The Hawaii County Charter Commission’s Chair, Doug Adams, talked with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken in March, 2019, about the process the Charter Commission was following, who was on the Charter Commission, why some specific amendments were...
Island Conversations
Welcome to Island Conversations with Sherry Bracken, where we talk about issues facing our Big Island community. Island Conversations is broadcast on Sunday mornings on KWXX 94.7FM Hilo/101.5FM Kona at 6:30 and on B93 (93.1FM Kona) / B97 (97.1FM Hilo) at 7 a.m. or on demand on kwxx.com, b97hawaii.com or your favorite podcast player.
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Island Conversations #119 (Bonus) -Big Island wastewater, with Dr. Rick Bennett
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Island Conversations #118 (Bonus)--Water quality off the Big Island with Dr. Rick Bennett
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Island Conversations #117--Gratitude, and goodbye
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Island Conversations #116--Dental care for keiki and adults, with Dr. Steven Pine and Dr. John Gawlick
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Island Conversations #115 - Richard Taaffe, West Hawaii Community Health Center
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Island Conversations #114--COVID vaccines with Lt. Gov. Green and more with Mayor Mitch Roth
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Island Conversations #113--Mayor Elect Mitch Roth
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Island Conversations #112--Tsunami! with Dr. Walter Dudley, former CD chief Darryl Oliveira
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Island Conversations #111--Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital Pres Cindy Kamikawa
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Island Conversations #110 (Bonus)--Mayor Elect Mitch Roth talks transition
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Island Conversations #109--Hawaiian Volcano update with David Phillips, HVO SIC
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Island Conversations #108 --US Rep Elect Kai Kahele
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Island Conversations #107 (bonus)--Mayor Elect Mitch Roth
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Island Conversations #106--Travel, tourism, testing with Ross Birch, HIVB
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Island Conversations #105--Health-related documents, with Dr. Norm Goody and attorney Darl Gleed
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Island Conversations Bonus #104--what is 5G? with Ryan Ozawa
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Island Conversations #103 --Legal and health documents--Attorney Darl Gleed, Dr. Norm Goody (a repeat from 2019)
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Island Conversations #102--Council District 1 candidate Dominic Yagong
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Island Conversations #101 --Council candidate Heather Kimball
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Island Conversations #100–Charter Amendments with League of Women Voters
Island Conversations
Welcome to Island Conversations with Sherry Bracken, where we talk about issues facing our Big Island community. Island Conversations is broadcast on Sunday mornings on KWXX 94.7FM Hilo/101.5FM Kona at 6:30 and on B93 (93.1FM Kona) / B97 (97.1FM Hilo) at 7 a.m. or on demand on kwxx.com, b97hawaii.com or your favorite podcast player.
Hawaii County Council District 5, upper to lower Puna, has two candidates running in the General Election (all mail, ballots due in by Tues Nov. 3, 7 p.m.). The incumbent, Matt Kaneali’i Kleinfelder, is seeking a second...
Council District 5 (Puna,from upper down through part of Pahoa town and more) candidate Matt Kaneali’i Kleinfelder is running for re-election–but not unchallenged. In the Primary, he and challenger Ikaika Rodenhurst finished only a few hundred votes...
Bay Clinic is one of three Federally Qualified Community Health Centers on the island (along with West Hawaii Community Health Center and Hamakua Health). At a time when many people are actually losing their insurance, plus the...
Hawaii County’s elected Prosecuting Attorney, Mitch Roth, is running for Mayor, one of two candidates who are vying for the county’s top job. In a conversation with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken, Roth talks about some...
Hawaii County Mayor Kim and Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken talked about the current COVID-19 spike on the island. Today, Tuesday Aug. 25, there are 74 active cases out of 209 cumulative cases on the island. Mayor...
Hawaii County has had a 91% in COVID-19 cases since August 1, and on August 25, at 2:30, the island has 74 active cases, 209 cumulative. Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken spoke with Dan Brinkman, CEO of...
Ikaika Marzo is one of two candidates for Hawaii County Mayor. Mr. Marzo is our guest this week; the other candidate Mitch Roth, is up next week. Mr. Marzo talks about how he’s developing his vision for...
United State Congress Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who represents Hawaii Island and all the other neighbor islands plus rural O’ahu, talked with New West Broadcasting’s Sherry Bracken on Wednesday, Aug. 19, about the state’s response to COVID-19, its...
The response rate of Hawaii County residents to the U.S. Census, which is mandated by the U.S. Constitution, is less than 50% — as of right now, 46.5%. Why is it important? The way money comes to...