This episode of HIKI NŌ features some of the top stories from the Fall Quarter of the 2014/2015 school year. It’s hosted by students Lara Sato from Castle High School and Christian Yasuoka from Roosevelt High School, who will introduce the following outstanding stories:

Kapaa Middle School’s profile of the youngest, and only female, fire knife dancer on Kauai; Maui High School’s story about a mother’s courageous battle with ALS and how her daughter’s school undertook the Ice Bucket Challenge in her honor; Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School’s look at a Kauai coffee shop that hires troubled teens to give them a chance to get their lives back on track; Wheeler Middle School’s primer on how to use Google to organize your potluck parties; Ka Waihona o Ka Naauao Public Charter School’s story of a second-generation Waianae farmer who brings people together with a traditional Hawaiian paina (party) that he hosts at his home each fall; and Iolani School’s inspiring portrait of Summer Kozai, an Iolani graduate whose positive outlook has helped her adapt to life as a quadruple amputee. Also featured will be glimpses of life in Milolii from Kua o ka La Public Charter School Milolii Hipuu Virtual Academy.