Here are some extracts of poems from a book titled Yobo: Korean American Writing in Hawaii, published 2003. I have selected some short excerpts germane to life on islands in the Pacific in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. All the authors are of Korean heritage in Hawaii.
Hawaii’s massive contingent at the annual national Student Television Network media competition over the weekend was again a dominant force, breaking its own record by scooping up 47 awards seven more than in 2022.
Hiki Nō Celebrates 10 Years of Sharing Students’ Stories
PBS Hawai‘i marks a decade of the nation’s first statewide student news network with a special show. We look back at what it took to turn an ambitious idea into reality.
February 26, 2021
It begins with a screen that peels back to reveal a trio of smiling faces in rapid succession, each delivering a self-introduction with zeal.
We’re here on the campus of our school, Maui Waena Intermediate, home base for this premiere episode of Hiki Nō, the first statewide student news network. Hiki Nō means “can do” and you’ll see what students from our team of schools can do. On the show you’ll hear from diverse voices across the island chain telling stories that connect communities, on Hiki Nō … Can do!”