PBS Hawaiʻi Presents features independent documentaries, dramas, music showcases and special event programs about Hawaiʻi, by Hawaiʻi producers.

Air Date: Thu, Jul 24, 2025 8:30 PM

People described Christa Wittmier as an inspiration, a rock star, a force to be reckoned with…

Air Date: Thu, Jul 17, 2025 8:30 PM

Aunty Nona tells her own story along with family members…

Air Date: Thu, Jul 10, 2025 8:30 PM

Keepers of the Flame: The Cultural Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women is a tribute to three Hawaiian women whose lives spanned the 19th and 20th centuries:

Air Date: Thu, May 22, 2025 8:30 PM

This award-winning documentary honors the role of kūpuna (elders) in preserving Hawaiian culture.

Air Date: Thu, May 8, 2025 8:30 PM
Encore: Thu, Apr 2, 2026 8:30 PM

Shinmachi: Stronger Than a Tsunami tells the story on the Japanese business district in Hilo called Shinmachi…

Air Date: Thu, May 1, 2025 8:30 PM

A documentary about the effort to find an Academy Award-winning film from the 1940s that told the story of China’s resistance to brutal Japanese occupation…

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 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 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.
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