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...
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.
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...
There was a five year study, recently shared at an American Heart Association meeting, showing that hula can help lower blood pressure, can help heart health. Some research was done on the Big Island with Kumu Pi’ilani...
Hawaii State Department of Health Chair Dr. Bruce Anderson and the state’s Chief Epidemiologist, Dr. Sarah Park, and local Big Island (Kona) pediatrician Dr. Peter Locatelli discuss measles and vaccinations with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken. Photo: ...
Can the Hawaii County Budget process be done differently? Sue Lee Loy and Ashley Kierkiewicz, Hawaii County Council members representing Hilo and Puna, are looking at a new approach called Budgeting for Outcomes. They talk with host...
Kona coffee farmer Walter Kunitake talks with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken about the Japanese who left plantations and came to West Hawaii once their contracts were up –who, why, what they did. AND about work to...
The first Japanese arrived in the State 151 years ago. Arnold Hiura of the Hawaii Japanese Center in Hilo spoke with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken about the arrival, the work, the influence of the Japanese in...
Kona Community Hospital CEO Jay Kreuzer talks with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken about Kona Hospital, Kohala Hospital, Ali’i Health (which employs 23 physicians), and the Kona Surgery Center, the past improvements at Kona Hospital, future plans...
Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim and host Sherry Bracken conclude their conversation, talking budget, adding more people to the county budget, short term rental taxes, and more. PLUS, Hawaii County Prosecutor Mitch Roth has announced that he...
Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken and Mayor Harry Kim talked on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 in his Hilo office. He wanted to share his thinking about his “The Heart of Aloha, a Way Forward –Mauna Kea,” (available...