Please join PBS Hawaii and the HIKI NŌ schools as we celebrate the 2015 HIKI NŌ Awards statewide. Top stories from the past season of HIKI NŌ, PBS Hawaii’s statewide student news network, will be shown at a free public screenings on Maui, the Big Island, Kauai and Oahu.

MAUI

• Historic Iao Theatre
• Sunday, August 16
• 3:00 pm reception, 4:00 pm screening

HILO (Big Island)

• Palace Theater
• Saturday, August 22
• 3:00 pm reception, 4:00 pm screening

KONA (Big Island)

• Aloha Theatre
• Sunday, August 23
• 3:00 pm reception, 4:00 pm screening

KAUAI

• Island School (outdoor screening)
• Saturday, August 29
• 6:00 pm reception, 7:00 pm screening

OAHU

• Ward Consolidated Theatres
• Wednesday, September 2
• 4:00 pm reception, 6:00 pm screening

While all stories that air on HIKI NŌ meet PBS Hawaii standards, these nominated stories represent the best of the best and the HIKI NŌ Festival is a great way for these local, young storytellers to show the state what they can do.

HIKI NŌ award winners will be determined through numeric scoring by a panel of veteran industry professionals and will be announced via live stream on Thursday, September 24 at PBSHawaii.org. Leslie Wilcox, President and CEO of PBS Hawaii, will present the winners with Donna Tanoue, President of Bank of Hawaii Foundation, HIKI NŌ’s founding broadcast sponsor. The winning school in each category will receive $1,000 in equipment from B&H Photo, plus the HIKI NŌ Shooting Star trophy.

HIKI NŌ (which means “can do” in the Hawaiian language) is PBS Hawaii’s groundbreaking statewide student news network. Students use 21st-century skills to produce hyperlocal stories that meet PBS national adult journalism standards. A half-hour weekly program airs Thursdays at 7:30 pm on public television. View past episodes or learn more about HIKI NŌ online at PBSHawaii.org/hikino.