Hawaiʻi Public Radio

I work as a producer for for Hawaiʻi Public Radio‘s The Conversation. Some of my segments are here below.

May

• Local astronomer assures the sun won’t gobble Earth for billions of years
• This young entrepreneur will collect your food waste and turn it into compost

April

• Author Amitav Ghosh on Indigenous beliefs, national identity and more
• Local resources for those who have been sexually abused
• Playwright Lee Cataluna shares her love for the written and spoken word

March

• Hawaiʻi’s newest poet laureate speaks on her fear and growth as a writer

• Trailblazing women share their surfing journey to The Eddie

• Local doctor on raising public awareness about endometriosis

• Wāhine filmmakers invited to apply to short film incubator

• Dress for Success Honolulu celebrates 20 years of helping working women

• Women’s leadership event at East-West Center highlights expertise in crisis

February

• This former slave was the first missionary to teach ordinary Hawaiian children

• Recognizing Black women leaders in Hawaiʻi and nationwide

• Little known story of Black soldiers in Hawaiʻi during World War II

• Local resiliency program hopes to help teen mental health

• Traditional Korean instruments featured at free UH Mānoa concert

January

• Big Island women’s leadership workshop tackles empowerment, bias and more

• Local author shares new anthology of essays written by women of color

• 120th anniversary of Korean immigration to Hawai’i

• Increasing cultural and political influence of Korean Americans

• Honolulu film festival highlights Black stories from across the country

December

• For many Hawaiians, the eruption is a time to connect with Pele and honor ancestors

• Local fishmonger doing her part to help Hawaiʻi become more food secure

• Local homesharing organization offers solutions to high housing costs, social isolation

• Activist hopes for peaceful end to 70-year conflict between North and South Korea

• Nurse training programs aim to boost local supply amid ongoing shortage