MISSION STATEMENT

Pacific Broadcast Services- A non-profit Corporation, incorporated in the State of Hawai'i on January 1st 2003, has one predominant role. That is to perpetuate Hawai'ian Culture, Music, Language and Arts utilizing the internet as an educational medium with the ultimate goals in mind of  (1.) To further educate resident and non resident Native Hawaiians along with those of other ethnic backgrounds, in the Hawaiian Culture and It's Arts. (2.) To increase awareness in other ethnic communities of the world about the Hawaiian Culture and its Arts.  (3.) To bring the worldwide Hawaiian Community together as one through communication and dissemination of information. This Corporation is devoted entirely to becoming a voice of the people of Hawaii and Hawaiian Communities around the world.
 


 

WELCOME TO THE OHANA PAGE!!! Check here every time you visit our web site for programming notes for "HAWAIIAN HITS LIVE!", annoucements of special programming appearing on our supplemental channels, and links to all sorts of exciting web sites that share our vision: That of using the technology of the World Wide Web for the purpose of perpetuating all things Hawaiian. Not just the music, but its Culture, Arts and Language.

For a look at our Official Hawaiian Top 30, click here. It is in a .pdf file so you will need Acrobat Reader to view it. You are also encouraged to print it out on your printer for your very own personal copy. If the document appears larger than 100 percent, reduce the size before printing.

IMPORTANT PROGRAMMING NOTICE! We will be upgrading our bandwidth output to 64 kbps stereo beginning sometime this winter. The good news is, those who listen on broadband connections will notice a significant increase in the quality of the sound. The bad news is those who still listen using 56k dial-up connections may find it difficult to listen at all. Ideally we would offer both types of transmission, but alas, the money is just isn't there yet. If you begin to notice a degradation in your listening experience, please notify us via e-mail. You might also let our engineers know if you like what your hear as they work hard peaking and tweaking the machines that make our audio presence on the web the best it can be. For a technical tour of our facilities, click on the Pacific Broadcasting Logo on the main page and then skip to the "A Day In The Life" segment. Mahalo!

We are working very hard contacting community members who might wish to contribute to our future line-up of educational programming as well as raising the funding to finance the production end of things. If you would like to become involved either as a provider of program content or would like to become a fund raiser volunteer, please contact us at the address listed below. We really need the help! Mahalo!



 
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY HAS GRANTED US OUR TAX EXEMPT STATUS AS A 501(3)(c) NON PROFIT CORPORATION. In a letter dated September 11th, 2003 the IRS recognized Pacific Broadcasting Service as a not for profit, community supported entity. Our EIN is: 41-2068996.

TIPS ON LISTENING TO OUR BROADCASTS. The "supplemental channel" buttons will only work when we have programming available on them. We will eventually have a "Program Guide" available that will give information on what type of programs are airing and the times they are scheduled to air. For now enjoy a wide variety of music recorded right here in the islands.

GRANT WRITERS WANTED! If you or someone you know is an accomplished grant writer and would like to help us raise our projected annual budget for 2006-7, call or write us for details. We are looking for volunteers who share our vision of spreading Aloha around the planet and educating its population about the Hawaiian Culture. In the process it is hoped that this will help preserve and build the Culture and allow it to take its rightful place within the World Community. As we are a young Non-profit corporation, money for operations is a rather precious commodity and fund raiser volunteers are urgently needed. Become a part of the team! Write us today! Send us e-mail at operations@voiceofhawaii.org. Our mailing address is:

Pacific Broadcasting Service
P.O.Box 1067
Puunene,Hawaii 96784



 
OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP LIST FOR 2005-2006 MAHALO FOR YOUR GRACIOUS GIFTS!
Mark A. Weber
Kathy Hilden
Randy Bazner
Steve Samuela
Daye Delani
Sherryll Walker
David Force
Debbie Silva
Dawn Kita
Andrew Palk
Sista Chris
Shirley Hendrickson
Flordeliza Gebi
Lealani Kanae Helmick
Mary Turner
Maylene Kuahiwinui
Stacie Wataguchi
Jim Goehring
Jim Rayl
Don Sandifer
Miguel Robia
Norilda Garcia-Reed
Joyce Zee Wong
Dan Gianni
T.L. Beckhelm
Kevin Scott
Anonymous
Francis Gabriel
George Walker
Karen Force
Bill Silva
Paul N. Georgadarellis
Rita Potempa
Jim Drake
Ted Anderson
Jan Gianni
Jean Post
Bruce Warren
Pamela J. Collier
Robert Kovach
David A Sizemore
Vicki Rayl
Eleanor Sandifer
Josephine Robia
Jewlyn Hemlick
William Pfau
Kim Hilden
Peggy Bazner
Shirley Ohta
Mike Divillo
Bob Inphor
Alexander Kunukau
Kuuipo Salisbury Hammon
Andrea Stawitcke
Gary Baebler
C.P. Folsom
Guittard Chocolate Co.
Matthew Landess
Dan Gianni
Don Turner
Kathy Hernandez
Jerry Pulliam
James W. Beckmeyer
Samuel Grahan Sr.
Garland Fite
Ken Markham
Alice Martin
Myongsun Kong


