Ever wonder why malls in Hawaiʻi sell grab bags for New Year’s, or why Japanese families celebrate Christmas with a KFC dinner? Nate Gyotoku, President and Executive Director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi, explains.

Waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope is dying. Loimata, The Sweetest Tears follows her emotional last few months, as Ema taps into her Samoan culture and strives to help her family heal from past traumas. The film is an intimate portrait of a shattered family working courageously to liberate itself from the shackles of the past.

For the first time in almost four decades, the world's largest active volcano has erupted. Master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui tells us about Pele, the goddess of volcanoes and fire, and explains the phenomenon known as Pele's Hair.

Patrick and Jacqueline Breeden of Royal Hawaiian Heritage Jewelry explain the history of the Hawaiian bracelet, and show the step-by-step process of how the heirlooms are made.

We examine the history of Hawaiian heirloom jewelry with Makanani Salā, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts.

With the first eruption of Mauna Loa in almost four decades, we explore the story of Madame Pele with master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui.

Ammon and Liahona Olayan step up to the PBS Hawaiʻi Song Challenge!

The late Rev. Mitsuo “Mits” Aoki, founder of the University of Hawai‘i School of Religion, talks about his therapeutic work with terminally ill patients, the death of his wife and thoughts about his own mortality.

The holiday season is upon us. It is the time of year for family get-togethers, traditional meals, finding bargains for that special gift and, unfortunately, the opportunity to get scammed. How do you protect yourself? What are the warning signs to watch for?

Since 2018, RYSE or Residential Youth Services and Empowerment, has been helping teens and young adults who are experiencing homelessness on O‘ahu. For 100 years the Ka Leo O Hawai‘i has served as the student-run newspaper for the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. On Maui, a young man is grooving to the beat of his own voice. Pono Akiona is the 2022 American Beatbox Champion.