broadcast of hiki no on PBS Hawaii are made possible by the support of viewers like you Mahalo and by Bank of Hawaii Foundation investing in Hawaii's future by promoting collaboration critical thinking and other 21st century skills through hiki no the kosasa foundation helping to transform education and develop Hawaii's Workforce through bold learning initiatives like hiki no [Music] thank you [Music] did you know Hawaii's new wave of storytellers [Music] Aloha and welcome to this week's episode of hiki no on PBS Hawaii I'm Emmy Sato a junior at Maui high school today I'm here at the PBS Hawaii studio in Honolulu to share a bit of local Pride from Hawaii's new wave of storytellers recently students from several hiki no schools traveled to Long Beach California to compete in the Olympics of student media the student television network competition also known as STL hiki no on PBS Hawaii helps to prepare students for the national contest through its video storytelling training and similar fast-paced challenges and we are so proud of the way they represented our Island home this was the first time students from Hawaii participated in person since the covet pandemic through a wrench in their plans back in 2020. last year Hawaii students were able to compete in the annual media competition but remoldy from a hub on Oahu as you can imagine our local student journalists were itching to get back in the game and it sure shows our Hawaii students brought home a total of 47 Awards best in Hawaii's previous record by seven Awards to kick off this episode let's watch a video that takes you into the world of scn produced by the students of Moanalua High School it received an audible mention in the competition's promo category we all live in a world full of vibrant colors and bright lights but here at scn we shared the same Spark [Applause] [Music] [Applause] filmmakers and creators we have a chance to give voices to stories Untold and take you to places you've never been before the environment the atmosphere the moment filled with highs and lows because at the student television network convention limits are meant to be tested boundaries meant to be broken so let your light shine no matter the competition it is time to show everyone who you are and what you are made of a walk over 2 700 peers who share the same passion and learning from experts who know what it takes stn is the light that brings students together from across the world to share ideas and skills in hopes that you create your own life that will continue to inspire we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to tell our stories the way we want to here at stn it's not about just being there but using what you've learned to make a brighter future so how will you keep that spark alive [Music] sdn starts with a whirlwind contest called Crazy Eights in which students are challenged to complete full morning shows in just eight hours oahu's Highlands Intermediate School took home first place in the Middle School Division of the craziest Morning Show contest you'll see a familiar face a hiki no student reporter and host Bella Seaman here are some highlights from their Morning Show which included two full stories and a weather report good morning scn my name is Bella and my name's Sophia and welcome to a special edition of cold CV [Music] we're here in Long Beach California and there is so much to see that's right and not only is there so much to see but so many people to meet California has a multitude of culture integrated into everything we see and do our reporter on the field Emma found out firsthand when she visited the Museum of Latin American Art Emma we provide Long Beach Community first and foremost the locals with a place to come and share when you visit a new place you think of going to a mall or restaurant but here at the Museum of Latin American Art we see a unique location that represents California's culture my name is soli marsalas and I'm the vice president for Content Innovation and Outreach at the Museum of Latin American Art so the Museum of Latin American Art or molas were also known is a museum Fine Arts Museum that's focused on collecting exhibiting and and promoting a robust Arts education program based on latinx Latino Latina Latina and Latin American artists as well as information about the culture and how one thing sort of impacts or influences the other so we have two different programs one that's very much Arts education based and one that's also very much cultural based so pre-covered we received up to 65 000 people a year and a we definitely have a mix of Tourism because of the location that we're at in Long Beach but we also have a very very concentrated visitation I think what distinguishes US is our mission which is deeply anchored in the Latin American latinx Arts a focus I think that's one of our main differences and everything and anything that we do needs to have that component so for us that's that's I think what makes us unique reporting for student television network from Colts TV this is Emma forges back to you Bella thank you Emma it's so interesting to learn about other people's cultures this encourages the community to talk and share their culture speaking of the community not only Long Beach but all of California has some weird weather going on right Brenna you're exactly right Sophia the weather has been wreaking havoc all over California flood watches have been put out for many places including Long Beach there has been rain wind and snow basically anything but the sunshine that California's love to talk about do you ever listen to podcasts Bella all the time I've always wanted to be on one well one podcast is empowering the voices of the community really so I have the chance to be famous um let's go to Rika now if I can help other businesses and other people be the Talk of the Town I think that's fine with me being the Talk of the Town can be simple just ask Solomon Daniels for help I'm the owner of podcast place in Long Beach California and I got the idea after talking with just people in the neighborhood who always said oh I'd love to start a podcast but you know and that butt would always be I don't know what equipment to buy I don't know if I need lighting I don't know you know