PROGRAM GUIDE | JUNE 2020 | VOL. 39 NO. 6

LOUIS “MOON” KAUAKAHI

The former Mākaha Sons band member always backed up his music career with a day job – Page 3 CEO MESSAGE

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2 An excerpt from an O‘ahu viewer’s note LOUIS “MOON” KAUAKAHI Tuesday, June 30 at 7:30 pm

The Mākaha Sons of Ni‘ihau The late Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo‘ole Kauakahi maintained a day job released nearly two-dozen music is perhaps the most recognized during the four decades he was albums, reconfigured their band former member of the band. Iz’s with the band, and now works member lineup multiple times, brother Skippy, Sam Gray, Sonny for the Lili‘uokalani Trust as a and endured a string of personal Lim, Melvin Amina, Abraham youth development specialist in tragedies. Through most of the Nahulu, and brothers Jerome and the Wai‘anae area. “I retired band’s history, Louis “Moon” John Koko were also in the band twice, but I work hard now even Kauakahi was its backbone. through the years. Iz and Skippy after two retirements,” he says both died during the course of the with a laugh. “A lot of times, Kauakahi played a vital band’s history, along with friends would ask me, ‘Can you role with the Mākaha Sons as Kauakahi’s in-laws, sister-in-law and perform with us?’ I’d say, ‘Sure.’ business manager, composer wife. “How do you get beyond the ‘Can you do it, like, every week?’ and guitarist, from the band’s hurt?” he asks. “Each person is very I went, ‘Uh, then I wouldn’t be in beginnings in 1976 until his unique in that sense. I kept doing retirement, would I?’” retirement in 2014. something. In my doing numerous things, I managed to decompress.” Born and raised in Nānākuli on O‘ahu’s Leeward Coast, Kauakahi discovered his lifelong passion for music at Nānāikapono Elementary School, where he put together his first music arrangement in the sixth grade. His nickname is a tribute to , the late ‘ukulele and slack-key master. “I tried to do everything that Peter Moon did,” Kauakahi says.

The Mākaha Sons perform on NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG in 2004. From left: John Koko, Jerome “Boogie” Koko, Louis “Moon” Kauakahi

3 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 1 2 7:30 NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN 7:30 LONG STORY SHORT WITH HAWAIIAN SONG At Halekulani’s LESLIE WILCOX House Without A Key Jordan and Aaron Kandell 8:00 CHUCK BERRY: BROWN-EYED 8:00 LINDA RONSTADT: HANDSOME MAN LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD 9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES 9:30 SESAME STREET: 50 YEARS AND Andrea Bocelli @ 60 STILL SUNNY! 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

7 8 9 7:00 WHAT THE DURRELLS DID NEXT: 7:30 NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN 7:30 LONG STORY SHORT WITH A MASTERPIECE SPECIAL HAWAIIAN SONG Ahumanu LESLIE WILCOX Ed Greevy 8:30 8 DAYS: TO THE MOON 8:00 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 8:00 RICK STEVES EUROPEAN AND BACK IN HAWAI‘I FESTIVALS 10:30 IN THIS TOGETHER: A PBS 9:30 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND: 9:30 HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. AMERICAN PORTRAIT SPECIAL 50 YEARS AND CIRCLIN’ BACK UNCOVERING AMERICA PBS Hawai‘i is on the air 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

