Technical Alerts
Current status:
Tuesday, 11/12/24: PBS Hawaiʻi is experiencing an outage for over-the-air viewers on the island of Kauaʻi. We are working to restore service as soon as possible.
Information
PBS Hawai‘i is committed to providing our viewers with a programming experience that is both enjoyable and trouble-free. We encourage all of our viewers to call us as soon as you experience a technical problem. To assist us in troubleshooting the problem, please be sure to have the following information on hand:
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- How you receive our signal (Spectrum, Hawaiian Telcom, DirecTV, Dish or over-the-air)
- Your location
- Time of day your issue occurred
- Channel on which you receive PBS Hawaiʻi
- Issues you are experiencing
If you have cable or satellite, you may need to contact your provider and/or check the cable connection to your television.
For questions regarding technical issues with our broadcast signal:
Contact during business hours: 808.462.5055
After-hours voice messages: 808.400.3842For closed-captioning concerns, please contact our captioning hotline:
Phone: 808.462.5000
Neighbor Islands: 800.238.4847
Fax: 808.462.5090
Email: captioning.hotline@pbshawaii.orgWe will make every effort to respond and/or otherwise resolve your inquiry within 24 hours or on the next business day.
Written closed-captioning complaints should be directed to the following:
John Nakahira
Chief Engineer
PBS Hawai‘i
315 Sand Island Access Road
Honolulu, HI 96819-2295
Email: jnakahira@pbshawaii.orgBefore sending a formal written complaint, we recommend you first contact our captioning hotline listed above. We may be able to resolve your problem immediately without the need for a formal complaint. In any event, we will respond to your complaint within 30 days.
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