Akaku

Digital Inclusion for the Community

Stevie Converse — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:10:10 -0700

Akaku’s Media Salon Guest Series about “Media Reform: Building a Grassroots Movement to Ensure ‘Digital Inclusion’ in Community Media” features Akaku President/CEO, Jay April, who will share his recent experience at the National Conference on Media Reform (NCMR) earlier this month and be available to answer questions from residents and independent community producers attending the Media

Hawaii's PEG Bill Deserves a Democratic Standard Before It's Too Late

Stevie Converse — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:44:44 -0700

In a media universe dominated by big government and corporate points of view, public, education and government (PEG) access stations in Hawaii are an oasis where people turn for the straight dope on just about anything.

Hawaii PEGs Tune into "Same Channel" to Support Free Speech

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:02:00 -0700

Hawaii People’s Fund Media Justice review panel granted $7,400 to Akaku in mid-March to launch the Free Speech Hawaii Coalition, a collaborative effort to build community and ensure diverse points of view on issues of free speech across the state.

Hawaii PEGs Tune Into "Same Channel" to Support Free Speech

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:01:59 -0700

Keeping the Public in Public Access TV in Hawaii

Stevie Converse — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:21:39 -0700

Years of battles to keep Akaku Maui Community Television a true vehicle for freedom of speech will soon come to a head.

The State wants to put the job of providing public access television up for bid, a process which some say could take the community out of public media.