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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Today on The Long View with Neal Milner, we talk about a purported growing gender gap among Gen Z and what it could mean for the upcoming elections.
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It's been 20 years since Dr. Jack Lewin has held the post of Hawaiʻi health director. Lewin has returned home to Hawaiʻi with a mission to help overhaul health care.
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The Conversation recently talked with Charles Djou, who has headed up the American Battle Monuments Commission for the last two years.
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A former state Director of Health on what health care reform may look like for Hawaiʻi; Longtime leader of state Legislature's Public Access Room to step down
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The Conversation broadcast live Friday from Hilo Medical Center, where a $50 million donation from Marc Benioff will speed up the facility's expansion. Director of Marketing, Legislative and Public Affairs Elena Cabatu shared how the gift will help improve health care for Hawaiʻi residents.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a consent decree with Hawai’i County on its aging sewage system, including the Hilo treatment plant. We sat down with EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman to talk about the dismal state of the facility.
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The Conversation talked to Finn McCall, an engineer with the Boating and Ocean Recreation Division, about the state of Big Island facilities.
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Big Island math teacher Rory Inouye won the Milken Educator Award this year for his work at Waiākea High School. Inouye, like all candidates, was unaware he was submitted for the award. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke with some of Inouye's toughest reviewers — his students — about his passion for helping them succeed.
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Today, The Conversation broadcasts live from Hilo with stories focusing on the Big Island community.
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Back in 2010, JP Schmidt was the state's insurance commissioner, and he had just convinced an insurance company from Korea — Dongbu — to set up shop in Hawaiʻi. Schmidt now heads up the firm Abaris Global. We reached out to him at his Denver office to get his take on things.
