On this episode of HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawaiʻi, watch stories in honor of Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22 to inspire awareness about the importance of environmental protection. Students at West Hawaiʻi Explorations Academy interview the people behind the Marine Mammal Center’s Hawaiian monk seal hospital, Ke Kai Ola, to learn how they are working to protect the critically endangered species. A student from Kapaʻa High School on Kauaʻi contributes a cinematic ode to nature and rain. Students at ʻO Hina i Ka Malama, the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program at Molokaʻi High School, provide a tutorial on how to clean and gut Moi fish – the fish that was once reserved only for Hawaiian royalty to eat. Students at Hawai'i Preparatory Academy Middle School on Hawai'i Island delve into the origins of plastic pollution in the ocean, and Alvah Scott Elementary School students on O'ahu share tips on how to stay safe at the beach. We also take a look back at memorable stories from the HIKI NŌ archives produced by Kua O Ka Lã Miloli‘i Hīpu‘u Virtual Academy, Kealakehe High School and Kea‘au High School on the Big Island, and Island School on Kauaʻi.

Air Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2026 7:30 PM