List of television stations in Hawaii


This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Each of the three municipal counties — Honolulu County, Maui County and Hawaii County — has its own set of stations. Kauai County has repeaters which broadcast Honolulu's stations through its islands.

Full-power

Media marketStationChannelPrimary affiliationNotesRefs
HiloKHVO4ABC
HiloKGMD-TV9MyNetworkTV
HiloKHAW-TV11Fox, The CW on 11.2
HiloKSIX-TV13NBC, Independent on 13.2, CBS on 13.3
HiloKEKE14Independent
HonoluluKHON-TV2Fox, The CW on 2.2
HonoluluKITV4ABC
HonoluluKGMB5CBS
HonoluluKHII-TV9MyNetworkTV
HonoluluKHET11PBS
HonoluluKHNL13NBC, Independent on 13.2, Telemundo on 13.6
HonoluluKWHE14Religious independent
HonoluluKIKU20Independent
HonoluluKAAH-TV26TBN
HonoluluKBFD-DT32Independent
HonoluluKALO38Independent
HonoluluKWBN44Daystar
HonoluluKKAI50Various subchannels
HonoluluKUPU56Various subchannels
HonoluluKPXO-TV66Ion Television
WailukuKMAU4ABC
WailukuKFVE6Telemundo, Independent on 6.2
WailukuKAII-TV7Fox, The CW on 7.2
WailukuKGMV9MyNetworkTV
WailukuKMEB10PBS
WailukuKOGG13NBC, Independent on 13.2, CBS on 13.3
WailukuKLEI21Independent, Telemundo on 21.2

Defunct

Other islands

Many inhabited areas of Molokai and Lanai are within range of TV stations and repeaters located on facing areas of Oahu and Maui. Likewise, viewers on Niihau are served by transmitters on the west of Kauai.

Early conversion to digital

On January 15, 2009, Hawaii became the first state in the United States to permanently have its television stations switch from analog to digital early. Hawaii's full-power TV stations, including network affiliates and independent stations, ceased analog broadcasting at noon on that date. With the exception of residents on Kauai, households that receive TV signals over the air will need to connect a converter box to sets in order to continue watching TV, since Kauai is the only part of Hawaii that receives over-the-air television signals via low-power translators that are not affected by the DTV transition.
Existing analog facilities at Maui's Haleakalā volcano are to be removed due to ongoing interference with astronomy equipment operated under the United States Department of Defense and the University of Hawaiʻi. The digital stations are being deployed using new facilities at Ulupalakua and the old towers will be removed before the Hawaiian petrels' nesting season begins in March. By making the switch early, the broadcast towers atop Haleakalā near the birds' nesting grounds can be dismantled without interfering with their habits.