there's so much stuff I don't wouldn't even know where to start and I thought to myself what if I could take away all of that worry and just make it where you can just come in with your idea with the things you want to share with the the stuff you want to talk to people about we want it to be as original as possible for the people who are doing their podcasts that's the big word empowering this is what we do so we give people the ability to expand their creativity if you have an idea and and this is the way it works usually what I I tell people is I say come in for a studio tour and you know they expect to just come in and start walking around and looking at stuff and I said let's sit down let's talk about your idea let's talk about the podcast you want to create or whatever it is you want to do tell me about it and the reason I do that is because in the production part I'm going to be a partner with you I'm going to be helping you create this dream create this content that then goes out and you're sharing it with other people so it's always in my best interest to help my creators succeed so they become your friends in a sense you know you talk about things and you learn about their families and things they're going through and it really helps me understand what they want to do so I can help them make their podcast better reporting for student television network and quotes TV this is Rico Marie regassa glad that all these places and people gave this town away to talk well that's it for our show today as always we'll see you next time until then though for Colts TV this is Sophia Santos and Bella Seaman signing out students from oahu's Waianae High School were there to compete as well they received two special broadcast excellence awards for the outstanding work they do to put on a Morning Show for their school let's take a look at some of the work they did on site in Long Beach during the stn convention here's a segment from their Crazy Eights Morning Show for all the sea Rider Productions news facilities on the leeward Coast this is yeah today is Thursday March 16 2023 and in this special edition of sea Rider news we're here in Long Beach swapping out the Hawaii ways for the California surf coming up we'll visit two small businesses then we'll hear more about an issue affecting minorities in America lastly we'll find out what makes the people of Long Beach unique all this and more coming up Aloha and welcome to Sea Rider news my name is Teresa Bueno and I'm Natasha Apollo and we're here at the Long Beach Convention Center for scn 2023.

I don't know about you but I've been pretty homesick ever since we got here I really miss the people of Hawaii me too there's nothing like the pride and kindness of those from the islands speaking of which let's head over to our first story about Hawaii man cutting through the Long Beach Community with his Barbershop Russell Watson moved from Hawaii to Long Beach in the 90s and began his business in 2018. it was an I am a special needs Barber here in the city of Long Beach he gets here five times a week at Pali Plaza mainly serving people with special needs you know we had a huge special needs Community prior to the covet outbreak but it was exacerbated during the outbreak and so we had to develop a different way to deliver haircuts to people so he brought his Fresh Cuts to the community by working out of a van okay you're good so in 20 18 I bought the first van because the thing that became important was fresh air we needed to develop a technology that kept a constant flow of fresh air between the face of the practitioner and the face of the client and that became the priority putting his Barbershop on Wheels made it more accessible and safely for the community he serves what we do so unique is that the flexibility of it all right so we can be here we can be somewhere else we can break it down and move somewhere else we can take the the haircut to the client it's more than just cutting hair for Russell it's the bond with this class that sets him against the Green I came to understand that if we were to prioritize the most vulnerable members of our community it makes it so that we can service all the members of the community safely and so that became the priority now let's see how local coffee shop Brews a safe space for all customers yes confidential coffee in downtown Long Beach has been brewing much more than just coffee our goal is essentially to bring people together and I think that's what makes us different from other shops in the area yeah I did see it in the shop there are plants portraits and many tributes to culture growing up I've always like wondered about my culture who I am where I come from and The more I've learned about it the more that I wanted to share with the world owner Denise Maldonado is from Mexico and that has influenced her Latino drinks and over essence of the shop I want to create like a whole experience what to drink people sit there like oh this reminds me of Christmas or like my grandma or my family things like that is what's what I want to create the experience is exactly what sets them apart from others and keeps customers coming back our customers are great we have a lot of regulars we know everyone by name they know us these connections set this coffee shop Against the Grain I think for us we enjoy going against the grain and every sense possible like whatever it takes to you know continue to build or whatever it takes to go against the norm the ability to create that space gives it that feel like makes it feel like home and it's very exciting for everyone Haley Silva See Rider news thanks Haley a cup of coffee sounds good to warm me up right now yeah it's really chilly right now I wonder if it'll be like this all week hey Shirley what's the weather looking like well guys the weather here in Long Beach is a lot different from the weather back home so keep a jacket nearby just in case the surface two to three feet here in Long Beach perfect weather for a relaxing day in California thanks Shirley it seems like the weather is as diverse as the population here in California it definitely is California has such a wide range of people it almost reminds me of Home me too now let's head to Denise to hear about an issue affecting