Grammy and Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning musician John Cruz performs "Ka Ipo Lei Manu."

Grammy and Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning musician John Cruz performs "It's Time To Build A Bridge," composed during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in a time of division.

This is the second of two special episodes revealing the winning entries of the first-ever HIKI NŌ Triple Crown of Storytelling Challenge, in which students entered three categories: the traditional Story Category, the How-To and the Student Reflection.

Eight candidates battle for the most crowded county race including Mayor Michael Victorino, who's seeking a second four-year term.

Live from the Empty Palace continues with more outstanding talent from Hilo.

Derrick Iwata, Former Education and Programs Manager at Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, talks about the popular summer cultural tradition in communities across the state as obon.

This special HIKI NŌ episode will reveal the winning entries of the first-ever HIKI NŌ Triple Crown of Storytelling Challenge, in which students entered three categories: the traditional Story Category, the How-To and the Student Reflection to meet the theme: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.

Life is full of seasons and each phase of life has its own character. Spring resembles conception, birth and young adolescence. Young adulthood is the summer of our life, middle-age is the fall and old age is the winter. If this is true, then the PBS Hawai‘i team is enjoying young adulthood. We are reaching the peak of our physical strength and endurance and making our mark on the world.

Several seats in the State Senate are up for grabs this election year as long-time incumbents retire. Three democrats, newcomers Shaina Forsyth and Tamara Goebbert and State Rep. Angus McKelvey are looking to make the general election ballot in the District 6 race, which represents portions of South and West Maui. On Oʻahu, the Democratic primary for the District 11 (Mānoa – Makiki Heights) seat pits newcomer Ian Ross against veteran politician Carol Fukunaga.

On this episode of Home is Here we “go long” to Mānoa to catch up with Timmy Chang, the new University of Hawai’i Football head coach. We head to Haīku St. in Kāneʻohe where we visit the largest Native Hawaiian nursery in the world, Hui Kū Maoli Ola. On our last stop we travel to Makawao to meet Mitzi Toro, better known as “The Maui Cookie Lady.”