Ramp; Chinatown's Pasta Boys

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The Conversation: Health insurance premiums; Billionaire Marc Benioff

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The Conversation: Live from Chinatown

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The Conversation: Kamehameha Schools; Kāhuli Festival

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The Conversation: Honolulu's 'No Kings' protest; Coral reefs

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The Conversation hana hou: Hawaiʻi's specialty courts

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's insurance landscape; Gaza ceasefire

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The Conversation: Skyline; Falls of Clyde laid to rest

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The Conversation: Bus driver contract talks; Skyline

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The Conversation: Air traffic controllers; Federal workers' pay

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The Conversation: Israel-Hamas peace deal; Genetic study in American Samoa

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The Conversation: Honolulu rail; The history of ʻulu

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The Conversation: UH enrollment; North Shore Oʻahu lifeguard

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The Conversation: Gov. shutdown; Deep-sea mining

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The Conversation hana hou: The voices of 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'

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The Conversation: Day 2 of gov. shutdown; Pearl Harbor National Memorial is open

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The Conversation: Federal shutdown; New UH fisheries program

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The Conversation: State Supreme Court chief justice retires; Hawaiian Council

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The Conversation: Native Hawaiian political history; Overthrow walking tours return

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The Conversation hana hou: Spotlighting the harp

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi timeshares; Keiki author tells story of internment

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The Conversation: HMSA lawsuit; AI-generated podcast

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The Conversation: Damien Memorial School lawsuit; Hawaiʻi's Volcano Circus

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The Conversation: UH funding cuts; Honolulu Century Ride

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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; E.A.R.L. Hawaiʻi sandwich shop

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Pacific University and Chaminade funding cuts; Women's Court

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Girls Court; Capt. James Cook

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The Conversation: Judiciary; Hawaiʻi guitarist develops unique sound

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The Conversation Hana Hou: Hawaiʻi immigration stories

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi dairy business; Maui transplant story

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The Conversation: Immigration policies; Kalaupapa National Historical Park tours

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The Conversation: Friends of the East-West Center; Okinawan summer picnic

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The Conversation: Natural disaster planning; Hawaiian feather cape revival

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The Conversation: Marine debris recycling; Stem cell transplant

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The Conversation: Honolulu Marathon; Kauaʻi election accusations

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The Conversation: Aloha Stadium; Niʻihau landowners

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The Conversation call-in: What's next for Aloha Stadium?

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The Conversation hana hou: Summer reads

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The Conversation: New state economist; Cannabis poisoning cases in kids

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The Conversation: UH AI research tool; Student club cultivates green thumbs

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The Conversation: Coconut rhinoceros beetle; Land ownership and legacy

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The Conversation: U.S.-South Korea alliance; 'Chief of War' podcast

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The Conversation hana hou: The rule of law

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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; East-West Center budget

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The Conversation: Sen. Brian Schatz; Myths about WWII-era internment in Hawaiʻi

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The Conversation: State elections; Organ transplants in the Pacific

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The Conversation: Waikīkī flooding; Longtime driver for TheBus talks story

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The Conversation: Whooping cough cases on the rise; Local dance residency

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The Conversation: Commercial fishing; Divorce law in Hawaiʻi

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The Conversation: Pacific power; Vacant office space in Honolulu

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The Conversation: Live from Fort Street Mall; Revitalizing downtown Honolulu

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The Conversation: Lahaina; Health of Maui residents post-fire

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The Conversation: Lahaina Jodo Mission; Renewable energy

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The Conversation: Lahaina Sacred Hearts School; Feral animals

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The Conversation: Maui tourism; A very long walk around Hawaiʻi Island

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The Conversation: Lahaina's banyan; Domestic Violence Action Center

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's film industry; NPR Short Wave

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The Conversation: Tsunami gridlock; Remote control car drifting

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The Conversation: Gov. Green on tsunami aftermath; State fire marshal

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The Conversation: UH Medical School; Entrepreneurship at HPU

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The Conversation: David Ige on the rule of law; Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama

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The Conservation hana hou: Hawaiʻi's specialty crops

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center; Hydrofoil competition

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The Conversation: USPS turns 250; Media blackouts

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The Conversation: Rural health; Zuckerberg on Kauaʻi

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The Conversation: Hilo banyan tree hazards; State senator on the rule of law

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The Conversation: Public media funding eliminated; Gov. Josh Green

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The Conversation: Public media funding; National Education Association

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The Conversation: Federal spending cuts; Eating our roots

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The Conversation: Army to expand arsenal in Hawaiʻi; Comedian Sheng Wang

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The Conversation: Falls of Clyde; Navy leases on Kauaʻi

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The Conversation: A hana hou show on the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority

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The Conversation: Filipino survivors of the Lahaina wildfire; Hawaiʻi's airports