minority groups All Over America the United States houses over 50 million immigrants with California leading by far California has an immigrant population of 10.1 million which is about double of the next closest state Texas with 5.6 million but with the prejudice and discrimination they face immigrants are more likely to assembly or adapt to the dominant culture leading to the loss of their culture according to the University of Maryland assimilation causes immigrants to abandon their own culture and become part of the larger crowd this leads to the detrimental loss of a person's cultural identity it also leads to the disconnection of the Next Generation from their ethnic cultures even though some feel the need to assimilate in order to fit in it is still possible to go against the grain a possible solution can be to allow for the diversity and inclusion of different cultures this can happen by allowing all cultures to coexist with one another back in Hawaii's Plantation era in the 1850s immigrant workers created a creole language now called pigeon in order to communicate with each other this language is still widely used by locals in Hawaii but the United States has always been a Melting Pot all we have to do is turn on the heat and melt together nice you said Denise I'm glad we live in a state that's so accepting of all of our different cultures definitely I hope other states can start embracing individuality more too speaking of individuality let's head over to labs for quick question thanks guys today I'm here at the Aquarium of the Pacific asking the people of Long Beach what makes them unique I always go out of my way to help other people but I try to see things from a lot of different perspectives how I behave and I guess the things that I do maybe my ability to love people unconditionally Mahalo for watching and make sure to stay Fearless questions hosts numerous media contests all in the span of a couple days this next Story by oahu's Moana Lua High School received third place in the high school arts and culture features story category California artists in the community often feel they are out of place process of submitting your work to these galleries they're very disconnected from the artist's community and for many artists they don't have a place to Showcase their work when galleries become established it's just natural they kind of lose their initial yearning to help artists they don't a lot of times they don't deal directly with artists oftentimes when you submit your work you don't even get a response but for lawyer gallery they're helping to sculpt the future for smaller creators because we're a non-profit we're kind of able to not ask for as much money when they submit their artifact we don't ask for anybody we ask for all new donation and we're using art to kind of pave the way to help local areas and local governments and mainly the people who are just seeing way too many vacant store friends and artists that can't show their work because they just simply can't afford it it's not only a place where they have a show what we're Lloyd of galleries is doing for the local art community here in Long Beach is for giving them hope for giving them a place where they can go this is Misty Griffith reporting for now loading news throughout this episode we will feature award-winning public service announcements from Hawaii schools that met the prompt log out disconnect and reconnect first up the first place Middle School PSA from the students of Maui waena Intermediate School [Music] thank you this next story was produced by chiefess kamakahele middle school students received third place in the Middle School human interest features story category in Long Beach California a man named Jeff Whalen has been working at Billie Jean King library for a while now many people think he is just a normal librarian but what he does behind the scenes is something out of the ordinary I am special collections librarian slash local history librarian so I answer all the local History questions if you want to look at an old yearbook they want to look at oh something about their parents then they come and then they find out that I exist someone had some question about a relative that had died in the 1980s in Long Beach and this is the only place that had information on it it was on microfilm which are photographs of the newspaper from back in the 80s and so I'll be scurrying around behind the scenes and I'll be working the microfilm machine working the databases doing the podcast past editing the podcast no one sees me Jeff does work very hard and a lot of what he does is not like on on the floor here where people see it it's like flipping through newspapers or like digging through things where you you literally don't know where to find it so he might be like in a Dusty corner somewhere for hours looking for like one name in like 27 volumes he picks these like really obscure little things and then he does crazy amounts of research using only what he can use like using the Library resources although Jeff's job isn't noticed that much for its importance his efforts and dedication contributes towards the library itself and residents of Long Beach California this is Emma badua reporting for student television network at scn students get to practice their writing skills on camera presence and news delivery in the anchor team contest estian provides several news releases for students to choose from students then script and relay the news in a quick news anchor format Maui waena Intermediate School took home first place in the Middle School anchor team contest let's watch good afternoon student television network I'm copyright and Ozaki and I'm Lexi James Juliet reporting in the well-known City of Long Beach California we start off with a 1.5 million recall on Ford vehicles all around the U.S due to brake hoses that may rupture and causes braking distances to become longer but not to worry there are parts available for repair so you'll be traveling in no time cars aren't the only thing getting us from point A to point B though spacecraft's due to preparing for future launches the Axiom space company is designing new safer and more flexible suits for NASA speaking of space travel the first animal ever