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Get Behind the Scenes of Filming PBS Hawai‘i’s Kākou: Hawai‘i’s Town Hall Program
August 22, 2025

Fellows mentioned in this story: Yunji de Nies

From Honolulu Magazine:

Kākou: Hawai‘i’s Town Hall is a live, issues-based discussion show that PBS Hawai‘i produces and airs five times a year. Each episode focuses on a different topic of great concern to the community. Over 90 minutes, ten to twelve panelists discuss the issue in our studio, moderated by host/co-producer Yunji de Nies. Viewer questions, sent via phone, email, and social media, are integrated into the discussion. By the end, the panel and viewers arrive at a greater, more informed understanding of the issue. There is no expectation that specific solutions to problems will arise from the conversation, but common-ground approaches often are.

The subject of the upcoming Kākou is The Arts: Why We Need Them (Thursday, Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m.) In light of this topic, we’d like to pull back the curtain and reveal the art of producing an episode of Kākou.

Continue reading at honolulumagazine.com.


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