Kohala native Manaola Yap grew up processing dyes from native roots and plants, while helping his mother, kumu hula Nani Lim Yap, create elaborate hula costumes for performances. These early experiences now inform his brand of Hawaiian luxury clothing, Manaola Hawai‘i, which made its New York Fashion Week debut in September 2017.

It's hard to think of a choir or chorus without thinking of Nola Nahulu - one of Hawaiʻi's premiere conductors and music teachers. Nola got hooked on music while taking piano and ballet growing up as a child in Mākaha, and she parlayed that passion into a career that has spanned more than three decades. She has taught and conducted some of the islands' legendary and beloved choral groups - including the Kawaiahaʻo Church Choir, the Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus and the Honolulu Symphony Chorus.

Opera and cockfighting are some of the diverse subjects that Kauai-based documentary filmmaker Stephanie Castillo has covered throughout her career. Castillo released her first film, Simple Courage, in 1992, which drew parallels between Hansen’s Disease and the major health crisis at the time of the film’s release, the AIDS epidemic.

Named for the island where he was born, Lanai Tabura is well-known for his talents as a DJ, comedian, television host, actor and entrepreneur. Now he dedicates himself to one of his earliest passions – cooking – to share aloha across the globe through food.

INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI is on hiatus for the holiday season and returns on Thursday, January 14 at 8:00 pm.

From job losses to businesses closing, Insights on PBS Hawaiʻi looks at the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hawaiʻi’s economy.

Hawaiʻi volleyball fans know and revere him as one of the sport’s winningest coaches of all time. Dave Shoji looks back at key moments in his 42-year coaching career and speaks of his retirement focus on family and health.

The new Acting State Health Director Libby Char and Lieutenant Governor Josh Green, M.D. are among our guests on this forum on INSIGHTS. Recent outbreaks on the islands of Lānaʻi and Hawaiʻi show just how quickly the virus can spread if people aren’t careful. With a vaccine still elusive, government and health officials are asking residents to remain vigilant as we head into flu season and the holidays – traditional times for gatherings.

This Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox program features conversations with three former prisoners of war from three branches of military service, sharing their harrowing experiences. --The late William Paty, former Director of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources, was 23 when he parachuted into Normandy with the Army’s 101st Airborne Division on D-Day and fell into enemy hands. --Retired Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court Associate Justice Frank Padgett (center) was a World War II Air Force pilot whose B-24 bomber was shot down. He was held prisoner for eight months by the feared Japanese Kempetai. --During the Vietnam War, Navy pilot Jerry Coffee (right) was on a combat mission over North Vietnam when his jet took enemy anti-aircraft fire. One of the longest-held Vietnam POWs, he spent more than seven years in captivity, much of it in the infamous prison nicknamed the “Hanoi Hilton.” The men’s POW stories, told matter-of-factly, are a testament to the strength of the human spirit, even in the darkest of times.

INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI presents the first of three programs with a focus on COVID-19 in Hawaiʻi. Two-and-a-half-months into the school year, it’s clear that back-to-school is not what it used to be and not what many want it to be. Distance learning in public schools is deemed safer for students, teachers and other school employees, but in its current form, is it working? Are students getting the education they need? From across the state, INSIGHTS brings together parents, teachers and a school principal, to talk about what’s working and what’s not. The panel also includes a family therapist with advice for students and parents.