# The Conversation

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Official site: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/podcast/the-conversation
Author: Hawaii Public Radio (jtaglianetti@hawaiipublicradio.org)
Episodes: 257

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [The Conversation: A call-in on a cell phone ban in Hawaiʻi public schools](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-a-call-in-on-a-cell-phone-ban-in-hawai-i-public-schools) — 2026-07-30T19:27:08+00:00
- [The Conversation: TheBus budget; Swimming science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-thebus-budget-swimming-science) — 2026-07-29T21:32:04+00:00
- [The Conversation: Tommy Waters ineligible; Truck bed-riding restrictions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-tommy-waters-ineligible-truck-bed-riding-restrictions) — 2026-07-28T21:30:46+00:00
- [The Conversation: RIMPAC draws to a close; Cyclosporiasis grows](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-rimpac-draws-to-a-close-cyclosporiasis-grows) — 2026-07-27T21:16:19+00:00
- [The Conversation: A hana hou show on Hawaiian literature](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-a-hana-hou-show-on-hawaiian-literature) — 2026-07-24T22:47:55+00:00
- [The Conversation: Sen. Karl Rhoads reflects on 20 years; Preserving coconut palms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/sen-karl-rhoads-reflects-on-20-years-preserving-coconut-palms) — 2026-07-23T21:33:24+00:00
- [The Conversation: Remembering Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur; The new face of Anna O’Brien’s](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-remembering-master-navigator-sesario-sewralur-the-new-face-of-anna-o-brien-s) — 2026-07-22T21:37:23+00:00
- [The Conversation: Guam Red Cross; Kauaʻi’s native birds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-guam-red-cross-kaua-i-s-native-birds) — 2026-07-21T21:15:37+00:00
- [The Conversation: Ethics Commission gets new director; Irish pub gets new owner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-ethics-commission-gets-new-director-irish-pub-gets-new-owner) — 2026-07-20T21:03:17+00:00
- [The Conversation: Gov. Green and the National Guard; Hawaiʻi ranks last in business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-gov-green-and-the-national-guard-hawai-i-ranks-last-in-business) — 2026-07-16T20:54:14+00:00
- [The Conversation: A call-in on Hawaiʻi's media landscape](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-a-call-in-on-hawai-i-s-media-landscape) — 2026-07-15T18:55:23+00:00
- [The Conversation: Makaha Mangoes; A look at Liquefied Natural Gas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-makaha-mangoes-a-look-at-liquefied-natural-gas) — 2026-07-14T21:23:11+00:00
- [The Conversation: Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago; Record-breaking solo row](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-chief-elections-officer-scott-nago-record-breaking-solo-row) — 2026-07-13T21:46:09+00:00
- [The Conversation: A hana hou show on planes, trains, and automobiles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-a-hana-hou-show-on-planes-trains-and-automobiles) — 2026-07-10T22:05:59+00:00
- [The Conversation: Super Typhoon Bavi strikes Rota; New Driver’s License](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-super-typhoon-bavi-strikes-rota-new-driver-s-license) — 2026-07-09T21:36:09+00:00
- [The Conversation: Bringing golf back to Hawaiʻi; Funding foster youth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-bringing-golf-back-to-hawai-i-funding-foster-youth) — 2026-07-08T21:26:24+00:00
- [The Conversation: New UH Chancellor; Street psychiatry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-new-uh-chancellor-street-psychiatry) — 2026-07-07T21:17:41+00:00
- [The Conversation: Super Typhoon Bavi; Supreme Court ruling reflections](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-super-typhoon-bavi-supreme-court-ruling-reflections) — 2026-07-06T21:19:02+00:00
- [The Conversation: Hawaiian history on display; Top Chef winner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-hawaiian-history-on-display-top-chef-winner) — 2026-07-02T21:14:30+00:00
- [The Conversation: Kalaupapa tours; Hawaiian quilting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-kalaupapa-tours-hawaiian-quilting) — 2026-07-01T21:29:26+00:00
- [The Conversation: Birthright citizenship ruling; Maya Soetoro-Ng](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-birthright-citizenship-ruling-maya-soetoro-ng) — 2026-06-30T21:19:23+00:00
- [The Conversation: RIMPAC 2026, Surf Film Festival](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-rimpac-2026-surf-film-festival) — 2026-06-29T21:23:07+00:00
- [The Conversation: a Hana Hou show on Title IX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-a-hana-hou-show-on-title-ix) — 2026-06-26T21:19:50+00:00
