Hands-on learning takes three very different forms in this month’s episode of Home Is Here. At the University of Hawai‘i’s Mānoa campus, we enter the world of esports. In West O‘ahu, art, science, conservation and culture come together at Mālama Learning Center.  Finally, en garde! We take you into the world of fencing with the Salle Honolulu Fencing Club. 

Professional esports athlete and college student Manalu Nakanishi explains the bursting popularity of competitive gaming, and how the UH-Mānoa esports team is attracting national attention. Listen to the audio podcast now.

In this special episode of HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawaiʻi, HIKI NŌ student storytellers are recognized for their outstanding job of raising awareness about youth mental health.

Kī hōʻalu master Jeff Peterson talks about the art of slack key guitar, and growing up the son of a paniolo on the slopes of Haleakalā Ranch. Listen to the audio podcast now.

On this episode of HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawaiʻi, Hawai‘i’s New Wave of Storytellers share stories of finding their identities and how they stay true to themselves. They also highlight safe spaces to seek therapy, take viewers along for a walk on a student-led fashion runway, and track the effects of climate change on Hawaii’s shores.

In 2022, Chef Robynne Maii became the first Native Hawaiian female chef to win the prestigious James Beard Award. She shares her culinary journey from humble beginnings to being named one of the best chefs in the country. For decades, newspaper readers across the state could get a daily affirmation through theToday’s Thought column. The man behind Today’s Thought was Rev.Paul Osumi. After his passing, his son Norman discovered things about his father he never knew.

Part two of a two-part documentary. On We, The Voyagers: Our Moana, see how the people of Taumako navigate challenging weather and find their way in the open ocean by interacting with patterns of winds, waves and stars.

You don’t have to look hard to find homeless people in our community, unfortunately. There are multiple programs in the works by state and county governments, non-profit organizations and the private sector to address the homeless crisis in Hawaiʻi. Are those programs working? Why or why not?

Which side do you wear your flower, and does it matter? Why should pregnant women only receive open lei? And what is a leg reader? Makanani Salā, director of the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, discusses our many pua (flower) traditions. Listen to the audio podcast now.

On this special episode of HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawaiʻi, find out which schools produced the winning entries of the HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawaiʻi 2023 Spring Challenge, with host Dillon Catlett, a senior at Wai‘anae High School.