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Today, the Conversation is revisiting interviews with the creators and performers in Cirque du Soleil's ʻAuana!

Gov. Josh Green signed a measure into law to financially protect child performers. He signed the measure alongside Maia Kealoha, who portrays Lilo in the live-action adaptation of "Lilo & Stitch."

The Conversation’s DW Gibson sat down with the playwright, Ryan Okinaka, and actress Elexis Draine about their involvement in the new play, “The Golden Gays,” that recently opened at the Kumu Kahua Theatre.

Mayor Kimo Alameda, community members react to the National Science Foundation's decision to cut funding for the Thirty Meter Telescope; HPR joins an early morning Point-in-Time count in Waikīkī

Friday kicks off the 12th year that Ken Martinez Burgmaier has put together the Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. The Conversation talked to him about what to expect for the four-day festival.

Ralph Gaston of Rusty's Hawaiian Coffee lays out how tariffs are affecting Kona coffee growers; Overstory's Noelle Fujii-Oride reports on a new program to support mental wellness among farmers

Disney’s “Moana 2" will hold casting later this year for the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi dub of the animated sequel.

Disney’s long-awaited live-action version of “Lilo & Stitch” is out now in theaters. But viewers might notice some changes from the 2002 animated film. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

We revisit an interview with Chris Sanders, the voice and creator of Stitch, ahead of the premiere of Disney's live-action "Lilo & Stitch"; HPR's Cathrine Cluett Pactol shares about Ka La’i Ola, a housing initiative that aims to meet the needs of those who lost their homes to the Maui wildfires

Chris Sanders, the creator and voice behind the little blue alien named Stitch, has never left the character. After more than two decades, his voice of the beloved character will return for the live-action remake, which will be in theaters this Friday. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.