Time Flies
A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and a collection of statewide transmitters began with a tower on this ridge
What is Wiliwilinui?
Her last name is Kamalani now, but when she recorded the Hawaiian Word of the Day 30 years ago, this was her name
Who is Leilani Poliahu?
The Conversation debuted in 2011 with these hosts
Who are Beth-Ann Kozlovich and Chris Vandercook?
Kanikapila Sundayʻs original host
Who is Derrick Malama?
This overnighter is the longest tenured employee at HPR
Who is Thomas Hamasaki?
HPRʻs first home in 1981 was in this building on UH Manoaʻs lower campus
What is the old Varsity Building?
The first broadcast of a national show from Hawaii took place in 1985 when this host brought his companion show to the Blaisdell Concert Hall
Who is Garrison Keillor?
This UH Hilo biology professor hosts the popular Manu Minute segment
Who is Patrick Hart?
This classic Mahler piece was the first sound broadcast when HPR went to air on November 13th, 1981
What is Das Lied von der Erde?
This Sunday program is the first to be produced locally by an organization outside of HPR or public media
What is Hawaii Radio Hour?
KHPR went on the air in 1981, while the second stream, KIPO, first broadcast these many years later
What is 8 years?
Also accepted: 7 years and 11 months
This beloved host of the music program that broadcast Atherton concerts and other artists who performed in our small room
Who is Jason Taglianetti?
Love must have been in the air when The Conversation premiered because it was on this "holiday"
What is Valentineʻs Day?
On the weekends, you can take a classical music reprieve with HNN reporter and host of this program
What is Howards Day Off?
HPRʻs longest and shortest tenured President and General Managers/CEOs
Who are Michael Titterton and Meredith Artley?
The year HPR moved into its current headquarters at 738 Kaheka Street
What is 1987?
This former HPR head honcho was once a country music radio DJ who used the name Ken Ripley
Who is Jose Fajardo?
This beloved NPR host once had a weekly segment on The Conversation after retiring and relocating to Hawaii Island
Who is Neal Conan?
You might catch one of these four programs if you were to tune in to HPR at the start of each day, technically
What is Blues from the Basement/Echoes/New Sounds/Classical 24?
The t-shirt for HPRʻs first narrative podcast, This Is Our Hawaii, featured this phrase
What is "Making Aunties Proud Since 1975?"
The goal to serve the entire state with two streams was achieved in 2016 with a transmitter atop this site
What is Kulani Cone?
Prior to its final broadcast in 2022, this sinner hosted the longest-running program on HPR, spanning 34 years
Who is Gary Hickling?
This one-time Conversation fill-in host is known as the Man of A Thousand Voices and once appeared in a sketch with legendary Hawaii comedian Rap Replinger
Who is Bill Sage?
Home to diverse music programs, HPR once featured a show titled Latin Beat hosted by Ray Cruz, and this predecessor, also hosted by Cruz
What is Sabor Tropical?
Federal funding cuts made HPR 100% community supported, but also allowed us to surpass this number for total membership for the first time
What is 16,000?