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The Conversation

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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.

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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; Maui sand dune restoration 30.06.2025 53:56

What's next for the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority?; Maui County conservationists work to restore the island's sand dunes with native plants

The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Progress on the Skyline 27.06.2025 53:55

Gov. Josh Green discusses the Hawaiʻi Tourism Agency's restructuring, proposed Medicaid cuts; HART officials share progress on the Skyline, which is expected to open its second segment in October

The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's dependence on oil; Math teacher trainings 26.06.2025 53:49

Hawaiʻi Chief Energy Officer Mark Glick discusses Hawaiʻi's dependence on oil amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East; The National Council on Teacher Quality rates Hawaiʻi's math teacher training as "unacceptable"

The Conversation: Stories from Tehran; The fight over pesticide use on Kauaʻi 24.06.2025 51:54

Oʻahu resident Maseeh Ganjali shares what he's been hearing from family members in Tehran; Travel writer Kelsey Timmerman dives into a decade-long legal battle over pesticide use on Kauaʻi

The Conversation: Iran attack on U.S. base; New UH athletics director 23.06.2025 53:45

HPR's Bill Dorman reports on how the recent U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran affect military operations in the Indo-Pacific region; The University of Hawaiʻi names a new athletics director;