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Update on Hawai’i Public Schools (The State of the State of Hawaii)

What’s New, Improved and Promising. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. Our guest Cheri Nakamura, Director of Hui for Excellence in Education (HE’E), comments on the conditions in Hawaii’s schools as recovery from the pandemic proceeds. With in-person learning returned to schools, what supports and oversight are State […]

A Ukrainian Experiences Hawai’i (The State of the State of Hawaii)

What Does Hawai’i Mean to a Ukrainian. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Oksana Vansovich. Our Guest, Oksana Vansovich, recently arrived in Hawai’i from Ukraine. She talks about her experience living in Ukraine under warlike conditions imposed by a neighbor country’s unprovoked assault. What were her feelings about leaving her […]

Rep Tokuda Takes HI Concerns to Congress (The State of the State of Hawaii)

Tokuda’s Speaks up in First Congress Votes. The hosts for this show are Stephanie Dalton and Jay Fidell. The guest is Jill Tokuda. This episode’s guest is U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda, who serves Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District. She discusses her concern to stay on top of all Hawaii’s islands’ issues from the beginning of her […]

Rep. Tokuda Takes HI Concerns to Congress (The State of the State of Hawaii)

Tokuda’s Speaks up in First Congress Votes. The hosts for this show are Stephanie Dalton and Jay Fidell. The guest is Jill Tokuda. This episode’s guest is U.S. Representative Jill Takuda, who serves Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District. She discusses her concern to stay on top of all Hawaii’s islands’ issues from the beginning of her […]

Use Section 8 to Rise Above the Bottom Line (The State of the State of Hawaii)

Advocacy to Help Houseless: Offer PreSchool. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Kim Coco Iwamoto. Guest Kim Coco Iwamoto comments on her abundant work as a tenants’ rights advocate and landlord on behalf of Hawaii’s needy, especially those with Section 8 vouchers. She discusses advocacy for post-pandemic improvements to the […]

Are Reopened Schools Restoring Learning (The State of the State of Hawaii)

Do Students Benefit from Huge Fed Funding. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. Expert guest Dr. Cheri Nakamura, Director of HE’E Coalition, discusses how reopened schools are managing after years of Covid closings and remote instruction. She explains the influx of massive funding from the federal government to […]

What Did the Midterm Vote Do for Hawaii (The State of the State of Hawaii)

Did Midterm Voters Advance Hawaii. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Colin Moore. The guest, Dr. Colin Moore, Director UH Manoa Policy Center, comments on Hawaii’s midterm election outcomes as they afford and impede this term of state governance. Mainly Hawaii voters elected new state executives, legislative office holders and […]

Hawaii Faces China’s Pacific Surge (The State of the State of Hawaii)

How HI Works with New Pacific Partnerships. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Ralph Winnie. The Guest discusses Hawaii’s role in the Asia-Pacific region when diplomacy and cooperation is shifting away from Western and US influence to more align with compelling development and climate change support from China. China’s recent […]

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