'Ōlelo Community Media

📣 LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Hawai‘i K-college video creators— YXC video competition 2025 is now open! Theme is Holomua: Innovating For A Better Future. Details at QR code/link: olelo.org/yxc2025/ Letʻs go! #yxc2025 #youthxchange #videocreation #videoproduction

“I do not agree with what you say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.” —Evelyn B. Hall ‘Ōlelo’s mission goes hand in hand with free speech: to impartially share stories of our community and provide resources/instruction to do so. #FreeSpeechWeek #freespeech

Join our Generative AI workshop for beginners! Designed to empower our community with the latest AI tech, this will be led by expert Gabriel Yanagihara. Learn to integrate AI at work, school, and personal productivity. #ai #generativeai #artificialintelligence #tech

06.27.24 - ‘Ōlelo covered Gov Green’s press conference signing of bills related to healthcare and behavioral health services. Watch full coverage: youtube.com/live/xrbJDd_6M… #mentalhealth #healthcare #behavioralhealth

Election season trivia. What happened from 1959 until 2022? Let’s make an informed vote! (Stay tuned for our program “Candidates In Focus”) #vote #democracy #election

Do you think the voter turnout will be higher this year than the last election? #vote #elections2024 #democracy

All 'Ōlelo locations will be closed in observance of Juneteenth on Wednesday, 06/19/24.

On 5/11, with E-Opala, ‘Ōlelo hosted another successful E-Waste Event. We collected over 25,000 lbs of e-waste. On 6/10, E-Opala donated $2,500 to ‘Ōlelo and a check was presented to ‘Ōlelo CEO Roger McKeague. Stay updated with us for another E-Waste Event in the fall! #ewaste

Your voice (vote) matters! Q: Are you going to vote this year? #elections #politics #vote #democracy

All 'Ōlelo locations will be closed in observance of Kamehameha Day on Tuesday, 06/11/24.

Political Candidates: need a strong platform to get your message across? CANDIDATES IN FOCUS is an ‘Ōlelo election statewide service that offers candidates the opportunity to record an unedited message. More details coming soon. Letʻs get the vote out! #elections #politics

Do you agree that Honolulu is the safest city to visit in the world? [Honolulu was recognized as the “Safest City To Travel To In The World” by Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection in 2024.] #travel #safecity #travelsafe #honolulu

06.03.24 - ‘Ōlelo covered Gov Green’s press conference on signing into law the largest tax cut bill for working families in state history, along with tax exemption for medical services. Watch full coverage: youtube.com/live/0Cbjsx7uS… #taxcuts #taxexemption

05.28.24 - ‘Ōlelo covered Gov. Green’s press conference on the signing of bills to increase affordable housing statewide. Watch full coverage: youtube.com/live/KyE6Yzt6m… #affordablehousing

05.28.24 - ‘Ōlelo covered Gov. Green and First Lady Green’s press conference on Hawaii’s first-ever hosting of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC). Watch full coverage: youtube.com/live/3MlEr0rnh… #festpac #pacificart #pacificculture #hawaiianculture

All 'Ōlelo locations will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, 5/27/24.

#tbt to Kaimuki High Schoolʻs graduation ceremony at Waikiki Shell last year. 'Ōlelo actively covers various schoolsʻ graduations each year (and weʻve got many coming up soon). Congratulations, graduates! #graduationseason #throwbackthursday

05.22.24 - ‘Ōlelo broadcasted Gov. Green’s press conference on Alaska Airlines’ travel gift program, Maui CARE Flights, for families impacted by the Maui wildfire. Watch full press conference: youtube.com/live/cdrhtjJO1… Coverage provided by Akakū Maui Community Media.

05.21.24 - ‘Ōlelo covered Gov. Green’s press conference on Hawaii winning over $900 million from pharmaceutical companies for improper disclosure and dissemination of a drug called Plavix. Watch the full press conference: youtube.com/live/bq0_e5rDk…

Were your homes and/or workplaces affected by the heavy rains?