Meet a Hawaiʻi-born country music star, a hatter in Kāneʻohe and the family of Teshima Restaurant.

In this episode of Home is Here, we head to Makawao on Maui to meet Mitzi Toro, better known as the “The Maui Cookie Lady”. Then we “go long” to Mānoa in Honolulu to catch up with Timmy Chang as he entered his first season as the new Football Head Coach of the University of Hawaiʻi. Following that, we head to Kāneʻohe in Windward Oʻahu to see the largest Native Hawaiian nursery in the world, Hui Kū Maoli Ola.

Meet a sneaker shop owner, a musician with a story of recovery and a Hawaiian tattoo artist.

We look back at the storied history of Aloha Stadium as plans come into focus for the future of the site.

In this month’s episode of Home is Here we’re hoofing it to the windward side of O‘ahu to explore the healing powers of horses. We visit with Nisshodo Candy Store, a small, family-run business open for more than a century. And, we talk story with Dr. Linda Furuto, a mathematics education professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and a pioneer in the field of ethnomathematics.

The Hawaiian Railway Society restores vintage locomotives and takes passengers on a scenic journey over 6.5 miles of restored train tracks starting in ʻEwa, Central Oʻahu. Local artist and designer Jana Lam is a global success but that path wasn’t always clear and Kaua’i police officer Desmond Thain is known for masterful work as a gyotaku, or fish printing artist.

This episode of Home is Here features three stories woven with culture and passion.

Groundbreaking local creatives who use their art to honor heritage, strengthen their connection to home and push the boundaries of their fields.

In this encore presentation of Home is Here, we take a look at Hawaiian fashion both past and present. We talk to women who are making a mark here and abroad preserving, promoting and pushing homegrown Hawai‘i fashion forward.

Education, conservation and determination are the underlying themes in this month’s episode of Home is Here.