Television

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.

You may not know that the creative duo behind the popular new miniseries "Shōgun" has Hawaiʻi ties. Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo said most of their lives for the last five years have centered on creating the historic drama, especially regarding accuracy and authenticity. They spoke to The Conversation's Russell Subiono about bringing the epic novel to the screen.

You may not know Lon Takiguchi, but you probably know some of the major television projects he has worked on over the years: "Lost," "Hawaii Five-0," and ABC's "Black-ish." He recently got the chance to direct his first project, Wednesday's episode of "Grown-ish."

Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy eighth grader Chiku Raul shares his new podcast about protecting Hawaiʻi's endangered forest birds from avian malaria; UH senior Daniel Arakawa is selected as a 2024 Truman Scholar

The PBS Kids show "Wild Kratts" educates elementary school keiki about biology, ecology, and the animal kingdom. It also includes interviews with scientists like Adam Pack, a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo biology and psychology professor.

Hawaiʻi will be featured in a number of episodes on the ByDesign series about everything from architecture to innovation to travel. The Conversation talked to the local architect tapped to be one of the hosts.

Kamalei Kawa’a wowed judges on the music competition show with his emotional rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” The 26-year-old Hawaiian musician is from Paukūkalo, where his ‘ohana has lived for generations. Kawaʻa said the goal is to represent all Native people. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

Local musician Gabriel Goes, 21, will be a contestant on this season of NBC's "The Voice." His blind audition performance, a cover of "What I Got" by Sublime, earned him a spot on the show after Chance the Rapper turned his chair around.

Punahou alum Susan Soon He Stanton won her second Primetime Emmy award recently. She's a producer and writer on the HBO series, 'Succession,' which centers around the rich and powerful Roy family. The Conversation talked with Stanton about writing for the series and why last year's strike was so important.