, the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补’s student-run radio station, is taking listeners “Back to the Beginning” during its annual , a weeklong fundraiser that celebrates more than 55 years of student-led broadcasting and a mission driven by community connection.
This year’s campaign officially runs November 2–8, with a pre-drive period from October 12 to November 1 to build excitement and early support. All donations raised during both the pre-drive and radiothon will go directly to student media scholarships.
“KT东精影业 is an opportunity for all students to have a creative outlet and creative freedom,” said Jason Hee, KT东精影业 marketing and development director. “We want to keep providing for the community and expanding our mission, and we hope others will join in that too.”
The first $10,000 in donations will go directly to the KT东精影业 Scholarship fund, which will benefit KT东精影业 student members. All donations after will go toward the Miho Family Scholarship, which can be awarded to anyone within 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 student media, which includes Ka Leo, 东精影业 Productions, 惭ā苍辞补 Now, the Hawaiʻi Review and the Student Media Board.
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“Back to the Beginning”
This year’s theme highlights KT东精影业‘s origins in 1969, when three 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 engineering students discovered an abandoned FM studio in Hawaiʻi Hall and decided to bring it back to life. Using old equipment and their own ingenuity, the trio began broadcasting to campus dorms through the building’s electrical system before finally securing an FM license. On July 7, 1969, KT东精影业 officially went on the air.
KT东精影业 leadership wanted this year’s theme to take listeners back to the station’s roots, while also looking ahead at the opportunities of the future, made possible by fundraisers like the Radiothons.
“We want to reflect on where KT东精影业 came from and use it to look forward to the future,” Hee said. “As we move forward, we rely a lot on our community through things like the annual Radiothons to help our station operate.”
Hee also emphasized that donations aren’t just an investment in the radio station itself, it’s an investment in the students who are central to the station’s operation and across all 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 student media organizations.
“All of this year’s donations will go directly toward student scholarships,” he said. “We hope that through this fundraiser, we will be able to give more opportunities to our students at KT东精影业 and in the 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 student media organizations.”
— By Grant Nakasone