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The Conversation — 338 episodes

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The Conversation: Tracking Tropical Storm Lala; Trask family responds to possible deepfake ad

2

The Conversation: AI-generated commercial concerns; New Punahou learning commons

3

The Conversation: OHA election outcome; Fully-electric test flights

4

The Conversation: Election results; Capturing the solar surface

5

The Conversation: A hana hou show on civic engagement

6

The Conversation: Bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu; Voters react to Tommy Waters’ disqualification

7

The Conversation: JERA Vice President; Fingerboards and kendama

8

The Conversation: Rep. Jill Tokuda; AI-powered permit applications

9

The Conversation: Prescription pilot program; Reality TV stars

10

The Conversation: Sylvia Luke pleads not guilty; Podcaster Kamaka Dias reflect on the Peace Corps

11

The Conversation: A call-in on a cell phone ban in Hawaiʻi public schools

12

The Conversation: TheBus budget; Swimming science

13

The Conversation: Tommy Waters ineligible; Truck bed-riding restrictions

14

The Conversation: RIMPAC draws to a close; Cyclosporiasis grows

15

The Conversation: A hana hou show on Hawaiian literature

16

The Conversation: Sen. Karl Rhoads reflects on 20 years; Preserving coconut palms

17

The Conversation: Remembering Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur; The new face of Anna O’Brien’s

18

The Conversation: Guam Red Cross; Kauaʻi’s native birds

19

The Conversation: Ethics Commission gets new director; Irish pub gets new owner

20

The Conversation: Gov. Green and the National Guard; Hawaiʻi ranks last in business

21

The Conversation: A call-in on Hawaiʻi's media landscape

22

The Conversation: Makaha Mangoes; A look at Liquefied Natural Gas

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

The Conversation: New UH Chancellor; Street psychiatry

28

The Conversation: Super Typhoon Bavi; Supreme Court ruling reflections

29

The Conversation: Hawaiian history on display; Top Chef winner

30

The Conversation: Kalaupapa tours; Hawaiian quilting

31

The Conversation: Birthright citizenship ruling; Maya Soetoro-Ng

32

The Conversation: RIMPAC 2026, Surf Film Festival

33

The Conversation: a Hana Hou show on Title IX

34

The Conversation: Gun limits struck down, Red Hill settlement

35

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

36

The Conversation: Title IX anniversary; Contemporary coconut art

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

The Conversation: Upcoming Obama Presidential Center; Hawaiian Airlines CEO

42

The Conversation: A deep dive into the cruise industry

43

The Conversation: New zoo director; Lawyer shortage

44

The Conversation: World Cup weather prep; Heart health test

45

The Conversation: Medicaid abuse, Swimming the Molokaʻi Channel

46

The Conversation: A hana hou show on Pacific Island voices

47

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

48

The Conversation: South Korea; Students’ graduation stories

49

The Conversation: Space simulation; Memory Beads play

50

A call-in show on hurricane preparedness

51

The Conversation: OHA Chair; High school surf champions

52

The Conversation: Big Island manhunt; Lost Navy art

53

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

54

The Conversation: Coast Guard, Lānaʻi dual-degree graduates

55

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

56

The Conversation: Hurricane forecasts; The ‘Maui Method’

57

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

58

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

59

The Conversation: Unexploded ordnance; Maui wetlands

60

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

61

The Conversation: Tax credit cuts, Community-created murals

62

The Conversation: Hurricane prep, Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response

63

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

64

The Conversation: Super Typhoon Sinlaku; AI airport music

65

The Conversation: Hana hou show on Vietnam and Operation Babylift

66

The Conversation: Rising electric bills; Green Fee

67

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

68

The Conversation: Acting lieutenant governor; Super Typhoon Sinlaku

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

The Conversation; Skyline; Too Good To Go app

73

The Conversation: Immigration cases; Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

The Conversation: Uptick in immigration cases; Wahiawā dam

79

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

80

The Conversation: A hana hou show on local tech

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The Conversation: Federal disaster aid; Historic home repair

