Lessons in Tourism from Other Indigenous Groups; Millennials in the Arab World; Tobacco and Hawaii’s Kids
Hawaii Ranks 12th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco: Jessica Yamauchi
18 years after the Master Tobacco Settlement, a group of national organizations have issued a status report on how well each state is using its funds. The title of the report gives a big clue. The survey is called Broken Promises to Our Children. It comes from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Lung Association, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights and Truth Initiative. We called the head of the Hawaii Public Health Institute for her read of Hawaii’s ranking.
Intro Music: Tobacco Road by Common Market
Outro Music: Needle and a Knife by Tennis
Millennials in The Arab World: Dr. Juan Cole
Today’s millennials have come of age in a world that is often baffling to the rest of us -- at ease with social media and the digital exchange of information in all its forms. Youth movements in the Arab world today are entirely at home in this new world -- either as advocates for democratic change or as advocates of the radical Islamist view. Theirs is a world that’s too little understood, and it’s one we ignore at our peril. Dr. Juan Cole is the current Shangri La Scholar in Residence and the author of The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East.
Intro Music: Ramadan Dub by The Spy From Cairo
Outro Music: Lebanese Blonde (feat. Kaleidoscope) by Thievery Corporation
Civil Beat Reality Check: Pesticide Use
The state’s agriculture and health departments say they’ll gather more data about the effects of pesticide use in Hawaii. But will that be enough to allay fears of communities which have been actively campaigning to regulate pesticides? Civil Beat report Chad Blair has the reality check.
Intro Music: Trust the Teahouse by Maps & His Mothball Fleet
Outro Music: Christmas Lights by Coldplay
Lessons in Tourism from Native Alaskans and American Indians: Pohai Ryan
Travelers in search of authentic cultural experiences may now find their wish lists reflected by native tourism associations. Following the September signing of the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act- the NATIVE Act for short- federal tourism agencies are required to include tribes and native organizations in strategic planning and national tourism campaigns. Pohai Ryan is the executive director of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association.
Outro Music: One Turn Deserves Another by Susan Aglukark
The Art of Magic: Bruce Meyers
You’ll never meet a kid who’s not fascinated by magic, and for most of us, it’s a mystery, and a fascination, that stays with us forever. Bruce Meyers is a true believer in the power of magic to entertain and even educate, and he runs a magic camp that teaches kids 5 or 6 new tricks a day. He’s got one coming up in Honoka’a on Hawaii Island, and he’s with us this morning.
Intro Music: The Bay by Metronomy
Outro Music: Magic by Pilot