to leave Earth's atmosphere was a dog maybe that's why the USA's favorite pet is a dog but not any canine a French Bulldog that finally took the top spot after out leading Labrador Retrievers well that's all the news we have for you today I'm capriona nozaki and I'm Lexi James Juliet reporting for student television network Elementary School students from Maui were awarded third place for their PSA in the Middle School Division here it is [Music] [Music] [Music] and I have to mention I'm really proud of my sister who was on that award-winning team sdn also has a weather report contest this time students have to provide a weather report for Lincoln Nebraska Kalaheo High School may be situated in Sunny Kailua on Oahu but student Luca blood's engaging report about the Chile Nebraska weather took home second place good morning stn I'm Luca blood and this is your weather forecast for Lincoln Nebraska today is Friday March 17th and the weather out here is snow joke make sure that you put on your coats because there is a 30 chance of rain and snow and the high is going to be 39 degrees Saturday we are predicting a sunny day and the high is going to be 28 degrees but those 28 mile per hour winds will definitely make it feel even cooler we are expecting a sunny Sunday with a high of 45 degrees and breezes up to 32 miles per hour on Monday expect more Sunshine with a high of 56 degrees and winds up to 30 miles per hour Tuesday will start off nice until some clouds put on a damper on the mood the high is going to be 54 degrees but wind speeds will pick up to 26 miles per hour blowing throughout the day wait sorry I'm getting a call right now hello yes okay just received some new information those in Hayes and Frontier counties expect a tornado watch to take place that is it for now I'm Luca blood reporting for stn student editors are also challenged to put together compelling sequences with footage provided by stn Hawaii Technology Academy on Oahu received first place for Action Sports editing and you'll see why [Music] thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] oahu's Moanalua High School continued to shine at the competition their nap package entry took home an honorable mention the contest requires stories to be solely driven by natural sound without a reporter track that's gonna be it all right sweet 2205 doing cash we are a neighborhood Cafe with emphasis on neighborhood I was able to reconnect with my best friend from high school we were starting to realize that every coffee shop we went to their coffee tastes different so one day he was like dude we could do this and I was like yeah we can we figured the best way to do that was just to dive in so we bought a vegan juice bar you know just kind of started winging it from there like I think the thing that makes our business so special is the fact that you know what you're going to get every time you come in you're going to be greeted with that same like welcoming feeling I think that makes us special we're not like a Starbucks where you just walk in and you know there's no type of interaction I think the staff and um just the overall you know Vibe is what brings people back you know our name is daily dose we want it to be a spot that people would work into their daily commute their daily experience the atmosphere that we try to create here is essentially that a community a space that you can not even buy anything just come down here and work on your laptop do some homework you know this is going to be part of everybody's daily commute you know it really allows you just to be a part of the community here so it keeps me coming back I think that you know knowing where you're walking into and it's not some big corporate place but it's just two brothers you know what I mean whatever you want if I got it you can have it type of thing and I think that's what brings people back Waianae Intermediate School students on Oahu received an honorable mention for their PSA about disconnecting let's watch [Music] thank you [Music] Moanalua High School also received an honorable mention for their entry about a tattoo parlor in the high school human interest story contest here it is Outer Limits tattoo and Museum this is the oldest tattoo shop in the United States it's been a tattoo shop since 1927. though tattoo sounds great there's a lot that goes into it behind the scenes being a tattoo artist can be a little stressful so like from the artist's perspective there's a lot of work they do when they're not here they're spending hours on drawings before they even come into the shop and tattoo like you wake up to draw to answer emails you come to work to do tattoos and you go home to draw and answer emails the workers of outer limits tattoo work to please all I like this shot because I think the customer service is great so far the way I make a difference for my customers is I just try to be nice and genuine we definitely have a lot of returning customers and we're very very kind and warm and welcoming to people and you know we engage with them we we genuinely like make connections with them tattoos have held different meanings throughout time I think tattooing is extraordinary you know it dates back literally thousands of years tattoos just you know an expression of yourself it's like a good little companies boost it's got to be like the oldest and coolest tradition that transcends every race because it's like everywhere this is mailing Carrera reporting for now loading news that concludes our show thank you for watching your viewership and support of hiki no empowers our students to achieve National storytelling Excellence don't forget to subscribe to PBS Hawaii on YouTube Instagram and Tick Tock you can find this hiki no episode and more at pbshawaii.org tune in next week for more proof that Hawaii students hiki no can do foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] cast of hiki no on PBS Hawaii are made possible by the support of viewers like you Mahalo and by Bank of Hawaii Foundation investing in Hawaii's future by promoting collaboration critical thinking and other 21st century skills through hiki no the kosasa foundation helping to transform education and develop Hawaii's Workforce through bold learning initiatives like hiki no