The Conversation

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Whether you live in our state or far from our shores, you’ll know what’s happening in Hawaiʻi with HPR's daily hour of locally focused discussions of public affairs, ideas, culture and the arts. Guests from across the islands and around the world provide perspectives on life in Hawaiʻi — and issues that have not yet reached Hawaiʻi. Hosted by HPR's Catherine Cruz. Have something to say? Send a comment to talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org or call our talkback line at 808-792-8217.

Episode Date
Da Conversation: A hana hou show about Pidgin
Apr 03, 2026
The Conversation: Conveyance tax hike; Operation Babylift
Apr 02, 2026
The Conversation: Maui flooding drove surveys; German film festival
Apr 01, 2026
The Conversation: Immigration; Students' thoughts on AI
Mar 31, 2026
The Conversation: 'No Kings' protests; Wahiawā Dam
Mar 30, 2026
The Conversation: Stronger Hawaiʻi Fund; Floodwater contaminants
Mar 27, 2026
The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage reports; OHA emergency funds
Mar 26, 2026
The Conversation: HECO power restoration; Jones Act waiver
Mar 25, 2026
The Conversation: Mānoa Valley flooding; UH Mānoa response
Mar 24, 2026
The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage; Kamehameha Hwy repairs
Mar 23, 2026
The Conversation: Hana hou on masters of their craft
Mar 20, 2026
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Military leases
Mar 19, 2026
The Conversation: A call-in on cell phone use in schools
Mar 18, 2026
The Conversation: Kona low impacts; Compost pilot program
Mar 17, 2026
The Conversation: A call-in show on public corruption
Mar 16, 2026
The Conversation: Hana hou show about local music
Mar 13, 2026
The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Ed Case; Kauaʻi State of the County address
Mar 12, 2026
The Conversation: Buddhism conference; Comedian Charlene Kaye
Mar 11, 2026
The Conversation: Maui water; Marsupial species rediscovered
Mar 10, 2026
The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda; Immigration
Mar 09, 2026
The Conversation: Kolekole Pass; Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate
Mar 06, 2026
The Conversation: Lānaʻi affordable housing; Kauaʻi immigration enforcement
Mar 05, 2026
The Conversation: International adoptees; Prisoners of war
Mar 04, 2026
The Conversation: Iran and oil supply; Operation Babylift
Mar 03, 2026
The Conversation: Oil prices; ADHD medication shortage
Mar 02, 2026
The Conversation: ICE custody; Lunar eclipse
Feb 27, 2026
The Conversation: Public Access Room; Whale Spotter system
Feb 26, 2026
The Conversation: State of the Union takeaways; Featherwork
Feb 25, 2026
The Conversation: HMSA and HPH merger implications; Punk rock in Hawaiʻi
Feb 24, 2026
The Conversation: Lahaina business owners' challenges; Hawaiian board game
Feb 23, 2026
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Lawmakers call for special prosecutor
Feb 20, 2026
The Conversation: Marking the history of Japanese American internment
Feb 19, 2026
The Conversation: Air Force plans Haleakalā telescopes; Mochi traditions
Feb 18, 2026
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi County mayor; Democracy in South Korea
Feb 17, 2026
The Conversation: Kaiapuni programs; Love stories
Feb 13, 2026
The Conversation: Vaping laws; Architects of Hawaiʻi
Feb 13, 2026
The Conversation: Lt. Gov. Luke on $35K payment allegation; Journalist Jodi Kantor
Feb 11, 2026
The Conversation: Lawmaker $35K payment allegation; Charter schools
Feb 10, 2026
The Conversation: Weather updates; Hawaiian Rent-All sign
Feb 10, 2026
The Conversation: Bad Bunny; Kalaupapa faces big change
Feb 06, 2026
The Conversation: Driver's license renewal; The art of map-making
Feb 05, 2026
The Conversation: History of measles in Hawaiʻi; Kaimukī High School
Feb 04, 2026
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Republican Party; Freedom of the press
Feb 03, 2026
The Conversation: Honolulu marathon; Hawaiʻi bird extinctions
Feb 02, 2026
The Conversation: A hana hou on how to deal with marine debris
Jan 30, 2026
The Conversation: FEMA extends housing assistance; Palolo Boxing Club
Jan 29, 2026
The Conversation: Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke; HMSA-HPH merger
Jan 28, 2026
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Senate leadership; Programs for new homeowners
Jan 27, 2026
The Conversation: State of the State; Oʻahu residents protest ICE actions
Jan 26, 2026
The Conversation: ACLU; Nami Kaze chef's next venture
Jan 23, 2026
The Conversation: Legislative session starts; Robert Cazimero exhibit
Jan 22, 2026
The Conversation: State Legislature; AI regulations
Jan 21, 2026
The Conversation: SCOTUS considers HI gun law; State Legislature
Jan 20, 2026
The Conversation: Hana hou stories about Kahoʻolawe
Jan 16, 2026
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Noise Cabinet at Capitol Modern
Jan 15, 2026
The Conversation: A call-in on ICE in Hawaiʻi
Jan 14, 2026
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; Road safety
Jan 13, 2026
The Conversation: Green fees; Sea level rise
Jan 12, 2026
The Conversation: A call-in show on cesspools
Jan 09, 2026
The Conversation: Oʻahu sewer rate hike; Venezuela
Jan 08, 2026
The Conversation: Sustainable aviation fuel; Hawaiʻi exhibit at the British Museum
Jan 07, 2026
The Conservation: Venezuela; Honolulu Ocean Safety Dept.
