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MEDIA RELEASE Students from the Milolii Hipuu Virtual Academy of Kua o ka La Public Charter School will host the season premiere of PBS Hawaii’s student news program Hiko No at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9. Milolii, the remote fishing village on Hawaii Island’s southwestern shore, was the site of a training session back in […]

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Christianne Abella heads to national bee in May; runner-up is Hope Kudo of Kealakehe Intermediate School

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii will air a live broadcast of the 2013 Hawaii State Spelling Bee beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23. The program will also be available via live streaming on www.PBHawaii.org Fourteen student finalists representing Grades 5-8 will vie for the championship: 1. Anatevka Ah Loy of Waimea Middle Public Charter School, […]

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PBS Hawaii has named Robert Pennybacker Executive Producer, Learning Initiatives — a new division which reflects the importance of the organization’s groundbreaking educational work in the community. In his new position, the outgoing Vice President of Creative Services will be responsible for the management and evolution of HIKI NO, The Nation’s First Statewide Student News […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The national annual Scripps Spelling Bee, which concludes with highly competitive finals in Washington, D.C., and in Hawaii, includes a statewide bee that is broadcast live by PBS Hawaii Public Television, begins on campuses across the state. Waimea Middle School again host its schoolwide Spelling Bee from 8:30 – 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE ‘Insights on PBS Hawaii’ will present a live televised forum Thursday, July 26 with six Democratic candidates vying for the U.S. House of Representatives District 2 seat. The broadcast begins at 8 p.m. on PBS Hawaii. Host Dan Boylan will moderate the discussion with scheduled guests: attorney Rafael Del Castillo; Honolulu City Councilwoman […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Ryan Higa is best known for his viral videos, which have been viewed more than 1 billion times on YouTube. The 21-year-old Hilo native sits down with PBS Hawaii President and CEO, Leslie Wilcox, for a rebroadcast of Long Story Short at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10. The viral sensation began his YouTube […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii has received the 2012 EDGE Award for Hiki No, the Nation’s First Statewide Student News Network. The award was presented by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) at its annual Public Media Summit in Washington, D.C. The EDGE Award recognizes a public television station that uses digital technology, groundbreaking partnerships […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Charter school reform is the subject of PBS Hawaii Presents: Class of 2010 that premieres 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The documentary was filmed in Puna by students of HAAS Productions, the digital media program of Hawaii Academy of Arts and Science. Class of 2010 explores charter schools, their funding sources and efforts […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii has announced it has received capital campaign grants from three foundations to support the station’s first-ever new building campaign. The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation has pledged $150,000; Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation gave $75,000; and Cooke Foundation has donated $50,000. “We are grateful for the support of these foundations in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Ryan Higa is best known for his viral videos, which have been viewed more than 1 billion times on YouTube. The 21-year-old Hilo native sits down with PBS Hawaii President and CEO Leslie Wilcox on Long Story Short premiering at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3. The viral sensation began his YouTube career, while […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii will premiere The Legacy Series, a special tribute to five past guests and the wisdom they shared on Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. The program will feature interview segments with the late Dr.Isabella Aiona Abbott, Aunty Nona Beamer, Samuel P. King, William S. Richardson […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii will premiere Great Performances Andrea Bocelli: Live in Central Park, at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Due to a fire that disabled its studio, PBS Hawaii has borrowed an adjacent studio from the UH Media Lab for the live pledge-of-support broadcast. The program will be co-hosted by PBS Hawaii President and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii has received a $10,000 gift from Hilo-based KTA Super Stores to support participation in HIKI NO: The Nation’s First Statewide Student News Network. Presented by KTA Super Stores President and CEO Barry Taniguchi in memory of his parents and company co-founders Koichi and Taniyo Taniguchi, and K Taniguchi, Ltd., the donation […]

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