- [The Conversation: Gun limits struck down, Red Hill settlement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-gun-limits-struck-down-red-hill-settlement) — 2026-06-25T21:25:55+00:00
- [The Conversation: Hawaiʻi’s America250 plans; 3D animated Ala Moana](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-hawai-i-s-america250-plans-3d-animated-ala-moana) — 2026-06-24T21:46:01+00:00
- [The Conversation: Title IX anniversary; Contemporary coconut art](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-title-ix-anniversary-contemporary-coconut-art) — 2026-06-23T21:23:35+00:00
- [The Conversation: Art at the Obama Center, SPEED Task Force](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-art-at-the-obama-center-speed-task-force) — 2026-06-22T21:00:37+00:00
- [The Conversation: Obama Center’s Hawaiʻi ties; State Capitol reflecting pool](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-obama-center-s-hawai-i-ties-state-capitol-reflecting-pool) — 2026-06-18T21:55:19+00:00
- [The Conversation: Touring the Obama Center Library; Moon eclipsing Venus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-touring-the-obama-center-library-moon-eclipsing-venus) — 2026-06-17T22:35:30+00:00
- [The Conversation: Previewing the Obama Presidential Center; False killer whales](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-previewing-the-obama-presidential-center-false-killer-whales) — 2026-06-16T21:26:38+00:00
- [The Conversation: Upcoming Obama Presidential Center; Hawaiian Airlines CEO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-upcoming-obama-presidential-center-hawaiian-airlines-ceo) — 2026-06-15T21:11:37+00:00
- [The Conversation: A deep dive into the cruise industry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-a-deep-dive-into-the-cruise-industry) — 2026-06-12T21:06:49+00:00
- [The Conversation: New zoo director; Lawyer shortage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-new-zoo-director-lawyer-shortage) — 2026-06-10T21:20:18+00:00
- [The Conversation: World Cup weather prep; Heart health test](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-world-cup-weather-prep-heart-health-test) — 2026-06-09T21:32:48+00:00
- [The Conversation: Medicaid abuse, Swimming the Molokaʻi Channel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-medicaid-abuse-swimming-the-moloka-i-channel) — 2026-06-08T21:24:14+00:00
- [The Conversation: A hana hou show on Pacific Island voices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-a-hana-hou-show-on-pacific-island-voices) — 2026-06-05T21:37:31+00:00
- [The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green’s veto list; Wildfire resilience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-gov-josh-green-s-veto-list-wildfire-resilience) — 2026-06-04T21:32:27+00:00
- [The Conversation: South Korea; Students’ graduation stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-south-korea-students-graduation-stories) — 2026-06-03T21:33:13+00:00
- [The Conversation: Space simulation; Memory Beads play](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-space-simulation-memory-beads-play) — 2026-06-02T21:42:47+00:00
- [A call-in show on hurricane preparedness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/a-call-in-show-on-hurricane-preparedness) — 2026-06-01T18:51:40+00:00
- [The Conversation: OHA Chair; High school surf champions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-oha-chair-high-school-surf-champions) — 2026-05-29T21:29:25+00:00
- [The Conversation: Big Island manhunt; Lost Navy art](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-big-island-manhunt-lost-navy-art) — 2026-05-28T21:51:07+00:00
- [The Conversation: Hawaiʻi’s ‘Honu Count;’ Trading card art](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-hawai-i-s-honu-count-trading-card-art) — 2026-05-27T21:14:37+00:00
- [The Conversation: Coast Guard, Lānaʻi dual-degree graduates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-coast-guard-l-na-i-dual-degree-graduates) — 2026-05-26T20:34:47+00:00
- [The Conversation: A hana hou show on ‘Hawaiʻi: A Kingdom Crossing Oceans’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-a-hana-hou-show-on-hawai-i-a-kingdom-crossing-oceans) — 2026-05-22T21:46:54+00:00
- [The Conversation: Hurricane forecasts; The ‘Maui Method’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-hurricane-forecasts-the-maui-method) — 2026-05-21T21:39:20+00:00
- [The Conversation: ‘Time, place and manner’ at UH; Ewa Makai Middle School](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-time-place-and-manner-at-uh-ewa-makai-middle-school) — 2026-05-20T21:34:33+00:00
- [The Conversation: Sinlaku recovery with Army Corps; Oldest-living Hawaiian Air pilot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-sinlaku-recovery-with-army-corps-oldest-living-hawaiian-air-pilot) — 2026-05-19T23:01:35+00:00
