PBS Hawaii - HIKI NŌ Episode 619 | All-Middle School Edition | Full Program
Premiere Airdate: May 28, 2015
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Students from Maui Waena Intermediate School on Maui tell the story of their experience at the 2015 Student Television Network conference and video competition in San Diego, California, where they learned that it is far better to give than to receive. Although the primary purpose of their trip was to participate in the video competition, they also spent a great deal of time volunteering for worthy San Diego-based causes. Maui Waena students cleared half an acre of weeds and invasive plants from Balboa Park, the largest urban park in San Diego. They also served meals to 300 homeless people at the city’s largest homeless shelter, Father Joe’s Village. The Maui Waena students went on to win several awards at the competition, but they consider their hours of community service as the most rewarding part of the trip.
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Students from Aliamanu Middle School on Oahu report on the sometimes frightening transition from Middle School to High School.
Students from Waipahu Intermediate School on Oahu tell the story of a diabetic teacher at their school who is educating others about the disease.
Students at Seabury Hall Middle School on Maui profile their marching band director Richie Franco and his unconventional journey from the tough streets of Chicago to teaching music in Makawao, Maui.
Students at Waianae Intermediate School on Oahu tell the story of a student with a limp brought on by a medical condition that made her a target for bullies. With the support of friends and her own upbeat outlook, she is now moving forward to a positive future.
Students at Kapaa Middle School on Kauai invite us to their school’s Electives Night – a unique evening of student art and performances that excites not only students and their parents, but the entire community as well.
Students at Lahaina Intermediate School on Maui tell the story of a special garden on campus that is encouraging teachers and students alike to take their lessons outdoors.
PBS Hawaii - HIKI NŌ Episode 716 | Full Program
Premiere Airdate: May 5, 2016
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Students from Kua O ka La Milolii Hipuu Virtual Academy Public Charter School on Hawaii Island tell the story of traditional opelu fishing in the remote South Kona fishing village of Milolii. For many Milolii residents, opelu fishing is more than a tradition – it is a means of survival. Families sell their catch as their main source of income and are trying to pass the practice down to their children so that the tradition and income source can continue.
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Students from Kapaa Middle School on the Garden Isle tell the story of a local church group that provides free laundry services for the needy.
Students from Wheeler Middle School in Central Oahu profile a recently arrived military dependent who has fallen in love with the hula.
Continuing the theme of outsiders embracing Hawaiian culture, a mainland transplant becomes the Hawaiian Studies teacher at St. Andrew’s Priory in Honolulu (a story from the HIKI NŌ archives).
Students from Konawaena High School on Hawaii Island show us how they are inspired by a Hilo physician who, as a high school student, was the least likely person to ever become a doctor.
And from Mililani Middle School in Central Oahu, a special needs language arts teacher expresses himself by painting large, colorful portraits.
PBS Hawaii - HIKI NŌ Episode 708 | Hosted by McKinley High School | Full Program
Premiere Airdate: January 14, 2016
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Students from Kapaa High School on Kauai tell the story of Joshua and Jason Iloreta, two brothers who train and compete together in long-distance running races. To most people his does not seem unusual, until they find out that older brother Joshua has cerebral palsy – a neurological disorder that appears in infancy or early childhood and permanently affects body movement and muscle coordination. Jason pushes Joshua in a race-designed wheelchair as he runs. Their goal is to someday do a full marathon together. Their participation in long-distance races is part of an awareness campaign the brothers started which they call “I Am My Ability, I Am Not My Disability.” Their intent is to spread awareness that cerebral palsy does not impair people’s cognition and intelligence and that they can lead fulfilling and productive lives with the condition.
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Students from Waianae Intermediate School in Central Oahu tell the story of LarenzoTaguro-Bear, a very outgoing young leader who, unbeknownst to his peers and advisors at the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii, used to live in a homeless encampment in Waianae.
Students from Kapaa Middle School on Kauai present a primer on how to make friends.
Students at the private all-girl school Sacred Hearts Academy in Kaimuki feature their science teacher Erin Flynn, who inspires her students to shatter the stereotype that science is for boys.
Expanding on the theme of breaking gender-based stereotypes, we revisit a story from the HIKI NŌ archives by Aliamanu Middle School on Oahu about a girls’ flight school.
