MEDIA RELEASE

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6
WHAT: “Vog: How Dangerous Is It?”

This week on Insights, host Dan Boylan and a diverse panel of experts and concerned community representatives will explore the impact of vog in the islands.

They will discuss the consequences of vog on our state’s economy as well as potential long term health problems.

The panel includes Jeff Sutton of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory; Dr. Elizabeth Tam, Professor and Chair of Medicine at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine; Lani Petri, manager of Kapapala Ranch; and state Rep. Robert Herkes, District 5 (Puna, Ka’u, and South and North Kona).

If you miss the Thursday program, each week’s episode is rebroadcast on at 9:30 p.m. Fridays and 3 p.m. Sundays, and you can also listen to an audio rebroadcast at 6 a.m. Sundays on KUMU 94.7 FM.

— Find out more:
www.pbshawaii.org