North Kohala is served by one transmission line that goes over Kohala Mountain Road, Hwy 250. When it fails–car crash, tree on the line, whatever–the 2,000 customers (a home or business) in and around Hawi and Kapa’au...
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.
Roderick Sewell was the first above-the-knee double amputee to finish Ironman Triathlon World Championship (ie Kona, in Iron vernacular). Rudy Garcia-Tolson is his friend and mentor, who helped inspire him as Rudy, also is a double amputee. ...
Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken talks with Hawaii County Prosecutor Mitch Roth about foster kids being abused, how to get DUI drivers off the road, his role in the prosecutions of those arrested in the Mauna Kea...
Pohakuloa Training Area just trained 1500 troops–and their leftover food, 2500 pounds of it, is being donated to the Hawaii Island Food Basket. This short interview with Gregory R. Fleming, Deputy Garrison Commander, gives the details. The...
With Hawaii County no longer recycling plastics, what’s to be done? Entrepreneur Mattie Mae Larson started Upcycle Hawaii more than a year ago, to take flat (sheet) plastics, such as plastic wrapping materials, and turns that plastic...
In January, 2019, the Medical Aid in Dying law, went into effect in Hawaii, and is formally called the Our Care Our Choice Act. What is it? It allows terminally ill patients with a six-month or less...
The West Hawaii Jewish congregation Kona Beth Shalom has custody of a Torah that was created more than 250 years ago, and survived the Holocaust. How did it make its way to Hawaii? The story was intriguing...
Hawaii County Police Sgt. Jason Grouns tells Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken about being a Hawaii County Police Officer, and about recruitment for new officers–a new recruitment opens November 3 through November 12, 2019. Sgt. Grouns likes...
There’s a brand new Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, Hui ‘Oihana, here on the Island of Hawaii. We learn about it, its goals and plans, from founding member Benson Medina, in a conversation with host Sherry Bracken....
As of October 16, 2019, Hawaii County will only recycle cardboard, brown paper bags, and glass. At some “select” transfer stations, they say they’ll recycle cans, but not necessarily in the same location as the other recyclables. ...