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The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Ed Case on immigration; Office of Hawaiian Affairs budget

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The Conversation: A call-in on illegal fireworks

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The Conservation: Tourism; Pope Leo XIV's ancestry

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The Conservation: HTA next steps; Apple TV's Chief of War

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The Conversation: UH Astronomy; Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority's history

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; Maui sand dune restoration

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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Progress on the Skyline

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's dependence on oil; Math teacher trainings

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The Conversation: Stories from Tehran; The fight over pesticide use on Kauaʻi

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The Conversation: Iran attack on U.S. base; New UH athletics director

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The Conversation Hana Hou: Local businesses

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The Conversation: Small businesses; Hawaiʻi Supreme Court chief justice retires

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The Conversation: Extinction vortex; History of the Kawaihae Canoe Club

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The Conversation: "No Kings" protests; The story of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

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The Conversation: UH research funding cuts; Jazz harpist wins Doris Duke award

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The Conversation: Public media funding; Immigration concerns in COFA communities

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The Conversation: The future of public media; Kuleana lands

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The Conversation: FBI leadership; Local bar owner in James Beard final round

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The Conversation: Cirque du Soleil's ʻAuana

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The Conversation: EMS responds to Honolulu bus crash; South Korean elections

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The Conversation: Thirty Meter Telescope; Hawaiʻi Convention Center

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The Conversation: Funding cut for TMT; Point-in-Time count in Waikīkī

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The Conversation: Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke; Medicare fraud prevention

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The Conversation: Lawsuit seeks to protect marine monument; Gene editing

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The Conversation: Tariffs and tea; New developments in gene editing

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The Conversation: Tariffs impact coffee growers; Farmers' mental health

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The Conversation: Tariffs; Polynesian Cultural Festival in Kentucky

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The Conversation: How tariffs are affecting Hawaiʻi businesses

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The Conversation: 'Lilo & Stitch'; Beer competition

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The Conversation: Downtown Honolulu; Keeping keiki fed on summer break

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The Conversation: Mākua Valley; Hula and health

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The Conversation: Small business owners talk tariffs; Hula and health

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The Conversation: Fireworks industry seeks tariff exemption; Marion Jones

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The Conversation: Gov. Green on military land leases; Species-spanning medicine

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The Conversation: Climate; Zen Buddhist lessons for times of crisis

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The Conversation: SCOTUS upholds ban on transgender military members; Chinatown

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The Conversation: Mild recession forecast for HI; Special session

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The Conversation Hana Hou: Celebrating canoe crops

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The Conversation: Live from Waikīkī; Coastal erosion

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The Conversation: Bishop Museum federal funding; Whale gut microbiomes

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The Conversation: State sues oil industry; HI County public corruption case

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The Conversation: Public media funding at risk; Pōhakuloa

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The Conversation: Legal battles in Trump's first 100 days; Workers' March

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The Conversation: Funding cut for native seed bank project; Manu-o-Kū festival

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The Conversation: Trump's 100 days in office; DOGE impact tracker

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The Conversation: Deep-sea mining; New Waiʻanae caterpillar discovered

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The Conversation Hana Hou: Ocean stories caught on film

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The Conversation: State legislature; Hawaiʻi History Day competition

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The Conversation: Tariffs affect flowers and fashion; Kingfishers

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The Conversation: Fed cuts hit UH; Trump's commercial fishing order

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The Conversation: Fishing in marine national monument; Merrie Monarch

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The Conversation: A call-in show on Social Security concerns

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The Conversation: Disaster recovery; Lt. Gov. Luke talks ag priorities

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The Conversation: Tariffs' role in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi's overthrow; Sea level rise

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The Conversation: Tariffs; Pacific Forums celebrates 50 years

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The Conversation: What tariffs could mean for Hawaiʻi; Measles vaccine

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The Conversation: Measles; Student funds scholarships through recycling

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The Conversation: French diplomat visits Hawaiʻi; Peace Corps

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The Conversation: U.S. Dept. of Education cuts; Whales in Lahaina

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The Conversation: Protesters rally against Trump; Trump faces off with law firm

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The Conversation: Distracted Driving Awareness Month; Reggae music history

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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green on Trump tariffs; Marriage benefits

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The Conversation: Library funding in question; Local journalism

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The Conversation: Trump and Musk Protest; Protecting your genetic data

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The Conversation: Myanmar earthquake; Fatalities spike for bike riders, pedestrians

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The Conversation: Live from Hawaiʻi Island; Parker Ranch, Greenwell Gardens

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The Conversation: Disaster prep for kūpuna; Lāhainā Film Festival comes to Oʻahu

314

The Conversation: EPA head tours Red Hill, Maui burn-zone; Coral nursery

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The Conversation: Indo-Pacific national security; Hawaiʻi's housing market

316

The Conversation: Federal funding cuts could affect school meals; Iguana Study