The Maui News took a couple of nasty hits this month. First there was the loss of City Editor Brian Perry and reporter Chris Sugidono, who left the paper to work in Mayor Mike Victorino’s administration. Now, the paper has announced that its opinion pages will decrease due to “budgetary considerations.” Instead of publishing five […]
Mentoring for Maui’s aspiring journalists
Maui County kids can get “MoJo Certified” by participating in Youth Broadband Education Awareness Mentoring (YBEAM) this summer at Akaku Maui Community Media. MoJo (mobile journalism) focuses on short format, community storytelling. Tweens and teens ages 12 – 18 will become Certified Mobile Journalists while learning to produce short video stories through interviews and news […]
Maui Business Brainstormers talk story on workplace challenges for women
“I was told a woman’s place is in the kitchen and the bedroom–not the boardroom,” said Gladys Coelho Basia, a third generation Maui woman who states forthright that she was born in 1940. Women in business have obviously come a long way. But experts predict it may take nearly 100 years for women to achieve […]
Talking story with citizen journalist Calvin Kuamo`o about why he films so many Maui events
Calvin Kuamo‘o is everywhere. High school volleyball matches, basketball games and swim meets. Hawaiian music concerts at the Baldwin Home and Picnic with Poki shows at Ka‘ahumanu Church. He also films the island’s Friday town parties as well as various community events. His Kanaka Cam channel on YouTube currently boasts more than 100 videos shot […]
Sharing Maui’s Beaches with Sea Turtles and Wildlife at Akaku
There will be an important event titled “Sharing Maui’s Beaches with Sea Turtles and Wildlife” at Akaku this Thursday, July 20. It will showcase a screening of the documentary Red Turtle Rising (produced by Jay April and Lou Liberto of the Honu Project) that weaves the old Hawaiian legend of Kauila (turtle goddess) with the real life saga […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Akaku Program on Maui: Akaku
BEST AKAKU PROGRAM AKAKU Our readers couldn’t pick just one show. If it happens in Maui County, it’s on Akaku. This community driven broadcast media has three channels of programming and they are color coded to make it easy! Watch channel 53 (Akaku Green) for live coverage of County Council, board and commission meetings. […]
Make your voice heard at the Women’s March on Maui
Maui residents feeling politically helpless can have their voices heard by participating in the Women’s March on Maui. The peaceful demonstration will coincide with the national Women’s March on Washington on Saturday, Jan. 21–one day after the official United States Presidential Inauguration. And if peacefully protesting is not enough, the public is invited to join Renee […]
Akaku youth program receives educational grant
Akaku Maui Community Media‘s youth program recently received a $5,000 grant from the Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation. The funds will support the Akaku Youth Media Exchange, AYME, which is a workforce development program for certified graduates of Youth Broadband Education and Awareness Mentoring; YBEAM is a ‘mobile’ video journalism training for youth 12-19 years old. […]
Maui District Health Office launches new mosquito-borne illness resources
A new video and mapping initiative to disseminate information about mosquito-borne illness has been jointly launched by the Maui District Health Office and the County of Maui. The initiative includes information about the general locations, virus type and lab status of mosquito-borne cases. While there is presently no local spreading of these cases, Maui County […]
$5 Million In Grants Released By Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development
The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development issued more than $5.07 million in grant monies to various local organizations during the first half of the 2016 calendar year. The 48 grants ranged from $3,000 to more than $1 million. High-dollar grantees included University of Hawaii, Maui Economic Development Board, and Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Other grantees […]
Kula Community Assoc. 2016 Maui election forum
Though the filing deadline for the Maui County candidates in the 2016 election is still a couple weeks away (June 7), a few races already loom large on the political radar. There are a lot of candidates out there and a ton of issues. But the Kula Community Association wants to help you this Wednesday, May 18 […]
Akaku Media receives $9,000 for youth programs
Akaku Maui Community Media’s youth programs recently received $9,000 in funds from the County Office of Economic Development, SunEdison and the Andrew S. Colburn Foundation. The money supports Akaku’s Youth Broadband Education Awareness Mentoring (YBEAM) and Akaku Youth Media Exchange (AYME) programs. The Maui County Office of Economic Development granted $3,000 for the AYME program […]
Akaku Mobile PSA Workshop for Youth
Akaku presents a Mobile PSA Workshop for youth ages 10-18 this Monday, Dec. 28. Aspiring producers are invited to practice story-boarding, scripting, narration, interview techniques, shooting and editing on Mobile Media equipment. The course will culminate in a produced 30-60 second Public Service Announcement that will air and get posted online. Free for Certified YBEAM alumni or $100 […]
As ‘The Force Awakens’ hits island screens, we talk with 18 Maui fans about their special Star Wars memories
On Dec. 18, all our questions will be answered. Did J.J. Abrams deliver? Was the years’ worth of wait and hype worth it? Will Star Wars: The Force Awakens be among the best films of 2015? If Greedo shot first, does that really mean Han Solo didn’t act in cold blood? If that last sentence sounds […]
2015 Maui Walk of Heroes Ceremony
Akaku honors local luminaries at their 2015 Maui Walk of Heroes this Sunday, Nov. 15. This year, they’ll induct Barry Flanagan, Hokulani Holt and Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives Joe Souki. Former honorees George Kahumoku, Jr., Richard Hoopi`i, and Amy Hanaiali`i are also expected to be there. Host Andy Bumatai, community info booths and more await you. […]
Akaku Basic Field Production Training Course
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of a TV crew? Akaku’s Basic Field Production Training takes aspiring producers on a three-day course covering lights, cameras and action. The course, which runs Thursday, July 30 through Saturday, Aug. 1, culminates with a practice run shooting a project in the community. Students will be able to […]
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