PBS Hawaiʻi Presents features independent documentaries, dramas, music showcases and special event programs about Hawaiʻi, by Hawaiʻi producers.
Air Date: Thu, Feb 13, 2025 8:30 PM

Removed by Force: The Eviction of Hawaiʻi’s Japanese Americans During World II. The film sheds light…

Air Date: Thu, Feb 6, 2025 8:30 PM
Kazuo Yamane and the Nisei Soldiers of Hawaiʻi tells the story of a Japanese American who played a crucial strategic role in World War II.
Air Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2025 9:00 PM

This film tells the story of music teacher Harry Urata, and his efforts to preserve the musical oral histories of Japanese immigrants…

Air Date: Thu, Jan 23, 2025 8:30 PM
Hawai‘i filmmaker Ann Marie Kirk partners with historian and surfer John Clark to provide a detailed history of the beaches, surf breaks and shoreline of Diamond Head.
Air Date: Thu, Jan 16, 2025 8:30 PM
Kai Piha: Kaʻahele Ma Waikīkī takes viewers on a historical tour of Waikīkī's surfing history, the history of our kūpuna and aliʻi who lived there and who loved Waikīkī. Navigating this journey is waterman, historian and author John Clark.
Air Date: Thu, Jan 9, 2025 8:30 PM

The Hawaiian Room, located in the famed Lexington Hotel, was an oasis of Hawaiian culture and entertainment in the heart of New York City. Between 1937 and 1966, hundreds of dancers, singers and musicians from Hawai‘i…

Air Date: Thu, Jan 2, 2025 8:30 PM
On the island of Maui, Haleakala rises 10,000 feet – nearly two miles – into the sky. The massive crater carries the unique distinction of being "the quietest place on Earth." The exquisite stillness of its stark volcanic landscape inspires a variety of experiences ranging from spiritual to philosophical.
Air Date: Thu, Dec 26, 2024 8:30 PM

This documentary sheds light on this critical problem and the multi-agency effort to not only protect more native bird species from ending up on the extinction list but also to preserve the balance of Hawaiʻi’s ecosystems.

Air Date: Thu, Dec 19, 2024 8:30 PM

This documentary pays tribute to a range of composers who flourished between the 1870s and the 1920s.

Air Date: Thu, Dec 12, 2024 8:30 PM

For centuries, loko iʻa, or fishponds, were a vital part of the Native Hawaiian food system…

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