14 15 16 7:00 PRINCE ALBERT: A VICTORIAN 7:30 NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN 7:30 LONG STORY SHORT WITH OVER-THE-AIR HERO REVEALED HAWAIIAN SONG Nathan Aweau LESLIE WILCOX Broadcast Channels 8:00 GRANTCHESTER SEASON 5 ON 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Patricia De Stacy Harrison MASTERPIECE Part 1 of 6 Vintage 8:00 AMERICAN MASTERS Mae West (KHET) Channel 11.1 - 11.2 - 11.3 9:00 BEECHAM HOUSE ON MASTERPIECE 9:00 INDEPENDENT LENS Recorder: 9:30 FRONTLINE (KMEB) Channel 10.1 - 10.2 - 10.3 Part 1 of 6 The Marion Stokes Project The Virus: What Went Wrong? 10:00 EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS 10:30 POV SHORTS Post-Colonial 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY House of the Divine Queer SPECTRUM 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY Basic Cable: Channel 10 High-definition:Channel 1010 PBS KIDS 24/7: Channel 443 21 22 23 7:00 LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL MYTHS 7:30 NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN 7:30 LONG STORY SHORT HAWAIIAN TELCOM AND SECRETS Elizabeth I: HAWAIIAN SONG Josh Tatofi WITH LESLIE WILCOX The Warrior Queen 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Desmond Tutu Basic Cable: Channel 11 8:00 GRANTCHESTER SEASON 5 ON Vintage Mobile 8:00 AMERICAN MASTERS Toni Morrison High-definition:Channel 1011 MASTERPIECE Part 2 of 6 9:00 INDEPENDENT LENS 10:00 FRONTLINE Opioids, Inc. 9:00 BEECHAM HOUSE ON MASTERPIECE Pipe Dreams 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY PBS KIDS 24/7: Channel 96 Part 2 of 6 10:00 TOUCHING THE SOUND 10:00 EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY DirecTV Closer to the Divine PBS Hawai‘i: Channel 11 PBS Kids 24/7: Channel 11-3 28 29 30 7:00 LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL MYTHS 7:30 NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN 7:30 LONG STORY SHORT Dish Network AND SECRETS Queen Anne: HAWAIIAN SONG The Mākaha Sons WITH LESLIE WILCOX PBS Hawai‘i: Channel 11 The Mother of Great Britain 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Louis “Moon” Kauakahi PBS Kids 24/7: Channel 10 8:00 GRANTCHESTER SEASON 5 ON Vintage Philadelphia 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS MASTERPIECE Part 3 of 6 9:00 POV And She Could Be Next, Secrets and Lies 9:00 BEECHAM HOUSE ON MASTERPIECE Part 1 of 2 9:00 POV And She Could Be Next, Part 3 of 6 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY Part 2 of 2 10:00 EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS 10:30 POV SHORTS Drawing on Experience All programs offer closed-captioning. Visions of the Divine 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY

4 Schedule is subject to change. EVENING: JUNE 2020 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 3 4 5 6 7:30 LUCKY CHOW Healing 7:30 HIKI NŌ 7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK 7:00 RELIEVING STRESS WITH YOGA 8:00 NOVA The Planets: Ice Worlds 8:00 INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI‘I 8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES WITH PEGGY CAPPY 9:30 DURAN DURAN: A DIAMOND 9:00 PBS HAWAI‘I PRESENTS Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration 8:00 IL VOLVO: TEN YEARS IN THE MIND Li‘a: The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man 10:00 YELLOWSTONE SYMPHONY 9:30 WOODY GUTHRIE ALL STAR 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 10:00 DIALOGUE IN METAL 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY TRIBUTE CONCERT 1970 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 11:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS H.E.R.

10 11 12 13 7:30 LUCKY CHOW Innovators 7:30 HIKI NŌ 7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK 7:00 JOANNE WEIR’S PLATES AND PLACES 8:00 NATURE The Whale Detective 8:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT Visions in 8:00 SUZE ORMAN’S ULTIMATE Flavors of the Rhine 9:30 DONNY OSMOND: ONE NIGHT the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson RETIREMENT GUIDE 7:30 CURIOUS TRAVELER ONLY! 9:00 PBS HAWAI‘I PRESENTS 10:00 PRIDELAND Curious Hong Kong 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY The History of the Sons of Hawaiʻi 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 8:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT Born This 10:30 SKINDIGENOUS New Zealand: Way: Awa’s Story/The Rogers Gordon Toi 9:00 ASIAN AMERICANS 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY Breaking Ground/A Question of Loyalty 11:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Vampire Weekend

17 18 19 20 7:30 LUCKY CHOW Hybrids 7:30 HIKI NŌ 7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK 7:00 JOANNE WEIR’S PLATES AND PLACES 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD: A NATURE 8:00 INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI‘I 8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES Ann Tagines MINISERIES Love Honolulu Mayoral Race 10:00 THE LAVENDER SCARE 7:30 MOVEABLE FEAST WITH FINE 9:00 NOVA Australia’s First 4 Billion 9:00 PBS HAWAI‘I PRESENTS 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY COOKING Taos, New Mexico Years: Awakening Lahaina: Waves of Change 8:00 ASIAN AMERICANS 10:00 PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP 10:00 PACIFIC HEARTBEAT Born This Good Americans/Generation Rising Welcome to Fossil Country Way: Awa’s Story/The Rogers 10:00 ASIAN AMERICANS Breaking Through 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 11:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Chris Stapleton/ Turnpike Troubadours

