Who We Are

'Olelo Community Television is O'ahu's PEG access provider. Our facilities are designed to make it possible for you and your neighbors to tell your stories, whether you wish to entertain or educate others or hope to create interest in a movement. And, if you are part of a grassroots effort, our services can help you draw attention to your cause. Facilities may not be used for commercial purposes or to create programming designed to sell or promote a for-profit service or product.

On O'ahu, 'Olelo is your community access provider. Visit any one of our six channels, (49,52, 53, 54, 55, and 56) and you will find unique stories about our land, our many cultures and the ways we live. You'll also find programming about state and city issues, including Legislative and City Council hearings, and educational programming for kids and adults. All of this is created and aired as a community services, for your benefit as a resident of O'ahu.

What We Do

'Olelo provides free access to video production equipment, studio space, edit facilities and air time for persons interested in delivering non-commercial messages to their community via television. With a supportive staff, we try our best to maintain and deliver equipment and services that link you to production and broadcast needs that serve you and your community.

Whether you need to reserve equipment, schedule air time, use our Easy Access services or train with us, 'Olelo encourages you to express your views through the powerful medium of television. We support individuals and community groups, non-profit organizations, the educational and government sectors by helping them get the word out about who they are and how they serve the community.

Video Production Training is available to acquaint those that have no formal video background with methods to produce, direct, run camera and edit programs to be aired on our channels. We offer a variety of inexpensive classes to help you understand what you need to know or to further your skills as an Access user.

'Olelo also offers other facilitated services, what we refer to as Easy Access to help those who may not want to train in production but still have need for Access services. To name a few, we offer open mic forums such as O'ahu Speaks as well as the Mini Studio and Giving Aloha. You provide the message... we handle the equipment, giving voice to your ideas and opinions with no technical barriers.

Along with airing a wide variety of programs ranging from arts and entertainment to sports and recreation, activism and advocacy to inspirational and avant garde, we also regularly televise Neighborhood Board meetings, City Council hearings and legislative discussions. We promote programing by and for Native Hawaians and other indigenous peoples, and we make available channel space for learning programs and other educational matter supplied by the State Department of Education and the University of Hawai'i.

How We're Funded

`Olelo receives its primary funding directly from Oceanic Cable. This funding relationship was established as part of the State's negotiation with Oceanic Cable's long term franchise on O`ahu. These funds are not collected as a tax on state residents. The state does allow Oceanic to pass the cost related to PEG access funding on to its subscribers. These franchise fees collected from subscribers monthly bills do not only fund PEG access. These funds are also distributed to the Hawaii Public Television Foundation (KHET) and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to cover cost related to regulating cable television.

For more information:

834-0007, extension 100.