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Hawaiian musician Weldon Kekauoha has been crafting beloved musical arrangements and sharing them with Hawaiʻi, the continental U.S. and beyond for over 30 years. He’s enjoyed a successful solo career, amassing multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards and, in 2014, a Grammy nomination.
The locally produced film series Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi 2 showcases women filmmakers who are preserving and perpetuating our Island culture and history. The series profiles women who helped build the local independent film industry, as well as current filmmakers who are at the top of their field.
Are those who serves in the armed forces receiving the mental health services they need?
Robert "Flash" Hansen, Director of Promotions & Marketing at iHeartMedia Honolulu, talks about the history of iconic Waikiki spot Hula's Bar and Lei Stand ahead of its 50th anniversary.
For a young Kalani Peʻa, music wasn’t just a hobby he enjoyed – it was also therapy, as he worked through a childhood speech impediment. On this Nā Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song, the Grammy and Nā Hōkū-winning singer and his band perform selections from his albums, E Walea and No ʻAneʻi in the PBS Hawaiʻi studio. Discover Peʻa’s humble beginnings in Panaʻewa, Hawaiʻi Island, his creative drive and how music changed his life.
Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi 1 is an hour-long compilation of six locally produced short films that tells the stories of Hawaiʻi-based women filmmakers, taking them from behind the camera to out in front.
The Honolulu City Council is considering new approaches to stop illegal game rooms from popping up in neighborhoods across Oʻahu. Right now, law enforcement is the only weapon against these enterprises.
Craig Sugihara talks about his humble beginnings in Pearl City to founding the iconic surf brand, Town & Country Surf Shop.
Kainani Kahaunaele has been a force in Hawaiian music for the last two decades. She garnered multiple awards for her albums Naʻu ʻOe (2003) and ʻŌhai ʻUla (2010). Most recently at the 2021 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards she won a total of seven trophies, including album of the year, for her most recent release Waipunalei.
This film tells the story of music teacher Harry Urata, and his efforts to record, preserve and perpetuate the musical oral histories of Japanese immigrants who worked in Hawai‘i’s sugarcane fields in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through their canefield songs, or holehole bushi, these women sang about their joys and sorrows of trying to start life in a new world.