New West Broadcasting's General Manager Chris Leonard speaks with Mayor Harry Kim this afternoon regarding Hawai'i First Covid-19 case and the State of Hawai'i's new guidance for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. Recorded March 17, 2020.
The Hawaii Wildlife Center in Kapa'au, at the very north part of the Big Island of Hawaii, is where Native Birds and Mammals (ie the hoary bat) go for medical attention, rest, and recovery before being released into the wild. Director Linda Elliott talks about the facility and its value to the island, the state, and our native animal population with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken.
Air date: Mar. 15, 2020
Susan Podziba, from Boston, MA, is an internationally known mediator, and has a focus on mediating disputes over sacred lands and natural resources. She was in Hawaii to give a talk at UH School of Law, and while here, State Sen. Kai Kahele set up meetings for her with Lt. Gov. Josh Green, Mayor Harry Kim, the Mauna Kea Ki'ai Kupuna Protectors, and representatives from the Mauna Kea observatories. The interview focuses on process, not specifically the situation on our island.
Air date: Mar. 8, 2020
Our most recent podcast was about the new Physician Assistant Training Program being established in South Kona, with Dr. Misbah Keen and Mr. Terry Scott from University of Washington School of Medicine MEDEX program. This discussion is the moving story of the program's founder, Dr. Richard Smith, who has longtime Hawaii connections. Photo: Dr. Smith with Pres. Barack Obama...courtesy University of Washington School of Medicine
Post date: March 1, 2020
The University of Washington School of Medicine has MEDEX, a Physician Assistant Training Program, serving Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (the WWAMI medical education region) -- and now it's adding Hawaii! Dr. Misbah Keen and Mr. Terry Scott, both on the faculty at UW School of Medicine, talk with host Sherry Bracken about the program. Photo is Sherry with Dr. Keen and Mr. Scott on Jan. 15, 2020.
Air date: March 1, 2020
Coronavirus is scary, and the numbers and information changes daily. But influenza--flu--is pretty daunting too. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9 million – 45 million illnesses, between 140,000 – 810,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 – 61,000 deaths annually since 2010. It's no joke! Two Kona side physicians, Dr. Peter Locatelli and Dr. Dickran Boranian, talk about flu and coronavirus. We recommend you follow progress of both diseases through reliable sources such as the Centers for Disease Control (cdc.gov) or the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int)
Air date: Feb. 23, 2020
State Senator Kai Kahele (D-Hilo) is running for United States Congress, to represent the Second Congressional District, which includes all the neighbor islands and rural O'ahu. Representative Tulsi Gabbard currently holds the position, and has announced she will not run again, and is running for President. Sen. Kahele and host Sherry Bracken talk about why he's running and about some of the current state issues. Photo is Sen. Kahele at the opening of his Hilo headquarters, with representatives from various faiths who participated. Photo courtesy Tom Fratardino.
Air date: Feb. 16, 2020
Tommy Ching (aka Kahikina, aka The Polynesian Pirate) is just starting his 20th annual around-the-island food and cash drive, raising funds for The Food Basket (the Big Island's only food bank) at the 7 KTA stores around the island. Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken talks with Kristin Frost Albrecht, Executive Director of Hawaii Island Food Basket and with Tommy Ching.
Air Date: Feb. 9, 2020
Hawaii County Fire Department has joined 3800 other communities in using Pulse Point, a free app you can download to your phone from the App Store. It alerts users to the locations of Fire Department incidents, including where CPR is needed. Host Sherry Bracken talks with HFD Captain Mike Lam of the EMS Bureau about the new app, and why it is so very important for those who know CPR to start CPR when somebody has cardiac arrest, even before the ambulance arrives. Why? Lam tells us organ death starts within 2 to 5 minutes, so as he says, bystander CPR is critical to the victim's survival. He says so far, bystander CPR has tripled our island's survival rates. I talked with the folks at Pulse Point, and they have MANY stories of successful saves, even in an infant 5 weeks old!
Posting date: Feb. 3, 2020
Franny Brewer with the Big Island Invasive Species Committee talks with host Sherry Bracken about invasive species, starting with the definition. We talk about the role of the BIISC, and then more about some specific problems: coqui frogs, Queensland Longhorn Beetle (see photo, the big bug on the left), the two-line spittlebug, and more, including the role of the BIISC in Rapid Ohia Death.
Air date: Feb. 2, 2020
