In 1998, a locally-made film exposed what Native Hawaiians had written, talked and sung about for a century: the true story of how and why Hawai‘i became part of the United States.

A 1995 film by Tom Coffman that chronicles the islands’ history. The documentary features Kumu John Keola Lake sharing stories and chants; Herb Kāne, renowned artist and co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society; and scholar and author Rubellite Kawena Johnson.

Part 3 focuses on how Hawaiians changed as a people and as a society after becoming part of the United States.

Lahainaluna High grads mark their 150th anniversary with a parade and the lighting of the big L.

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.

Maui native Joshua Kahula and Nuff Sedd share their award-winning music.

About six months after 9/11, Hawai‘i TV journalist-turned-independent producer Emme Tomimbang Burns learned that two teenaged daughters of a fallen Bronx, New York firefighter, Ray Meisenheimer, were planning to perform a dance in honor of their father at a 9/11 remembrance event in their Long Island community.

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

Follow Isaac Hoʻopiʻi in the years after he rescued victims from the Pentagon in the 9/11 attacks.

Western contact began a chain of events that forever changed the Hawaiian Islands.