 

If we omitted your name, it could be you didn't give one or we just couldn't read the hand writing. If we did not include your name and you gave, or if you see your name misspelled, please contact us immediately and we'll make the necessary changes. We apologize for the error.

Our 100 dollar club is growing. We appreciate all who contribute and we'd like to especially acknowledge those who donate 100 dollars or more by inducting them into the "100 Dollar Club". We'd like to say a special Mahalo to: Gary Baebler and family, Myongsun Kong, Woodrow Nakashima, Leon Forbes, and Jewelyn Helmick for becoming members since we started the club at the beginning of 2004. More recent members include Sam Chesnutt, Yumi Bustillos and Daniel Ching and Martin and Mary Jurgensen, Much Mahalo Guys! If you would like to become a member, all you have to do is drop us a donation via personal check or our Pay Pal Account. Just click on the "Donations" button on the main page. We will add your name to the list. Some day we hope to have enough money left over after-budget to purchase some really cool t-shirts and maybe get a CD compilation released, when that happens, all 100 dollar club members will receive either one or both retroactively as a token of our appreciation.



 
Thanks to our sponsors: EMBASSY VACATION RESORTS, HAWAII HOLIDAY VACATION RENTALS, ALEXAIR HELITOURS OF MAUI, THE MAUI DIVE SHOP, DELMORE REALTY... and we would like to extend a heart felt Aloha to our newest sponsor: THE KAHANA FAMILY DENTAL CENTER.,   and we also welcome our first national sponsor:OFFICE MAX... and of course the fine folks who love Hawaiian music that give us their private financial support. 

A reminder: If you are a business who might benefit from a banner ad on our site or if you know someone who may... or if you just want to help out, send your requests for more information and/or support to the address listed on our main page. BTW: Send your mail to LD at ld@voiceofhawaii.org, requests to requests@voiceofhawaii.org and comments and suggestions to letters@voiceofhawaii.org.


 
 

In keeping with our mission statement, we present to you our Learning Center Links!





For those of you who came to this site looking for instruction in the Hawaiian Language, we are pleased to present the Kamehameha School's Distance Learning Center Language Arts Web Site. This site is both audio and visual and uses a unique approach of teaching the Hawaiian Language through music. This link is provided with permission of Kamehameha Schools. We hope to ad more links to specific sections of the Distance Learning Center's extensive site, or you can visit it yourself by clicking right here.


For those of you who came here to study Hawaiian History, we refer you to this site, The Hawaiian Historical Society. Eventually we will be developing a series of programs for broadcast on this very subject. Stay tuned!


Founded in 1974, The Historic Hawaii Foundation works to preserve Hawaii's unique architectural and cultural heritage.



For the optimum Maui experience, immerse yourself in Maui's colorful past at the Bailey House Museum, sponsored by the Maui Historical Society. There are many links to other culturally oriented Hawaiian Web Sites as well.



Pacific Broadcasting Service is pleased to include this very informative and important link. You will read about the issues vital to the Hawaiian Community both here in the islands and the Hawaiian Communities around the planet.



Learn the language at home with this easy to use Hawaiian Language tutoring site. You'll be talking like a kama'aina in no time. Indeed, learning the language heightens the pleasure one receives from listening to the music, since much of the lyrics written tell wonderful stories of love, hope and family. 



Welcome to Maui County, the most Hawaiian part of the Hawaiian Islands. Maui County is made of of three beautiful islands- Maui, Molokai and Lanai and is the fastest growing county in the U.S. This is both good and bad for this area of the planet as more and more people move here, taking advantage of the stable weather, thriving economy and genuine geological beauty that makes Maui county the most desireable place on the Earth to raise a family and earn a living. To learn more about this magical place visit Maui County's new offical web site by clicking on the silversword.



A very large and very official data base on the State of Hawaii, featuring statistics on business, law, population demographics, geography, politics, the environment and much more.



