Television

Many know our islands as a melting pot of cultures — people have been making their way here for centuries. But I bet no transplant has made light of his move to our islands quite like Adam Palya. He's the creator of the light-hearted and humorous web series, "Haole Do It."

Jason Momoa is arguably the most famous Native Hawaiian actor in the world, but he is not playing Kamehameha in a show about the unification of the Hawaiian Islands. "Chief of War" head writer Thomas Paʻa Sibbett tells us why they chose Kauaʻi kalo farmer Kaina Makua for the important role.

For Senate Bill 732 to advance, the House Finance Committee needs to hear and pass the bill by this Friday.

Hawaiʻi's Thunderstorm Artis returns to national television after five years. He was raised in Haleʻiwa by his musically inclined family. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

Hawaiʻi's Thunderstorm Artis advanced to the next round on ABC's "American Idol" with his original song, "Don't Let Me Let You Go." The episodes air live on ABC every Sunday.

This Sunday will be a big night for a Maui couple who created the mini-series "Shogun." So far, the drama has won a record 18 Emmys and four Golden Globes. Now it’s up for five more awards from the Screen Actors Guild — the winners will be announced this weekend. HPR contributing reporter Heidi Chang has the story.

Can you believe it's been 20 years since the first season of the hit ABC show "Lost" premiered on television? A new documentary showing at the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival takes viewers down memory lane and features interviews with the cast and crew.

"Shōgun," a television show set in feudal Japan, won a record 18 Emmys for its first season. The FX historical drama was brought to the screen by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, a husband-and-wife team based on Maui. The Conversation's Russell Subiono first talked to them in April and recently got the chance to hear about their award-winning month.

The Conversation discusses guns and ammunition in the film industry in light of dropped charges in the trial against actor Alec Baldwin. How do we handle gun safety on our local sets? And was Baldwin culpable in the 2021 shooting death on the "Rust" film set?

A second season of the television series 'Breaking Bread with Alexander' is slated to come out July 4. The season will feature Gov. Josh Green and U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono.