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On the cover: Photo from the lm “Songs of Love from Hawai‘i” – Lim Ok Soon, 17, became a picture bride and started life in Hawai‘i,
leaving her homeland in Korea. Photo by: Dukhyun Kim
Do you consider yourself the
average American?
Here is why I ask. According to a
recent survey, Americans spend
three hours and nine minutes each
day streaming digital media, which
adds up to more than 22 hours per
week, pretty much a part-time job.
I am not suggesting you cancel any
of your streaming services, which
by the way, 99% of all households
pay for at least one or more
streaming services each month;
I am actually here to ask you to
consider adding one more.
More than 36 million people watch
their local PBS television stations
each month and PBS Hawai‘i is
humbled to serve our communities
Download the PBS app for free
pbs.org/pbs-app
statewide in this capacity. We also
understand the more exible on-
demand streaming options are the
norm rather than the exception,
with more than 15 million users
watching content each month on
PBS’s website and the free PBS App.
With the PBS App, you can stream
PBS shows anytime and anywhere
and livestream PBS Hawai‘i shows
on your computer, smartphone,
tablet or supported smart TV or TV
streaming device.
When you download the PBS App,
you can open the door to exclusive
shows and lms with PBS Passport.
With a contribution of at least $5 a
month to PBS Hawai‘i, you are not
only supporting public media, you
CEO MESSAGE
are eligible to be a PBS Passport
member. That membership gives
you extended access to a digital,
on-demand library of more than
1,500 episodes of PBS programs,
including Masterpiece favorites
like All Creatures Great and Small
and Sherlock, Antiques Roadshow,
American Experience, American
Masters, Nature, NOVA, Austin City
Limits, lms from Ken Burns, and
cooking programs from Mary Berry.
PBS Hawai‘i is committed to
enhancing our Passport
communication with regular
“Passport Picks” and “Binge Worthy”
opportunities. We will also provide
more tech support information
in our Program Guide, monthly
newsletter and on our website,
including links to tutorial videos
for assistance.
If you are interested in learning
more, visit pbshawaii.org/passport
and if you are already a PBS
Passport member, we want to
hear from you. What do you
like about Passport? What more
can we do to improve your
experience? Please send us an
email to email@pbshawaii.org
and share your thoughts. We are
here to serve you.
With respect and aloha,
Ron Mizutani
and the PBS Hawai‘i team