Jan 06, 2026
The Conversation: Illegal fireworks; 2026 economic outlook
Jan 05, 2026
The Conversation: 2025 in review
Jan 02, 2026
The Conversation: Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica; NY resolutions
Dec 31, 2025
The Conversation: Fireworks; Remembering Tom Dinell
Dec 30, 2025
The Conversation: Fireworks safety; Sea level rise
Dec 29, 2025
The Conversation: Public safety; Support for Lahaina's Filipino community
Dec 24, 2025
The Conversation: Flu cases; Cliff Kapono mini-doc
Dec 24, 2025
The Conversation: Illegal fireworks; Immigration
Dec 22, 2025
The Conversation: Maui to phase out short-term rentals; Kauaʻi agriculture
Dec 19, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Immigration
Dec 18, 2025
The Conversation: Lahaina Small Boat Harbor; Small business
Dec 17, 2025
The Conversation: Honolulu Marathon; Whaling shipwrecks
Dec 16, 2025
The Conversation: Bird flu in Hawaiʻi; Rule of law
Dec 15, 2025
The Conversation: Honolulu Skyline ridership; NPR host on misinformation
Dec 12, 2025
The Conversation: Local youth org gets Bezos donation; Marine debris
Dec 11, 2025
The Conversation: Agroforestry on Kauaʻi; Marine trash art sculptures
Dec 10, 2025
The Conversation: Local climate leaders; Whale behavior post-wildfire
Dec 09, 2025
The Conversation: Oʻahu water resources; Preserving Maunawili Valley
Dec 08, 2025
The Conversation hana hou: Stories of WWII
Dec 05, 2025
The Conversation: Mālama Mākua film; Tourism
Dec 04, 2025
The Conversation: Wailuku Film Festival; Native snails at the zoo
Dec 03, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Island affordable housing; WWII espionage
Dec 02, 2025
The Conversation: A call-in show on the future of golf
Dec 01, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; LA Angels new manager
Nov 26, 2025
The Conversation: Nursing degrees; Long-term care insurance
Nov 25, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's media; Chinatown eatery celebrated nationally
Nov 24, 2025
The Conversation: Stories from the field
Nov 21, 2025
The Conversation: Hakalau Forest; Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Nov 20, 2025
The Conversation: Call-in show on Maui water usage
Nov 19, 2025
The Conversation: Call for blood donors; Artificial intelligence
Nov 18, 2025
The Conversation: Avian flu updates; Highway Inn restaurant
Nov 17, 2025
The Conversation: Military exercises; New public school proposed for Maui
Nov 14, 2025
The Conversation: U.S. government reopens; OHA emergency relief
Nov 13, 2025
The Conversation: SNAP benefits; Vintage Baseball
Nov 12, 2025
The Conversation: Tourism; Federal agencies arrest 44 people on Kauaʻi
Nov 10, 2025
The Conversation: A call-in show on SNAP benefits
Nov 07, 2025
The Conversation: Feds order HNL to reduce flights; 442nd Infantry Regiment
Nov 06, 2025
The Conversation: Legislature; Former Miss Hawaiʻi fights for husband in ICE custody
Nov 05, 2025
The Conversation: Food assistance; Kauaʻi writer pens a poem to tourists
Nov 04, 2025
The Conversation: SNAP cuts; Women's Court in Kona
Nov 03, 2025
The Conversation: Halloween hana hou
Oct 31, 2025
The Conversation: SNAP shutdown; Haka protest in Aotearoa
Oct 30, 2025
The Conversation: SNAP benefits; Moments from the World Series
