COUNTDOWN TO THE DTV TRANSITION: 12 NOON THURSDAY JAN. 15

With the DTV transition just days away, the FCC is hosting consumer assistance clinics throughout the week. Residents are invited to drop by the Friendly Market on Molokai today between 1 and 5 p.m.; and the Wal Mart in Kahului between 1 and 3 p.m. today for advice on how to hook up converter boxes and learn about potential signal problems. Full power TV stations in Hawaii will transition from analog to digital-only broadcasting at noon on Thursday. A complete list of upcoming clinics is listed below along with anticipated reception charts for the islands of Maui County:

January 12^th, 2009, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Consumer Education Clinic (Moloka’i)

Friendly Market

90 Ala Malama St.

Kaunakakai, HI 96748

January 12^th, 2009 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Consumer Education Clinic

Wal-Mart

101 Pakaula Street

Kahului, HI 96732

January 13^th, 2009 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Consumer Education Clinic (Lana’i)

Lanai Public Library

Fraser Avenue

Lanai City, HI 96763

January 13^th, 2009 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Consumer Education Clinic

Kihei Public Library

35 Waimahaihai Street

Kihei, HI 96753

January 15^th, 2009 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Post -Transition Consumer Clinic

Queen Ka’ahumanu Center

275 West Ka’ahumanu Avenue

Kahului, HI 96732

January 15^th, 2009 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Upcountry Post -Transition Consumer Clinic

Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center

91 Pukalani, HI 96768

Pukalani, HI 96768

January 16^th, 2009 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Post -Transition Consumer Clinic (Moloka’i)

Home Pumehana

290 Kolapa Place

Kaunakakai, HI 96748

January 16^th, 2009 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Post -Transition Consumer Clinic

Queen Ka’ahumanu Center

275 West Ka’ahumanu Avenue

Kahului, HI 96732

January 17^th, 2009 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Post -Transition Consumer Clinic (Moloka’i)

Home Pumehana

290 Kolapa Place

Kaunakakai, HI 96748

January 17^th, 2009 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Post -Transition Consumer Clinic

Queen Ka’ahumanu Center

275 West Ka’ahumanu Avenue

Kahului, HI 96732

The FCC also has additional sources of information available to Hawaii consumers. Find the information at www.dtv.gov/Hawaii, email to hawaiidtvtransition@fcc.gov, or call to Oahu at (808) 541-2388. (Posted by Wendy Osher: Monday, January 12, 2009)