The DCCA has set up public hearings across Hawaii’s islands regarding the designation and selection of public, educational and governmental (PEG) access organizations. In Maui County the public hearing dates are Tuesday, Oct. 7 on Moloka`i and Wednesday, Oct. 8 on Maui. Prepare your public testimony and take action. Click here for background!
Record a “Peace Message” & Exercise Your Right to Free Expression at the Banyan Park, First Friday, Oct. 3, 5:30 – 8 pm!Akaku will be recording “peace messages” from community members at the Banyan Park at Wailuku town’s First Friday street festival on Oct. 3, from 5:30 – 8pm. Independent community producers and island residents are invited to express their common vision for peace, commemorate the festival’s “Peace Fest” theme with a video recording, and perpetuate their messages through Akaku’s channels. Wailuku’s First Friday street festival is free and open to the public. (more…)
The State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) continues to move forward on a Request for Proposal (RFP) process that allows state bureaucrats on O`ahu to decide who will run your cable access channels without consulting you.
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Akaku: Maui Community Television (Akaku) empowers the community's voice through access to media. Akaku is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that airs content created by the community for the community. Community members on Maui, Moloka'i, and Lana'i are encouraged to submit programming to the station, create their own television shows and have their voices heard by fellow community members.