Russell Subiono
Executive Producer, The ConversationRussell Subiono has been with Hawaiʻi Public Radio since 2019. Born in Honolulu and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, he’s spent the last decade working in local film, TV and radio. He got his start at HPR as a production assistant on The Conversation from 2016-2017. Prior to his return, he spent two years as a producer at KITV4 Island News, where he oversaw Hawaiʻi’s only hour-long evening broadcast.
He served as HPR’s Fund Drive Producer for two years before returning to The Conversation as executive producer. He is also the voice behind HPR's first narrative podcast, This Is Our Hawaiʻi. In the moments when he’s not working at the station, you can find him visiting donut shops, making top-5 lists, and developing comedy videos that never get made. Contact him at talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Mother-daughter restaurateur duo behind Istanbul Hawaii on how they started cooking together; Hawaiian pop vocal trio Na Leo Pilimehana celebrate 40 years of friendship and song -
The project “We Tell Our Story: Filipino Voices in Hawaii” will be held across the state. It's an effort from the Filipino Association of University Women to document original first-person histories. -
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke on broadband access and early education; Upcoming workshops to collect stories about the Filipino experience in Hawaiʻi; The snapshot of native forest bird health -
Epic Swim Maui is a first-of-its-kind, weeks-long expedition swim around The Valley Isle scheduled this summer. Several open water endurance swimmers from around the world have committed to brave the sun, salt and sea to raise awareness of ocean health. -
What did this legislative session mean for tourism?; Endurance swimmers will swim around Maui in event meant to raise awareness of ocean health; New Chamorro language textbook -
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Ukrainian college student Max Zabolotny is in Hawaiʻi on a brief stop after attending a conference in Washington, D.C. He attended Kalani High School on Oʻahu during the 2018-2019 school year. -
What this legislative session means for residents' taxes; New report on cancer trends shows higher mortality rates from preventable cancers among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders -
You may not know that the creative duo behind the popular new miniseries "Shōgun" has Hawaiʻi ties. Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo said most of their lives for the last five years have centered on creating the historic drama, especially regarding accuracy and authenticity. They spoke to The Conversation's Russell Subiono about bringing the epic novel to the screen. -
New Maui County legislation looks to regulate short-term rentals; EPA responds to the Navy's theory that false positives explain reports of recent fuel-contaminated drinking water in Oʻahu homes -
The career of Māori music artist Stan Walker continues to grow beyond his native New Zealand. The Conversation’s Russell Subiono got the chance to talk to Walker ahead of his concert this Saturday on Oʻahu.
