Pilina First, its partners, and associates have worked with ʻAha Pūnana Leo in varying capacities over the last 20+ years, advocating alongside and in support of its leadership to advance their vision of E Ola ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian Language Shall Live.

Pilina First’s partners and associates founded and led ʻŌiwiTV and Pilina First continues to collaborate on content creation for the station and its clients.

Pilina First’s partners worked closely with ʻŌiwiTV, the key media partner for Hōkūleʻa’s 2013 - 2019 Worldwide Voyage. That effort produced 4,000 hours of footage, 500,000 still photos, earned-media in markets and 4 billion impressions.

Pilina First was honored to produce for the Merrie Monarch Festival (MM) from the end of 2019 through 2021. MM is the largest locally produced broadcast in the State of Hawaiʻi that includes 20+ hours of live programming, wrap-around programming, and a significant social media presence, the composite of which did 16.5 million impressions in 2021.

County of Hawaiʻi, Community First

Pilina First worked with Community First and the County of Hawaiʻi to develop the OurKuleana brand, marketing, and public relations platform; a community-based effort to mobilize Hawaiʻi during critical times of need, initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pilina First’s partners and associates helped to develop and lead this Global Center for Indigenous Language Excellence including message and marketing, educational program development, and event marketing, planning, and execution.

Pilina First has worked with Kamehameha on projects including researching and assessing enhanced ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi programming and developing and implementing strategies for program transformation for its Kapālama campus.

Pilina First’s partners worked with HMSA on projects including the messaging and marketing of their payment transformation campaign as well as event planning, marketing, and coordination support for their hosting of the Western Leadership Conference of leading health plans.

Pilina First’s partners and associates have worked with ʻImiloa for over a decade on various communications, public relations, and educational outreach efforts.