Dave Lawrence

On Stargazer today, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips who has more on last week’s major discovery of a dwarf planet on the edge of the solar system.

Legendary alternative rock act New Order are back in the Aloha State, with a show tonight at the MACC and Friday at the Blaisdell Arena. Ahead of the dates, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence spoke with long time member, singer/multi-instrumentalist Gillian Gilbert.

On Stargazer today, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips who has an update on a massive storm on Mars we talked about recently.

This week on Helping Hand, it’s Therapeutic Horsemanship of Hawaii. HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Executive Director Dana Vennen ahead of their Horse Show & Country Fair fundraiser tomorrow in Waimanalo.

On Stargazer today, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips about a congressionally mandated report to develop a new telescope to search for alien life.

On Helping Hand this week, the Hawaii Parkinson Association return ahead of their walk Sunday Sept. 16 at Magic Island in Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu. HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes Jerry Boster, HPA President and Lindsey Sutton, HPA Secretary and Head of their Exercise Committee.

This week on Stargazer, we learn about an observation of the aurora on Saturn as HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips.

This week on Stargazer, while we’ve had to deal with a Hurricane in the Aloha State, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips about a massive storm taking place in our solar system that’s affected some NASA hardware.

Legendary entertainer Engelbert Humperdinck has arrived in the islands for a pair of shows at the Hawaii Theatre Saturday and Sunday which include the filming of a PBS TV special.

The rock world is buzzing over a new band from the Motor City area, Greta Van Fleet, and HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence spoke with their singer, Josh Kiszka.  This word-of-mouth, grassroots phenomenon don't just sound like Led Zeppelin; even Robert Plant credits these guys as being "Led Zeppelin One", a reference to their unusual energy and songwriting that evokes the feel Zeppelin had on their debut record.

This week on Stargazer, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips about research into a massive black hole at the center of the galaxy, and being done at the Mauna Kea summit, too.

This week Helping Hand presents week two in a two-week series of guests relating to helping animals on the Big Island. HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes the Hawaii Lava Flow Animal Rescue Network, which started as a public group on Facebook as an informational hub for those needing assistance with pets and animals during the 2018 volcanic eruption.

Jamaican reggae group Third World is back in the Aloha State, with shows through this evening at the Blue Note. Stephen "Cat" Coore, the group leader, guitarist and occassional cellist, took time for a conversation, and performance, with HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence, in the Atherton Performing Arts Studio.

This week on Stargazer, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips about funding approval to fix an international telescope facility with a connection to Hawaii.

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This week on Helping Hand HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence starts two weeks of focus on ways to help people assisting animals of Hawaii County affected by the latest volcanic eruption. On the front lines of trying to help is the Hawaii Island Humane Society, with services like shelter for homeless, stray, injured, lost and abandoned animals, among many other programs and services.

Despite having a long career before and after the release of 1984's Ghostbusters, musician Ray Parker Jr. will likely forever be best known for writing the hit theme song from that film.

There’s a new report on how illegal wildlife is being trafficked by air, and how smugglers are exploiting commercial air transport to move critically endangered animal parts or live animals, usually from Africa to Asia, and the report slammed one country in Asia with evidence showing them to be-- by far-- the most common destination for all seized wildlife products between 2009 and 2017. 

This week on Stargazer, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips about researchers in South America studying an exploding object in space.

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This week on Helping Hand we’re learning about the 25th Anniversary Oahu Heart and Stroke Walk Saturday August 11th at Kapiolani Park. The event raises funds and awareness for the American Heart Association. HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Jeff Shonka, who is on the Executive Leadership Team of the Heart Walk.

This week on Stargazer, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips about new theories relating to the history of the Earth’s moon.

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This week on Helping Hand, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back the Alzheimer’s Association Aloha Chapter for a conversation about Alzheimer’s and dementia, and their upcoming fundraising and awareness raising walks: Kauai August 11,

This week on Stargazer, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips about the NASA Juno mission.

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Entertainer Marlon Wayans is in the islands for a pair of dates tonight and tomorrow at the Blue Note Hawaii at 10 p.m., before a Sunday 7:30 p.m. show at the MACC. He took time for some laughs and to explore his fascinating life with HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence.

Today on Helping Hand we wrap up three weeks of covering Hawaii’s homeless crisis, the most severe per capita in the US. You can hear our previous two segments archived online with IHS: the Institute for Human Services and Mental Health Kokua.

Bruce Cockburn is a major name is Canadian music, but not nearly as well known in the US, where the talented guitarist/vocalist/songwriter has a smaller, but strong following, where he's almost a cult-classic artist. He spoke to HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence ahead of a two-night run of 7 p.m. shows at the Blue Note Hawaii tonight and tomorrow.

This week on Stargazer, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips about a new telescope project with a cool name making news in a location we don’t offer hear about: South Africa.

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