PBS Hawai‘i has hired Cheryl Oncea as its new Vice President of Advancement. Oncea will head fundraising initiatives at PBS Hawai‘i, a non-profit media organization and Hawai‘i’s only statewide public television station.

PBS Hawaiʻi’s policy on candidate forums since 2008: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI is a regularly scheduled news and public affairs program. During the election season, PBS Hawaiʻi will continue to provide our trademark, loosely structured live format, featuring candidates discussing issues of community interest. PBS Hawaiʻi exercises sole control over the format of the program.

A large grant from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has propelled PBS Hawai‘i to within $200,000 of its $30 million goal for its new home at 315 Sand Island Access Road.

PBS Hawaiʻi welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors: Jason Haruki and Huy Vo

PBS Hawaiʻi has hired Tina Yamaki as its new Director of Business Support. In this role, Yamaki will engage with local businesses and organizations in supporting PBS Hawaii’s programming and learning initiatives.

The Central Pacific Bank Foundation has made a two-year, $50,000 donation to PBS Hawaiʻi for the renovation and construction of the public television station’s new facility.

Top stories from the past season of HIKI NŌ, PBS Hawaiʻi’s statewide student news network, will be shown at free public screenings on Maui, the Big Island, Kauai and Oahu as part of the 2015 HIKI NŌ Festival.

The Island Insurance Foundation has donated $50,000 to PBS Hawaiʻi for the renovation and construction of the public television station’s new facility.

PBS Hawaiiʻ is preparing to begin construction on its NEW HOME on Nimitz Highway and Sand Island Access Road later this year, with completion in 2016. Hawaiʻi’s only public television station has begun the process of selecting a general contractor.