Oct 29, 2025
The Conversation: C-MORE Lab; Afterschool care programs
Oct 28, 2025
The Conservation: Vacation rental regulations; 'Before the Moon Falls' doc
Oct 27, 2025
The Conversation: Pohoiki Boat Ramp; Chinatown's Pasta Boys
Oct 24, 2025
The Conversation: Health insurance premiums; Billionaire Marc Benioff
Oct 23, 2025
The Conversation: Live from Chinatown
Oct 22, 2025
The Conversation: Kamehameha Schools; Kāhuli Festival
Oct 21, 2025
The Conversation: Honolulu's 'No Kings' protest; Coral reefs
Oct 20, 2025
The Conversation hana hou: Hawaiʻi's specialty courts
Oct 17, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's insurance landscape; Gaza ceasefire
Oct 16, 2025
The Conversation: Skyline; Falls of Clyde laid to rest
Oct 15, 2025
The Conversation: Bus driver contract talks; Skyline
Oct 14, 2025
The Conversation: Air traffic controllers; Federal workers' pay
Oct 10, 2025
The Conversation: Israel-Hamas peace deal; Genetic study in American Samoa
Oct 09, 2025
The Conversation: Honolulu rail; The history of ʻulu
Oct 08, 2025
The Conversation: UH enrollment; North Shore Oʻahu lifeguard
Oct 07, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. shutdown; Deep-sea mining
Oct 06, 2025
The Conversation hana hou: The voices of 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'
Oct 03, 2025
The Conversation: Day 2 of gov. shutdown; Pearl Harbor National Memorial is open
Oct 02, 2025
The Conversation: Federal shutdown; New UH fisheries program
Oct 01, 2025
The Conversation: State Supreme Court chief justice retires; Hawaiian Council
Sep 30, 2025
The Conversation: Native Hawaiian political history; Overthrow walking tours return
Sep 29, 2025
The Conversation hana hou: Spotlighting the harp
Sep 26, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi timeshares; Keiki author tells story of internment
Sep 25, 2025
The Conversation: HMSA lawsuit; AI-generated podcast
Sep 24, 2025
The Conversation: Damien Memorial School lawsuit; Hawaiʻi's Volcano Circus
Sep 23, 2025
The Conversation: UH funding cuts; Honolulu Century Ride
Sep 22, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; E.A.R.L. Hawaiʻi sandwich shop
Sep 19, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Women's Prison Project
Sep 18, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Pacific University and Chaminade funding cuts; Women's Court
Sep 17, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Girls Court; Capt. James Cook
Sep 16, 2025
The Conversation: Judiciary; Hawaiʻi guitarist develops unique sound
Sep 15, 2025
The Conversation Hana Hou: Hawaiʻi immigration stories
Sep 12, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi dairy business; Maui transplant story
Sep 11, 2025
The Conversation: Immigration policies; Kalaupapa National Historical Park tours
Sep 10, 2025
The Conversation: Friends of the East-West Center; Okinawan summer picnic
Sep 09, 2025
The Conversation: Natural disaster planning; Hawaiian feather cape revival
Sep 08, 2025
The Conversation: Marine debris recycling; Stem cell transplant
Sep 05, 2025
The Conversation: Honolulu Marathon; Kauaʻi election accusations
Sep 04, 2025
The Conversation: Aloha Stadium; Niʻihau landowners
Sep 03, 2025
The Conversation call-in: What's next for Aloha Stadium?
