Hawaii News Now
Sunrise Xtra
Go behind the broadcast with Sunrise Xtra! Producer Kate Bowermaster sits down with the cast and crew of Sunrise to give you an inside look at what it takes to put Hawaii News Now’s morning show on the air. Tune in for candid conversations and behind-the-scenes stories, every weekday at 9:15 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time.
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Episodes
Guy Hagi on Hurricane Season. What you need to know, and how to prepare. 10.07.2026 17:10
Guy Hagi joins Surnise Xtra to talk about this year's hurricane season. He covers what to expect this El Nino year, and how to prepare for a severe weather event.
Jonathan Masaki on how he creates his HNN series Stories of Hawaiʻi 06.07.2026 29:05
Jonathan Masaki shares about serving in the Army and how he got his start at Hawaii News Now. He also talks about his series Stories of Hawaii and his streaming show, The Rally Point.
Digital Producer Jocelyn Saribay talks about Sunrise Weekends 03.07.2026 16:45
Digital Producer Jocelyn Saribay talks about her first six months working at Hawaii News Now, and her role as the digital producer for Sunrise Weekends.
Lynn Kawano on investigative reporting and interviewing Shaquille O'Neal 02.07.2026 31:45
Lynn Kawano makes her first appearance on the show! She dives deep into her path to Hawaii News Now, her process for researching investigative stories, and her history in sports journalism.
Tahina Tomaszek on how the Kalele program changed her life 02.07.2026 30:59
Technical Media Producer Tahina Tomaszek talks about her first week working on Sunrise, and shares how the Kalele program changed her life.
Howard Dicus on business reporting and working in radio 30.06.2026 20:17
Howard Dicus makes his first appearance on Sunrise Xtra! He sits down with Kate to talk about how he broke into the world of business reporting and shares his favorite memories on Sunrise.
Kate shares highlights from today's show 30.06.2026 22:33
Sunrise Producer Kate Bowermaster shares highlights from today's episode of Sunrise.
Kyle Chinen on how to become a sports reporter 26.06.2026 37:00
Kyle Chinen joins Sunrise Xtra to share what lead him to Hawaii News Now, and his path to becoming a sports reporter. He also shares highlights of his travels reporting on the road.
Billy V shares highlights from his career in entertainment 26.06.2026 33:42
Billy V sits down with Kate to talk about his work in entertainment reporting and his HNN streaming show "Billy V Live".
Natalie Duran on being an American Ninja Warrior 25.06.2026 38:09
Natalie Duran shares her amazing journey from UCLA, to American Ninja Warrior, to Hawaii News Now. She dives deep into why she moved to Hawaii and shares her advice to aspiring athletes.
Behind the scenes at the live-action ‘Moana’ movie premiere 23.06.2026 19:02
Digital reporter/producer Kay Thomas shares behind the scenes stories from the premiere of Disney's upcoming live-action film 'Moana'.
Mark Carpenter talks sports, podcasts, and visiting Kaho‘olawe 22.06.2026 37:22
Mark Carpenter talks about what it takes to become a sports reporter and shares his favorite moments from hosting The Long Game Podcast. He also gives us behind the scenes insight on what it took to create Hawaii News Now's special series, "Protecting Kaho‘olawe".
Jolanie Martinez shares her fitness routine 19.06.2026 23:35
Jolanie Martinez talks about the process of shooting Holoholo with Jolanie and share about her body building journey. She also reveals which Sunrise cast member goes to her same gym!
Casey Lund breaks down popular hang out spots on Oahu 17.06.2026 29:50
Casey Lund joins talks about reporting on rail construction and being on Cheap Eats.
A recap of Sunrise's top stories, plus how producers structure the show 16.06.2026 15:51
Host Kate Bowermaster recaps today's top stories from Sunrise, and talks about the overall structure of the show.
Producer Alexa Friedman on the power of writing 15.06.2026 17:09
This is Now producer Alexa Friedman talks about what it's like to work on Hawaii News Now's only mid-day newscast, and her process for writing content for news.
What is a Technical Media Producer? 12.06.2026 19:56
Technical Media Producer Todd Kamisato explains the vital role he plays in making Sunrise happen, and what really goes on in the control room.
How Steve Uyehara writes sports segments 11.06.2026 28:28
Steve Uyehara joins Kate for his third appearance on Sunrise Xtra as he dives deep into his process for writing sports segments for Sunrise. He also looks back at a Sunrise Field Trip segment from over a decade ago!
What it takes to produce Sunrise 11.06.2026 40:57
Sunrise producers Kate Bowermaster and Takunda Mafundikwa describe all that goes into creating Sunrise.
Kate Bowermaster gives a behind the scenes look at today's top stories 10.06.2026 20:20
Sunrise producer Kate Bowermaster breaks down show highlights of the day and shares about her journey to Sunrise.
Digital Producer Kay Thomas on her secret to catchy social videos 08.06.2026 27:03
Digital Producer Kay Thomas talks about the digital side of Sunrise and the difference between creating content for broadcast and social.
Off the court with Cienna Pilotin 05.06.2026 30:35
Sports reporter Cienna Pilotin talks about her journey from the newsdesk to reporting courtside, and shares what's coming up in the new partnership with UH.
Celebrating the partnership between UH and Hawaii News Now 05.06.2026 10:02
Kate Bowermaster celebrates the historic broadcast partnership between UH and Hawaii News Now! She also talks about one of her earliest field producing segments for Sunrise.
Annalisa Burgos on what it's like to anchor Sunrise Weekends 04.06.2026 34:44
Sunrise Weekend anchor Annalisa Burgos talks about her journey from New York to HNN, and her new streaming show Covering the Cost.
Producer Trevor Reed on skydiving with Casey Lund 03.06.2026 28:07
Sunrise producer Trevor Reed talks about his path from touring the Hawaii News Now studio as a student at UH Manoa, to now working behind the scenes on Sunrise. He shares some of his favorite Sunrise moments, including going skydiving with Casey Lund!
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