Dr. Rick Bennett has been in heated conversations with heads of the Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management for years, concerned about the wastewater treatment plants around the island. For years he--and others-- have been urging the County
Jan 1, 2021
29 min
Dr. Rick Bennett, PhD, is a Kona Coast Waterkeeper, a title bestowed on him by The Water Keeper Alliance, International, which has been in operation since the 1970s. He and Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken talk about bacteria in the Big Island
Dec 31, 2020
30 min
As I record my final Sunday Island Conversations, after nearly 17 years in radio, I want to express my gratitude to everybody on this island--and elsewhere--who have been so supportive of the work that I do, whether it's news, the weekly interviews, fo
Dec 27, 2020
30 min
Dental care is an integral part of overall medical care. But there's much less discussion about dental care than general health care. Questions like, what kind of toothbrush is best, when should you start cleaning your keiki's teeth and when shoul
Dec 21, 2020
47 min
West Hawaii Community Health Center is one of three Federally Qualified Health Centers on the island. CEO Richard Taaffe, who is the only Chief Executive there has been since WHCHC opened in 2005, talks about capabilities, employees, patients, COVID-19,
Dec 20, 2020
30 min
We air the rest of the conversation with Mayor Mitch Roth, who was sworn in Dec. 7, 2020, and with whom Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken spoke in advance of his swearing in. Guest 2 is Lt. Gov. Josh Green, M.D., an emergency room physician who t
Dec 13, 2020
42 min
The week before being sworn in as Mayor, Mitch Roth talked with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken about some of his cabinet appointments and plans. Mayor-elect Roth had much to say, including that he's excited and hopeful about the future. Thi
Dec 6, 2020
30 min
The Big Island is subject to lots of hazards, including tsunami. Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken talks with Dr. Walter Dudley, a professor emeritus from UH Hilo and author of many books on tsunami (including two new ones coming out in the sprin
Nov 29, 2020
39 min
The Big Island has three acute care hospitals, including one in Waimea. Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital President Cindy Kamikawa talks with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken about the hospital's capacities, capabilities, clinics, and CO
Nov 22, 2020
30 min
Mitch Roth will be inaugurated as the Hawaii County Mayor on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. He has now announced the names of some of those he will bring to the Hawaii County Council for confirmation as the new Mayor's Cabinet--Managing Director Lee Lord, Deput
Nov 19, 2020
22 min
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