Learn about the early history of the Polynesian Seafarers at this extremely interesting website. Learn about their current projects and what they have planned for the future. The Polynesian Voyaging Society is doing their part in keeping the culture alive!



Hawaiian Hits Live! broadcasts from the Magic Island of Maui. Here is an excellent source of culturally oriented Hawaiian Web sites brought to you by the akamai Ohana at the Maui Visitors Bureau. 



We at Pacific  Broadcasting feel a strong tie to all three of the islands encompassing Maui County and Molokai can indeed stand alone when it comes to being a destination paradise.  See what Molokai has to offer and visit this awesome site!



Now that LD Reynolds has officially stepped back into the world of broadcast radio on Maui, we thought you might like to check out the station where he is now Operations Manager.
 



Akaku- Maui Community Television. Video streaming from Maui produced by some of the best aspiring producers on the island. Televison by, for and of the people. Learn more about what makes our community tick. Click on the logo and enjoy!



Aloha Worldwide is a wonderful clearing house for all things Hawaiian. It's a web site devoted to all the Hawaiians and Hawaiians at heart who are from this place and have for some reason or another,  moved away. The next best thing to being here is visiting Aloha Worldwide!



We're always on the lookout for great Hawaiian web sites that not only offer easy-to-navigate data bases but also for a certain uniqueness that sets it apart from the others. We found one here with Ohana Net, featuring an events calendar, a Hawaiian style Web Directory, free e-mail, Island Stock quotes, live cams and a "Today In History" link!



The Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts is a non-profit organization formed in 1982 to help stimulate interest in the local recording industry and accordingly, Hawaiian music. Find out who the Na Hoku Award winners were for years gone by and the winners for this years awards held  in May. Pacific  Broadcasting  Service and Hawaiian Hits Live! are proud members since 1996.



With the advent of the modern day internet, Hawaiian Music has found it's rightful place within the World Beat Community. Naturally we have taken an interest in web sites that are devoted to music on a global scale. For a well rounded take on music from all over the world, visit WorldSound.net. It will open your ears and expand your musical horizons!


 

Since 1900, the Maui News has been a community leader providing news, sports and human interest features from local to national and global stories. This publication has received many awards from the community it serves as well as national recognition for excellence in content and format. We provide this link for those who want to know what's going on here at home.



Another great source for local news from Maui is this weekly publication based in Kihei, the home of Pacific Broadcasting Service. It's news is a little more "spicy" than what you would find in the Maui News, but just as accurate.


 
A good many of our most devoted listeners have asked us to include a link to this marvelous web site, dedicated to Hawaiian Music and where you can find all those wonderful old favorites from the legendary Hawaii Calls Radio Show. When you go there, please tell them we sent you! Enjoy!



Hey! We're not afraid of a little competition... and here is where you'll find it all. If you thought Hawaiian streaming media was a rare event on the internet, this site will quickly change your mind. So in the interest of broadening your Hawaiian Music horizons, we suggest visiting Mele Mikini! Caution: some sites will require downloading special players other than what you might be used too: like the more widely used Real Audio and Windows Media players. We cannot be held responsible for any complications that may occur by downloading an unknown type player.  We recommend researching the product before installing and using it. Good advice!



One of the finest collection of links to anything that has to do with Hawaii... Music, Culture, Media, Events and general information. A nicely designed site giving easy access for locals,  former residents and visitors.



Navigate the island of Maui with this extensive site of local road maps. Know where you are going before you even arrive! You'll also find a complete listing of local Maui events month by month. 



Another fine search engine devoted to Hawaiian web sites. It's a fast and flashy place so if there is a specific web site you are looking for, Search Hawaii first! 



Our continuous search for great Hawaiian web sites has discovered another gem. Full of useful information on what to expect when you arrive at Kahului Airport and all during your stay. Discover the island through the eyes of the Plantsman. You won't be disappointed!



An unusual name, an extraordinary web site.  What's showing on Maui theatre screens, TV listings, on line music, a chat and forum, a local bulletin board, activities discount coupons, live video cams, news, weather and sports... Did we leave anything out? Discover Maui with the help of the Maui Cheetah! Check it out!



This link will take you to my personal web pages.  Learn more about what Pacific Internet Broadcasting is all about.  If you have a favorite web site that is related to Hawaiian Music, please e-mail us the URL and we'll go take a look.  We'd love to include it in our collection of links.

 

home | hawaiian hits | channel 1 | channel 2
ohana page | program guide | contact us | membership |