- [The Conversation: Unexploded ordnance; Maui wetlands](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-unexploded-ordnance-maui-wetlands) — 2026-05-18T21:22:36+00:00
- [The Conversation: Trump’s China visit, UH Mānoa eSports](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-trump-s-china-visit-uh-m-noa-esports) — 2026-05-15T21:03:16+00:00
- [The Conversation: Tax credit cuts, Community-created murals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-tax-credit-cuts-community-created-murals) — 2026-05-14T21:30:49+00:00
- [The Conversation: Hurricane prep, Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-hurricane-prep-hawai-i-marine-animal-response) — 2026-05-13T20:42:19+00:00
- [The Conversation: "Dark money" ban, Jack Johnson film](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-dark-money-ban-jack-johnson-film) — 2026-05-12T21:24:52+00:00
- [The Conversation: Super Typhoon Sinlaku; AI airport music](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-super-typhoon-sinlaku-ai-airport-music) — 2026-05-11T21:47:37+00:00
- [The Conversation: Hana hou show on Vietnam and Operation Babylift](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-hana-hou-show-on-vietnam-and-operation-babylift) — 2026-05-08T21:41:43+00:00
- [The Conversation: Rising electric bills; Green Fee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-rising-electric-bills-green-fee) — 2026-05-07T20:20:46+00:00
- [The Conversation: Cemetery drone survey; Early warning ahead of storms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-cemetery-drone-survey-early-warning-ahead-of-storms) — 2026-05-06T20:29:31+00:00
- [The Conversation: Acting lieutenant governor; Super Typhoon Sinlaku](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-acting-lieutenant-governor-super-typhoon-sinlaku) — 2026-05-05T20:42:40+00:00
- [The Conversation: First-ever Hawaiʻi high school surf championship; Holomua Marine Initiative](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-first-ever-hawai-i-high-school-surf-championship-holomua-marine-initiative) — 2026-05-04T21:21:31+00:00
- [A call-in show on the local lei industry this May Day](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/a-call-in-show-on-the-local-lei-industry-this-may-day) — 2026-05-01T19:55:54+00:00
- [The Conversation: ; Manu-o-Kū festival; Jones Act waiver extension](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-manu-o-k-festival-jones-act-waiver-extension) — 2026-04-30T21:08:12+00:00
- [The Conversation; Skyline; Too Good To Go app](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-skyline-too-good-to-go-app) — 2026-04-29T19:41:02+00:00
- [The Conversation: Immigration cases; Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-immigration-cases-ho-omaluhia-botanical-garden) — 2026-04-28T19:51:29+00:00
- [The Conversation: Gov. Green on Lt. Gov. Luke; Hawaiʻi's economic landscape](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-gov-green-on-lt-gov-luke-hawai-i-s-economic-landscape) — 2026-04-27T20:12:39+00:00
- [The Conversation: Former Lt. Gov. Doug Chin; Flood insurance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-former-lt-gov-doug-chin-flood-insurance) — 2026-04-24T21:31:09+00:00
- [The Conversation: Target letter to Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke; Santana bassist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-target-letter-to-lt-gov-sylvia-luke-santana-bassist) — 2026-04-23T21:35:24+00:00
- [The Conversation: Wildfire risk after the rain; Turtle Bay resort lawsuit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-wildfire-risk-after-the-rain-turtle-bay-resort-lawsuit) — 2026-04-22T21:25:50+00:00
- [The Conversation: Uptick in immigration cases; Wahiawā dam](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-uptick-in-immigration-cases-wahiaw-dam) — 2026-04-21T21:46:33+00:00
- [The Conversation: Gov. Ariyoshi dies at 100; CRB on Molokaʻi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-gov-ariyoshi-dies-at-100-crb-on-moloka-i) — 2026-04-20T21:18:46+00:00
- [The Conversation: A hana hou show on local tech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-a-hana-hou-show-on-local-tech) — 2026-04-17T21:58:27+00:00
- [The Conversation: Federal disaster aid; Historic home repair](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-federal-disaster-aid-historic-home-repair) — 2026-04-16T21:33:23+00:00
- [The Conversation: Planet Money Book; Balinese shadow puppetry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-planet-money-book-balinese-shadow-puppetry) — 2026-04-14T20:49:38+00:00
- [The Conversation: Inside the Honolulu Federal Detention Center; Native birds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-inside-the-honolulu-federal-detention-center-native-birds) — 2026-04-13T21:37:06+00:00

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