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

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Podcast: [The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867)
Published: 2026-07-23T21:33:24+00:00
Episode link: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/podcast/the-conversation/2026-07-23/sen-karl-rhoads-reflects-on-20-years-preserving-coconut-palms
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Sen. Karl Rhoads, longtime chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reflects on his career in the State Legislature; Vicky Durand and Indrajit Gunasekara, of the Koali Niu Coconut Gene Bank, share how the nonprofit preserves and protects the native coconuts of Hāna Maui.

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