PlatPhorm Podcasts
Whether you live in our state or far from our shores, you’ll know what’s happening in Hawaiʻi with HPR's daily hour of locally focused discussions of public affairs, ideas, culture and the arts. Guests from across the islands and around the world provide perspectives on life in Hawaiʻi — and issues that have not yet reached Hawaiʻi. Hosted by HPR's Catherine Cruz. Have something to say? Send a comment to talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org or call our talkback line at 808-792-8217.
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Gordon Zane with the Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation discusses vacation rental regulations; Kimberlee Bassford talks about the dark turn her new documentary "Before the Moon Falls" took when its subject, Samoan writer Sia Figiel, was arrested for murder
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State Sen. Joy San Buenaventura of Hawaiʻi Island responds to the failure of the Pohoiki Boat Ramp dredging project; Louis Miller and Jon Holshue, aka The Pasta Boys, dish up homemade noodles at Proof Social Club in Chinatown
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People who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act may face higher costs soon; The San Francisco Standard reports on billionaire Marc Benioff's ties to Hawaiʻi
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Honolulu Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, who represents the new downtown financial district and Chinatown, discusses concerns about pushing the negative elements further into Chinatown as a result of creating the Downtown Honolulu Business Improvement District; Chu Lan Schubert-Kwock takes HPR on a walking tour of Chinatown
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Community members rally at ʻIolani Palace in support of Kamehameha Schools' admissions policy; Bishop Museum malacologists Ken Hayes and Norine Yeung share some tips for spotting native snails ahead of the annual Kāhuli Festival
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HPR speaks to protestors at Honolulu's 'No Kings' rally; Ben Jones, director of ocean science and technology for the UH Applied Research Laboratory, shows off the building blocks of a new artificial reef system
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Today, we're revisiting interviews that highlight the work of Hawaiʻi's specialty courts.
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State Insurance Commissioner Scott Saiki discusses the changing insurance landscape; Palestinian Ma'an Odeh shares his thoughts on the ceasefire in Gaza and his recent experience in the West Bank
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