82

The Conversation: Planet Money Book; Balinese shadow puppetry

83

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

84

The Conversation: Storm impacts on Kauaʻi; Hawaiʻi Opera

85

The Conversation: Storm updates; Impact to farmers

86

The Conversation: Storm outlook; Water conservation

87

The Conversation: Rainfall outlook; Leptospirosis risk

88

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

89

Da Conversation: A hana hou show about Pidgin

90

The Conversation: Conveyance tax hike; Operation Babylift

91

The Conversation: Maui flooding drove surveys; German film festival

92

The Conversation: Immigration; Students' thoughts on AI

93

The Conversation: 'No Kings' protests; Wahiawā Dam

94

The Conversation: Stronger Hawaiʻi Fund; Floodwater contaminants

95

The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage reports; OHA emergency funds

96

The Conversation: HECO power restoration; Jones Act waiver

97

The Conversation: Mānoa Valley flooding; UH Mānoa response

98

The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage; Kamehameha Hwy repairs

99

The Conversation: Hana hou on masters of their craft

100

The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Military leases

101

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

102

The Conversation: Kona low impacts; Compost pilot program

103

The Conversation: A call-in show on public corruption

104

The Conversation: Hana hou show about local music

105

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

106

The Conversation: Buddhism conference; Comedian Charlene Kaye

107

The Conversation: Maui water; Marsupial species rediscovered

108

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

109

The Conversation: Kolekole Pass; Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate

110

The Conversation: Lānaʻi affordable housing; Kauaʻi immigration enforcement

111

The Conversation: International adoptees; Prisoners of war

112

The Conversation: Iran and oil supply; Operation Babylift

113

The Conversation: Oil prices; ADHD medication shortage

114

The Conversation: ICE custody; Lunar eclipse

115

The Conversation: Public Access Room; Whale Spotter system

116

The Conversation: State of the Union takeaways; Featherwork

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

The Conversation: Marking the history of Japanese American internment

121

The Conversation: Air Force plans Haleakalā telescopes; Mochi traditions

122

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi County mayor; Democracy in South Korea

123

The Conversation: Kaiapuni programs; Love stories

124

The Conversation: Vaping laws; Architects of Hawaiʻi

125

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

126

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

127

The Conversation: Weather updates; Hawaiian Rent-All sign

128

The Conversation: Bad Bunny; Kalaupapa faces big change

129

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

130

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

131

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Republican Party; Freedom of the press

132

The Conversation: Honolulu marathon; Hawaiʻi bird extinctions

133

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

134

The Conversation: FEMA extends housing assistance; Palolo Boxing Club

135

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

136

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Senate leadership; Programs for new homeowners

137

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

138

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

139

The Conversation: Legislative session starts; Robert Cazimero exhibit

140

The Conversation: State Legislature; AI regulations

141

The Conversation: SCOTUS considers HI gun law; State Legislature

142

The Conversation: Hana hou stories about Kahoʻolawe

143

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

144

The Conversation: A call-in on ICE in Hawaiʻi

145

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; Road safety

146

The Conversation: Green fees; Sea level rise

147

The Conversation: A call-in show on cesspools

148

The Conversation: Oʻahu sewer rate hike; Venezuela

149

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

150

The Conservation: Venezuela; Honolulu Ocean Safety Dept.

151

The Conversation: Illegal fireworks; 2026 economic outlook

152

The Conversation: 2025 in review

153

The Conversation: Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica; NY resolutions

154

The Conversation: Fireworks; Remembering Tom Dinell

155

The Conversation: Fireworks safety; Sea level rise

156

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

157

The Conversation: Flu cases; Cliff Kapono mini-doc

158

The Conversation: Illegal fireworks; Immigration

159

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

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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Immigration

161

The Conversation: Lahaina Small Boat Harbor; Small business

162

The Conversation: Honolulu Marathon; Whaling shipwrecks

163

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

168

The Conversation: Oʻahu water resources; Preserving Maunawili Valley

169

The Conversation hana hou: Stories of WWII

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The Conversation: Mālama Mākua film; Tourism

171

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

175

The Conversation: Nursing degrees; Long-term care insurance

176

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

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The Conversation: Stories from the field

178

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

181

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

187

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

189

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

202

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's insurance landscape; Gaza ceasefire

