Waylin Kaneakua found her way to the PAF ʻOhana through her children, and serendipity. She was dropping off her daughter for a day in the NALU studies summer program in July 2020, when she saw Derek drop his papers. She bent down to help, and he assumed she was a new hire. He asked her to help welcome and check the temperatures of incoming students, and she did. Then, she saw some girls goofing off and took it upon herself to scold em. The PAF ʻOhana knew that Waylin was exactly what we needed.

The Alliance for Community Media West Region supports community media centers throughout 6 western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada and New Mexico. Their 2022 WAVE Awards honor excellence in community programming from the Alliance for Community Media’s West Region. The awards ceremony took place Friday, April 1, 2022 in San Jose, California.

Olelo TV’s “Silver Linings, Part 1” a story of the lessons learned and hidden blessings that PAF experienced during COVID, won BEST DOCUMENTARY  (Professional).

Watch Silver Linings below. Produced by Olelo Community Media