See some of the fun — and sometimes spooky — stories HIKI NŌ students have produced.

Hear student stories about adjusting to new environments and adapting to unexpected situations.

In the second of two special episodes, meet graduates from HIKI NŌ’s Class of 2026.

Meet exceptional graduates from HIKI NŌ’s Class of 2026 as they reflect on what they learned.

This special episode showcases the award-winning entries from the High School Division of the 2018 HIKI NŌ Fall Challenge. Ten high schools competed to create a HIKI NŌ story in just 96 hours based on a theme revealed at the start: “The Story Behind the Food.”

This special episode features stories from the 2017 HIKI NŌ Fall Challenge, where five high schools and nine middle schools in Hawai‘i had just four days to create a story based on the theme “What it’s Like to Walk in Another Person’s Shoes.” Students worked independently—without any hands-on help from teachers or adults—to conceptualize, shoot, write, and edit their stories.

This special “What I Learned” edition of HIKI NŌ, hosted by Anya Carroll (Kalani High School) and Teo Fukamizu (Hongwanji Mission School), highlights the learning journey behind student-produced stories. The episode emphasizes that the process—marked by multiple drafts, teamwork, feedback, and perseverance—is as important as the final product.

This special episode, hosted by Shisa Kahaunaele, a former HIKI NŌ student, revisits six core Hawaiian values and highlights student-produced stories that embody each value. The episode demonstrates how these values are universal and reflected in the lives and work of Hawaiʻi’s youth.

Shisa Kahaunaele, a former HIKI NŌ student, introduces top stories from Winter 2015–2016, focusing on how these stories reflect the values and qualities of Generation Z—those born in 1995 or later.

Students from Seabury Hall Upper School on Maui follow a team of scientists as they implant, by hand, tracking devices into the bodies of tiger sharks in Hawaiian waters. This story and more on HIKI NŌ, can do!