Kuleana
Creating, Collecting, Curating, and Sharing Stories by Hawaiʻi, for Hawaiʻi, to Hawaiʻi…
Who We Are
ʻŌlelo Community Media is a non-profit organization providing access to education, production, and distribution to teach, entertain, and inform. ʻŌlelo empowers our communities to share their stories using the powerful medium of video. Guided by our kuleana of teamwork, integrity, and aloha, we facilitate meaningful dialogue and increased participation in civic life.
Launched in 1989 as Oʻahu’s non-profit community Public, Education, and Government (PEG) access provider, ʻŌlelo began as a public forum to share ideas, opinions, and stories.
Since then, ʻŌlelo has evolved, keeping pace with a constantly changing world and taking its original PEG access well into the 21st century. Today, we are more than just airtime on Oʻahu cable channels; we provide access to innovative technology, media training, state-of-the-art video and cablecast equipment, and facilities to create and deliver non-commercial programming. ʻŌlelo goes beyond the constraints of traditional television: we broadcast and stream community programming on high-quality distribution equipment through numerous online and social media platforms, as well as ʻŌlelonet on Demand.
Looking to the future, ʻŌlelo is also helping to guide our next and future generations by working with schools, educators, and students. Visual media offers a powerful way for students to express themselves and their ideas, and in doing so, we engage them in our dialogues and give them an outlet to have their say in our collective future.
From government productions and community events to educational engagements with teachers and students and workforce development initiatives, ʻŌlelo encourages people to connect ourselves with those around the islands and around the world. Conversations that we need to build and shape our collective future.
