Stephanie Han

There's a lot of talk about growing local agriculture, but we want to hear from those out in the field doing the work. Today, we're revisiting our favorite conversations from the past year with those who are getting down and dirty to find innovative solutions for food sustainability.

An EPA official responds to concerns over trace levels of petroleum hydrocarbons reported in six homes on the Navy water system last October; a labor specialist discusses the impacts of the statewide minimum wage increase; a local author's debut novel receives kudos on best-of-2023 list

Vaimoana Niumeitolu is a former Hawaiʻi resident who lives in New York. She studied painting at Yale University and has murals in the U.S. and around the world. Murals have historically functioned as artwork that reflects the lives and dreams of ordinary people, which is why the 13 murals she painted in the West Bank and Jordan are particularly relevant today.

Gov. Josh Green discusses his priorities for Maui's recovery and building more housing for the homeless; UH highlights its effort to measure the impact of Maui wildfires on coastal water quality; and muralist Vaimoana Niumeitolu shares her experience painting murals in the West Bank

We are going to the movies for today's hana hou! We shine the spotlight on Ryan Kawamoto, whose documentary highlights the overlooked history of Japanese Americans who were removed by force from their homes and businesses during World War II; Filmmaker Jean Shim talks about what went into making her feature film that screened at the 43rd Hawaiʻi International Film Festival; local resident Henk Rogers, who secured worldwide distribution rights to the Tetris game, shares the backstory as depicted in the new film "Tetris"; and Elliot Lucas talks about the Kauaʻi Film Academy producing its first feature film

A state Department of Human Services program to housing families who have been displaced by the Maui fires but don’t qualify for federal assistance; a Filipino family searching for a home yet again after Lahaina fire; and the declining population and song of the Hawaiian honeycreeper ʻAkiapōlāʻau.

Nearly all the jet fuel has been removed from the Red Hill storage tanks; the Israel-Hamas war has led to reports of antisemitism and tension in classrooms at the University of Hawaiʻi; the Trust for Public Land celebrates 50 years of working with local communities; and how kōnane, or "Hawaiian checkers," provides insight into Hawaiian culture and philosophies.

More than 77,000 acres across Hawaiʻi have been protected and preserved for the benefit of the people, thanks to the Trust for Public Land. The national nonprofit is celebrating 50 years of working with local communities. The Conversation talked to the organization's Hawaiʻi director, Lea Hong, about why open spaces matter.

Concern for people in the West Bank continues to grow. Mariah Abdelfattah is working on her master’s degree in Korean language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her Palestinian father is from the West Bank. The Conversation talked to Abdelfattah about her family’s life there, her safety concerns, and what it means to be Palestinian during this time.

University of Hawaiʻi student Mariah Abdelfattah talks about her family in West Bank; Oʻahu resident Kevin Kuroda's family received a long-lost memento that belonged to his Medal of Honor recipient uncle; the 106th anniversary of Queen Liliʻuokalani's passing is celebrated at her former home.