Sep 02, 2025
The Conversation hana hou: Summer reads
Aug 29, 2025
The Conversation: New state economist; Cannabis poisoning cases in kids
Aug 28, 2025
The Conversation: UH AI research tool; Student club cultivates green thumbs
Aug 27, 2025
The Conversation: Coconut rhinoceros beetle; Land ownership and legacy
Aug 26, 2025
The Conversation: U.S.-South Korea alliance; 'Chief of War' podcast
Aug 25, 2025
The Conversation hana hou: The rule of law
Aug 22, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; East-West Center budget
Aug 21, 2025
The Conversation: Sen. Brian Schatz; Myths about WWII-era internment in Hawaiʻi
Aug 20, 2025
The Conversation: State elections; Organ transplants in the Pacific
Aug 19, 2025
The Conversation: Waikīkī flooding; Longtime driver for TheBus talks story
Aug 18, 2025
The Conversation Hana Hou: Athletic feats
Aug 15, 2025
The Conversation: Whooping cough cases on the rise; Local dance residency
Aug 14, 2025
The Conversation: Commercial fishing; Divorce law in Hawaiʻi
Aug 13, 2025
The Conversation: Pacific power; Vacant office space in Honolulu
Aug 12, 2025
The Conversation: Live from Fort Street Mall; Revitalizing downtown Honolulu
Aug 11, 2025
The Conversation: Lahaina; Health of Maui residents post-fire
Aug 08, 2025
The Conversation: Lahaina Jodo Mission; Renewable energy
Aug 07, 2025
The Conversation: Lahaina Sacred Hearts School; Feral animals
Aug 06, 2025
The Conversation: Maui tourism; A very long walk around Hawaiʻi Island
Aug 05, 2025
The Conversation: Lahaina's banyan; Domestic Violence Action Center
Aug 04, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's film industry; NPR Short Wave
Aug 01, 2025
The Conversation: Tsunami gridlock; Remote control car drifting
Jul 31, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Green on tsunami aftermath; State fire marshal
Jul 30, 2025
The Conversation: UH Medical School; Entrepreneurship at HPU
Jul 29, 2025
The Conversation: David Ige on the rule of law; Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama
Jul 28, 2025
The Conservation hana hou: Hawaiʻi's specialty crops
Jul 25, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center; Hydrofoil competition
Jul 24, 2025
The Conversation: USPS turns 250; Media blackouts
Jul 23, 2025
The Conversation: Rural health; Zuckerberg on Kauaʻi
Jul 22, 2025
The Conversation: Hilo banyan tree hazards; State senator on the rule of law
Jul 21, 2025
The Conversation: Public media funding eliminated; Gov. Josh Green
Jul 18, 2025
The Conversation: Public media funding; National Education Association
Jul 17, 2025
The Conversation: Federal spending cuts; Eating our roots
Jul 16, 2025
The Conversation: Army to expand arsenal in Hawaiʻi; Comedian Sheng Wang
Jul 15, 2025
The Conversation: Falls of Clyde; Navy leases on Kauaʻi
Jul 14, 2025
The Conversation: A hana hou show on the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority
Jul 11, 2025
The Conversation: Filipino survivors of the Lahaina wildfire; Hawaiʻi's airports
Jul 10, 2025
The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Ed Case on immigration; Office of Hawaiian Affairs budget
Jul 09, 2025
The Conversation: A call-in on illegal fireworks
Jul 08, 2025
The Conservation: Tourism; Pope Leo XIV's ancestry
Jul 07, 2025
The Conservation: HTA next steps; Apple TV's Chief of War
Jul 03, 2025
The Conversation: University of Hawaiʻi; Lost Manu Research Initiative
Jul 02, 2025
The Conversation: UH Astronomy; Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority's history
Jul 01, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority; Maui sand dune restoration
Jun 30, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Progress on the Skyline
Jun 27, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's dependence on oil; Math teacher trainings
Jun 26, 2025
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Island short-term rentals; Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
Jun 25, 2025
The Conversation: Stories from Tehran; The fight over pesticide use on Kauaʻi
Jun 24, 2025
The Conversation: Iran attack on U.S. base; New UH athletics director
Jun 23, 2025
The Conversation Hana Hou: Local businesses
Jun 20, 2025
The Conversation: Small businesses; Hawaiʻi Supreme Court chief justice retires
Jun 18, 2025
The Conversation: Extinction vortex; History of the Kawaihae Canoe Club
Jun 17, 2025
The Conversation: "No Kings" protests; The story of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
Jun 16, 2025
The Conversation: UH research funding cuts; Jazz harpist wins Doris Duke award
Jun 13, 2025
The Conversation: Public media funding; Immigration concerns in COFA communities
Jun 12, 2025
The Conversation: The future of public media; Kuleana lands
Jun 10, 2025
The Conversation: FBI leadership; Local bar owner in James Beard final round
Jun 09, 2025
The Conversation: Cirque du Soleil's ʻAuana
Jun 06, 2025
