Catherine Cruz
Host, The ConversationCatherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation and a member of HPR’s news team. She has been a television reporter in Hawaiʻi since 1983 and has won a number of awards and respect from a statewide audience. She spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education and health. Originally from Guam, Cruz is also a co-founder and former board member and programming chair of Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC). Catherine is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Jim McCoy, director of communications at Pacific Historic Parks, spoke to The Conversation about keeping the USS Arizona Memorial and other parks open during the shutdown — thanks to donations from the community. -
HPR's Ashley Mizuo speaks to Hawaiʻi's congressional delegation about the government shutdown; Jim McCoy with Pacific Historic Parks discusses how the shutdown is impacting federal parks and historical sites on Oʻahu -
The federal government has shut down for the first time since 2018, NPR reports. U.S. Rep. Ed Case spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the government shutdown. -
U.S. Rep. Ed Case reacts to the government shutdown, the first since 2019; The University of Hawaiʻi has hired eight new faculty to lead a sustainable fisheries graduate program -
Hawaiian Council Chief Executive Officer Kūhiō Lewis spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the upcoming 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention. -
Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz on his last day before retirement. -
Mark Recktenwald, chief justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court, reflects on his time on the bench as he prepares to step down; Hawaiian Council CEO Kūhiō Lewis explains the organization's decision to rebrand -
Hawaii Business Magazine editor-in-chief Jennifer Ablan spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about her new role. -
Honolulu Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina will take part in a forum Tuesday with officials from other levels of government to discuss the political history of Hawaiians and the future threats to funding. -
Honolulu Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina talks Native Hawaiian political history and current federal funding threats; The "Mai Poina: The Overthrow Walking Tours" return after a pandemic hiatus
