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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For close to three decades, Pacific Biodiesel has been plugging away in Hawaiʻi, using crops for fuel and recycling cooking oil waste from restaurants. The Conversation caught up with co-founder Kelly King to talk about the company's expansion to Kauaʻi.
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The Conversation talked to the mayor Monday morning about some of his top priorities in the upcoming year, such as improving the police officer shortage and the Department of Planning and Permitting.
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Honolulu Mayor Blangiardi discusses public safety on Oʻahu and other top priorities; NAMI Hawaii shares what people can do to avoid reaching their breaking point; Pacific Biodiesel talks about expanding to Kauaʻi; and HPR's Cassie Ordonio shares what FestPAC 2024 means to Pacific island communities
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Today we're revisiting some of our favorite interviews about significant places and moments in Oʻahu’s storied past.
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The Navy finally released its report on a handful of homes that were reporting fuel contamination in their drinking water, specifically TPH, total petroleum hydrocarbons. Two military wives say they don't trust the findings, adding that if the 271-page report was supposed to make them feel better, it did not.
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Hawaiʻi will be featured in a number of episodes on the ByDesign series about everything from architecture to innovation to travel. The Conversation talked to the local architect tapped to be one of the hosts.
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Military residents respond to the Navy's report on fuel contamination in a handful homes last fall; New research on using soundscapes to map reef health
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The show, on CBS and streaming platforms, speaks volumes about the effort and thought behind good design — not just in your backyard, but across the globe from Tasmania to now Tantalus.
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What action communities can take to curb the fatal outcomes of domestic violence?; International TV host takes a tour of the Liljestrand House, a mid-century marvel on Oʻahu
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Sheryl Sunia retired after 28 years on the force serving in Homicide, Child Sex Crimes and Crisis Negotiation. She was the chief negotiator for the Xerox case in 1999, when Bryan Koji Uyesugi fatally shot seven co-workers, including his supervisor.