203

The Conversation: Skyline; Falls of Clyde laid to rest

204

The Conversation: Bus driver contract talks; Skyline

205

The Conversation: Air traffic controllers; Federal workers' pay

206

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

207

The Conversation: Honolulu rail; The history of ʻulu

208

The Conversation: UH enrollment; North Shore Oʻahu lifeguard

209

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

214

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

215

The Conversation hana hou: Spotlighting the harp

216

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

217

The Conversation: HMSA lawsuit; AI-generated podcast

218

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

219

The Conversation: UH funding cuts; Honolulu Century Ride

220

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

221

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

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Girls Court; Capt. James Cook

223

The Conversation: Judiciary; Hawaiʻi guitarist develops unique sound

224

The Conversation Hana Hou: Hawaiʻi immigration stories

225

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi dairy business; Maui transplant story

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The Conversation: Immigration policies; Kalaupapa National Historical Park tours

227

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

228

The Conversation: Natural disaster planning; Hawaiian feather cape revival

229

The Conversation: Marine debris recycling; Stem cell transplant

230

The Conversation: Honolulu Marathon; Kauaʻi election accusations

231

The Conversation: Aloha Stadium; Niʻihau landowners

232

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

233

The Conversation hana hou: Summer reads

234

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

235

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

236

The Conversation: Coconut rhinoceros beetle; Land ownership and legacy

237

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

241

The Conversation: State elections; Organ transplants in the Pacific

242

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

243

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

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The Conversation: Commercial fishing; Divorce law in Hawaiʻi

245

The Conversation: Pacific power; Vacant office space in Honolulu

246

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

247

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

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The Conversation: Lahaina Jodo Mission; Renewable energy

249

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

253

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

257

The Conservation hana hou: Hawaiʻi's specialty crops

258

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center; Hydrofoil competition

259

The Conversation: USPS turns 250; Media blackouts

260

The Conversation: Rural health; Zuckerberg on Kauaʻi

261

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

262

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

263

The Conversation: Public media funding; National Education Association

264

The Conversation: Federal spending cuts; Eating our roots

265

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

266

The Conversation: Falls of Clyde; Navy leases on Kauaʻi

267

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

268

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

269

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

270

The Conversation: A call-in on illegal fireworks

271

The Conservation: Tourism; Pope Leo XIV's ancestry

272

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

273

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

274

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; Maui sand dune restoration

275

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

276

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

277

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

278

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

279

The Conversation Hana Hou: Local businesses

280

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

281

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

282

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

283

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

284

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

285

The Conversation: The future of public media; Kuleana lands

286

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

287

The Conversation: Cirque du Soleil's ʻAuana

288

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

289

The Conversation: Thirty Meter Telescope; Hawaiʻi Convention Center

290

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

291

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

292

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

293

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

294

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

295

The Conversation: Tariffs; Polynesian Cultural Festival in Kentucky

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The Conversation: How tariffs are affecting Hawaiʻi businesses

297

The Conversation: 'Lilo & Stitch'; Beer competition

298

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

299

The Conversation: Mākua Valley; Hula and health

300

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

301

The Conversation: Fireworks industry seeks tariff exemption; Marion Jones

302

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

303

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

304

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

305

The Conversation: Mild recession forecast for HI; Special session

306

The Conversation Hana Hou: Celebrating canoe crops

307

The Conversation: Live from Waikīkī; Coastal erosion

308

The Conversation: Bishop Museum federal funding; Whale gut microbiomes

309

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

310

The Conversation: Public media funding at risk; Pōhakuloa

311

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

312

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

313

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

314

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

315

The Conversation Hana Hou: Ocean stories caught on film

316

The Conversation: State legislature; Hawaiʻi History Day competition

317

The Conversation: Tariffs affect flowers and fashion; Kingfishers

318

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

319

The Conversation: Fishing in marine national monument; Merrie Monarch

320

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

321

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

322

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

323

The Conversation: Tariffs; Pacific Forums celebrates 50 years

324

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

325

The Conversation: Measles; Student funds scholarships through recycling

326

The Conversation: French diplomat visits Hawaiʻi; Peace Corps

327

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

328

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

329

The Conversation: Distracted Driving Awareness Month; Reggae music history

330

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

331

The Conversation: Library funding in question; Local journalism

332

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

333

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

334

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

335

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

336

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

337

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

338

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