
Episode 1005: Breaking Gender Norms and other stories
Season 10 Episode 5 | 26m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet McKinley sophomore Alexandria Buchanan, the first female varsity quarterback.
Students from McKinley High School on O‘ahu introduce us to their school’s quarterback, who happens to be a female. On August 19, 2017, McKinley sophomore Alexandria Buchanan became the first female varsity quarterback to start a game in Hawai‘i. She recounts her progress from playing on the junior varsity team as a freshman to becoming the starting quarterback on the varsity team.
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HIKI NŌ is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i

Episode 1005: Breaking Gender Norms and other stories
Season 10 Episode 5 | 26m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Students from McKinley High School on O‘ahu introduce us to their school’s quarterback, who happens to be a female. On August 19, 2017, McKinley sophomore Alexandria Buchanan became the first female varsity quarterback to start a game in Hawai‘i. She recounts her progress from playing on the junior varsity team as a freshman to becoming the starting quarterback on the varsity team.
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