Maddie Bender

A wildlife biologist discusses the spread of avian flu in the islands; Honolulu DMV rolls out a new online system for written tests

The detection of avian flu at the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant is another sign that the disease is spreading in Hawaiʻi. The Conversation talked to Jason Omick, a wildlife biologist with the Division of Forestry and Wildlife.

What health care reforms could lawmakers pursue in 2025?; The grandson of Henrietta Lacks discusses her legacy and the role of consent in medicine

Almost 75 years ago, a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore cultured the first immortal cell line that could be easily grown in the lab. Those cells were taken from Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent.

Hawaiʻi resident and peace activist Christine Ahn talks about finding out that she has been banned from entering South Korea; A research epidemiologist discusses the findings of a CDC study on the community's recovery in the year following the Red Hill fuel spill

A new team takes the lead at Honolulu's Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency; a new exhibit of Hawaiian cultural artifacts opens in England; a recent study looks at the effect of plastic on Maui's wedge-tailed shearwaters; and a luthier in Kula shares the song he wrote weeks after the 2023 Maui wildfires

The Hawaiian Islands are magnets for plastic debris from around the Pacific Basin. Plastic accumulates on our shorelines, where it's eaten by fish, birds, and other wildlife.

Curator Noelle Kahanu was in England earlier this month to unveil a new exhibit at the University of Cambridge Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. The Conversation talked to her about the exhibit “Fault Lines."

National Wildlife Disease Program coordinator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on recent avian flu surveillance; Report about Filipino community members following the Maui wildfire; Students and a teacher from Ka’ū High School about their trip to New York City; and a slack key master shares his new Christmas album.

A group focusing on Filipinos in Lahaina recently released a report on the community's experiences and needs following the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires.