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

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Podcast: [The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867)
Published: 2026-07-30T19:27:08+00:00
Episode link: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/podcast/the-conversation/2026-07-30/the-conversation-a-call-in-on-a-cell-phone-ban-in-hawaii-public-schools
Audio file: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s87/audio/2026/07/tc073026web.mp3
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## Resource

Today, our panel discusses a new statewide policy to restrict student cell phone usage beginning next school year — which starts next week.

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