The Conversation: EMS responds to Honolulu bus crash; South Korean elections
Jun 05, 2025
The Conversation: Thirty Meter Telescope; Hawaiʻi Convention Center
Jun 04, 2025
The Conversation: Funding cut for TMT; Point-in-Time count in Waikīkī
Jun 03, 2025
The Conversation: Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke; Medicare fraud prevention
Jun 02, 2025
The Conversation: Lawsuit seeks to protect marine monument; Gene editing
May 30, 2025
The Conversation: Tariffs and tea; New developments in gene editing
May 29, 2025
The Conversation: Tariffs impact coffee growers; Farmers' mental health
May 28, 2025
The Conversation: Tariffs; Polynesian Cultural Festival in Kentucky
May 27, 2025
The Conversation: How tariffs are affecting Hawaiʻi businesses
May 23, 2025
The Conversation: 'Lilo & Stitch'; Beer competition
May 22, 2025
The Conversation: Downtown Honolulu; Keeping keiki fed on summer break
May 21, 2025
The Conversation: Mākua Valley; Hula and health
May 20, 2025
The Conversation: Small business owners talk tariffs; Hula and health
May 19, 2025
The Conversation: Fireworks industry seeks tariff exemption; Marion Jones
May 16, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Green on military land leases; Species-spanning medicine
May 15, 2025
The Conversation: Climate; Zen Buddhist lessons for times of crisis
May 14, 2025
The Conversation: SCOTUS upholds ban on transgender military members; Chinatown
May 13, 2025
The Conversation: Mild recession forecast for HI; Special session
May 12, 2025
The Conversation Hana Hou: Celebrating canoe crops
May 09, 2025
The Conversation: Live from Waikīkī; Coastal erosion
May 08, 2025
The Conversation: Bishop Museum federal funding; Whale gut microbiomes
May 07, 2025
The Conversation: State sues oil industry; HI County public corruption case
May 06, 2025
The Conversation: Public media funding at risk; Pōhakuloa
May 05, 2025
The Conversation: Legal battles in Trump's first 100 days; Workers' March
May 01, 2025
The Conversation: Funding cut for native seed bank project; Manu-o-Kū festival
Apr 30, 2025
The Conversation: Trump's 100 days in office; DOGE impact tracker
Apr 29, 2025
The Conversation: Deep-sea mining; New Waiʻanae caterpillar discovered
Apr 28, 2025
The Conversation Hana Hou: Ocean stories caught on film
Apr 25, 2025
The Conversation: State legislature; Hawaiʻi History Day competition
Apr 24, 2025
The Conversation: Tariffs affect flowers and fashion; Kingfishers
Apr 23, 2025
The Conversation: Fed cuts hit UH; Trump's commercial fishing order
Apr 22, 2025
The Conversation: Fishing in marine national monument; Merrie Monarch
Apr 21, 2025
The Conversation: A call-in show on Social Security concerns
Apr 18, 2025
The Conversation: Trump takes aim at collective bargaining; Auto industry
Apr 17, 2025
The Conversation: Disaster recovery; Lt. Gov. Luke talks ag priorities
Apr 16, 2025
The Conversation: Tariffs' role in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi's overthrow; Sea level rise
Apr 15, 2025
The Conversation: Tariffs; Pacific Forums celebrates 50 years
Apr 14, 2025
The Conversation: What tariffs could mean for Hawaiʻi; Measles vaccine
Apr 11, 2025
The Conversation: Measles; Student funds scholarships through recycling
Apr 10, 2025
The Conversation: French diplomat visits Hawaiʻi; Peace Corps
Apr 09, 2025
The Conversation: U.S. Dept. of Education cuts; Whales in Lahaina
Apr 08, 2025
The Conversation: Protesters rally against Trump; Trump faces off with law firm
Apr 07, 2025
The Conversation: Distracted Driving Awareness Month; Reggae music history
Apr 04, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green on Trump tariffs; Marriage benefits
Apr 03, 2025
The Conversation: Library funding in question; Local journalism
Apr 02, 2025
The Conversation: Trump and Musk Protest; Protecting your genetic data
Apr 01, 2025
The Conversation: Myanmar earthquake; Fatalities spike for bike riders, pedestrians
Mar 31, 2025
The Conversation: Live from Hawaiʻi Island; Parker Ranch, Greenwell Gardens
Mar 28, 2025
The Conversation: Disaster prep for kūpuna; Lāhainā Film Festival comes to Oʻahu
Mar 27, 2025
The Conversation: EPA head tours Red Hill, Maui burn-zone; Coral nursery
Mar 26, 2025
The Conversation: Indo-Pacific national security; Hawaiʻi's housing market
Mar 25, 2025
The Conversation: Federal funding cuts could affect school meals; Iguana Study
Mar 24, 2025
The Conversation Hana Hou: Hawaiʻi takes home top prizes
Mar 21, 2025
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; DHHL looks for new ways to reduce homestead wait list
Mar 20, 2025
The Conversation: Trump's moves against the U.S. Institute of Peace; Domestic violence bill
Mar 19, 2025
The Conversation: Startup news outlet highlights housing; Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony
Mar 18, 2025
The Conversation: Snapshot of the retail industry; Anime in Honolulu
Mar 18, 2025