PBS Hawaiʻi Presents features independent documentaries, dramas, music showcases and special event programs about Hawaiʻi, by Hawaiʻi producers.
Air Date: Thu, Apr 24, 2025 8:30 PM

This month marks 80 years since the Battle of Okinawa. Persevere tells the story of the Nakasones, separated during the war – Yoshino hid with grandparents while Junichi joined Japan’s imperial army.

Air Date: Thu, Apr 17, 2025 9:00 PM
Jeri follows Galeaʻi, an 18-year-old Lāʻie, Windward Oʻahu resident as she trains for and participates in the 2019 World Fireknife Competition seeking to become the Women’s Division champion.
Air Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2025 8:30 PM

Rat Lungworm disease shared through several accounts from Hawaiʻi residents.

Air Date: Thu, Apr 3, 2025 8:30 PM

A musical drama film that takes you on a journey of untold stories of sacrifice, love, and unbreakable bonds of the first Korean immigrants in Hawaiʻi. 

Air Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 8:30 PM
Slack key virtuoso and multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winner Jeff Peterson grew up on the slopes of Haleakalā volcano on Maui. His music is featured on two Grammy-award winning albums and was featured in a major motion picture. He composed a concerto, a piece for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra. Each of the three movements was inspired by Hawaiʻi volcanoes, Haleakalā, along with Kīlauea and Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaiʻi.
Air Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2025 8:30 PM

This award winning one-hour documentary pays tribute to the untamed spirit of a colorful and controversial Hawaiian man.

Air Date: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 8:30 PM

The Emmy-award winning series Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i returns with six more profiles of women who have made or are making an impact in the local filmmaking industry.

Air Date: Thu, Mar 6, 2025 8:30 PM

The 30-minute documentary produced in 1975 describes the construction of the canoe…

Air Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2025 9:00 PM
"Ke‘elikōlani" follows the name change of Central Middle School in downtown Honolulu to Princess Ruth Ke‘elikōlani Middle School. It explores the royal history of the campus and its links to the Native Hawaiian princess it is now named after.
Air Date: Thu, Feb 20, 2025 8:30 PM
This month, PBS Hawai‘i Presents: Baseball Behind Barbed Wire, a documentary exploring the impact baseball had on those forced to live in Arizona’s Gila River camp following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
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