Students from Seabury Hall Middle School on Maui feature John Plunkett, who tells the heartfelt story of his family’s deep connection to their homeland of Kihei, Maui.
This episode of HIKI NŌ is hosted by McKinley High School.
PBS Hawaii - HIKI NŌ Episode 112 | Hosted by Kealakehe High School | Full Program
Premiere Airdate: May 23, 2011
On the twelfth episode of HIKI NŌ, hosted by Kealakehe High School on Hawaii Island, join students at Saint Francis School who report on the complex issue of homelessness; learn from Hana K-12 School students about akule net fishing; hear from Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha Public Charter School students about a teacher who was raised on Niihau Island and from Kapolei High School students about Hawaii’s youngest radio station deejay. Other schools reporting include Kahuku High & Intermediate School and Kaimuki Middle School on Oahu, and Connections Public Charter School on Hawaii Island. This episode also includes an encore presentation of a report on water rights from Hana K-12 School.
PBS Hawaii - HIKI NŌ Episode 506 | Hosted by Waialua High & Intermediate School | Full Program
Premiere Airdate: November 7, 2013
This episode is hosted by Waialua High and Intermediate School on the North Shore of Oahu.
TOP STORIES: From Iolani School on Oahu, the story of Iolani coach/mentor Dominic Ahuna and his journey from the Honolulu underworld as a nightclub bouncer, to finding God, to returning to his alma mater to become a coach and founder of the Iolani Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Near the end of his career as a bouncer, Ahuna became embroiled in the illegal drug trade that went on at the nightclubs where he worked. At a point when he felt his life and the lives of his loved ones were about to be threatened by criminals, Ahuna believes that God spoke to him and told him he would be killed if he continued his current lifestyle.
Plus, Students from Hana K-12 School on Maui tell the story of their town's iconic Hasegawa General Store, a family run business that opened in 1910; suffered a devastating fire in 1989 (ruled as a case of arson) that forced them to change locations; to current plans to rebuild the store at its original location.
ALSO FEATURED: Saint Francis School on Oahu shares the story of one of its science teachers, David Rockholm, whose life was forever changed when he joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to Fiji; Ewa Makai Middle School on Oahu reports on a young student who had her head shaved bald as an act moral support for children with cancer; students from Kapaa Middle School on Kauai offer up five tips for making friends; and Mid Pacific Institute on Oahu tells how the Aina Haina crack seed store Uncle Clay's House of Pure Aloha survived the economic downturn with the help of a younger generation family member; students from Waimea Canyon Middle School on Kauai show us how to form a traditional Hawaiian salt bed.
PBS Hawaii - HIKI NŌ | HIKI NŌ Can Do Festival 2015 | Full Program
Premiere Airdate: September 3, 2015
This special presentation of all stories nominated for the 2015 HIKI NŌ Awards represents the best of the best from the 2014-2015 school year. The 34 nominees include middle and high schools from Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island and Kauai. The award categories include: Best Personal Profile, Best News Writing, Best Home- Base School, Best Cinematography and Best Overall Story. This presentation was screened for live audiences at theaters on Maui, Hawaii Island (Hilo and Kona), Kauai and Oahu. The winners will be announced by PBS Hawaii President and CEO Leslie Wilcox and Bank of Hawaii Foundation President Donna Tanoue in a livestream presentation on Thursday, September 24 at 3:00 pm on PBSHawaii.org.
PBS Hawaii - HIKI NŌ Episode 105 | Hosted by Students from Public and Private Schools | Full Program
Premiere Airdate: April 4, 2011
An anchor team of 4 students will host this fifth episode of HIKI NŌ. The co-hosts are from St. Francis School, Roosevelt High School, Waipahu High School and Moanalua High School, all Oahu schools. Students from Hawaii Preparatory Academy (Hawaii Island) will report what makes fellow student and jazz piano prodigy Kyle Matsuda tick; students from H.P. Baldwin High School (Maui) will reveal how student and champion golfer Cassie Isagawa meets the challenge of balancing two separate lives; students from Waimea High School (Kauai) will try to find out why so many graduates of their school return as teachers; and students from Maryknoll School (Oahu) will tell the story of a Spanish teacher who helped to save Hawaii’s fishponds from public auction. Other schools reporting include Waianae Intermediate (Oahu), Farrington High School (Oahu), Lokelani Intermediate School (Maui) and Waipahu Intermediate School (Oahu).