24 25 26 27 7:30 LUCKY CHOW Curators 7:30 HIKI NŌ 7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK 7:00 JOANNE WEIR’S PLATES AND PLACES 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD, A NATURE 8:00 INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI‘I 8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES Beef and Cabernet MINISERIES Intelligence Honolulu Prosecutor Race Gloria: A Life 7:30 MOVEABLE FEAST WITH FINE 9:00 NOVA Australia’s First 4 Billion 9:00 PBS HAWAI‘I PRESENTS 10:00 LOOKING FOR FRED ASTAIRE COOKING Sante Fe, New Mexico Years: Life Explodes Ki Ho‘alu: Slack Key, The Hawaiian Way WITH DARCY BUSSEL 8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET 10:00 PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP 10:00 GOOD WORK: MASTERS OF 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY Manon We Dig Dinosaurs THE BUILDING ARTS 11:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Arctic Monkeys/ 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY Wild Child

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HERO ELEMENTARY Weekdays at 11:30 am beginning June 1

Hero Elementary is a new series that aims to give children ages 4 to 7 the tools to solve problems by thinking and acting like scientists Courtesy of © 2019 Twin Cities Public Media Workshop, LLC and igniting their natural curiosity and empathy. At this school for budding superheroes, kids learn to master their innate powers, like flying and teleportation, while exploring science along the way. The series also showcases character and social-emotional concepts such as kindness, empathy and commitment to working together to solve problems.

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CHUCK BERRY: DURAN DURAN: 1 BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN 3 DIAMOND IN THE MIND Monday, June 1 at 8:00 pm Wednesday, June 3 at 9:30 pm

Celebrate the father of rock ‘n’ roll with The iconic new wave band performs before an ecstatic legendary artists including The Beatles, crowd of over 20,000 fans in this 2011 concert from The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Manchester, England, featuring hits including “Rio” Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty and others performing and “Hungry Like the Wolf.” songs by their self-proclaimed hero. 4 DONNY OSMOND: 2 LINDA RONSTADT: ONE NIGHT ONLY! LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD Wednesday, June 10 at 9:30 pm Tuesday, June 2 at 8:00 pm In this 2017 concert from London, the singer performs This electrifying 1980 concert features the singer his hits and other popular classics in front of a sold-out performing her biggest hits, including “Blue Bayou,” audience. “It’s So Easy” and “You’re No Good.”

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS JUNE 2020

ED GREEVY Tuesday, June 9 at 7:30 pm

As a young man, Ed Greevy followed his passion for surf from his native Los Angeles to Honolulu. He arrived as the Save Our Surf movement was just ramping up, and it made him aware of threats to surfing breaks on the south shore. Waikīkī land development became his gateway to environmental, land use and sovereignty activism in Hawai‘i. For more than 40 years, Greevy photographed political struggles and the modern Hawaiian Sovereignty movement. He talks about capturing more than 100,000 images in his archive, many of them documenting land development conflicts, starting in the tumultuous 1970s in Hawai‘i.

Born This Way: Awa’s Story In New Zealand, Te Awarangi “Awa” Puna is an openly transgender Maori teen attending her final year at Kapiti College in Wellington, New Zealand. This documentary follows her journey from male to female as we see the support of her family and the hurdles she must overcome. Courtesy of Pacific Islanders in Communications Islanders in Courtesy Pacific of

Born This Way: Awa’s Story/The Rogers Saturday, June 13 at 8:00 pm

The Rogers This short film is an intimate glimpse into the lives of those who formed the first visible group of transgender men in the Pacific Islands - The Rogers of Samoa – as they build an outside oven, seek romance and prepare to perform a traditional men’s dance in public. Courtesy of Pacific Islanders in Communications Islanders in Courtesy Pacific of

GRANTCHESTER SEASON 5 ON MASTERPIECE Sundays at 8:00 pm, beginning June 14 It’s 1957, and Will Davenport (Tom Brittney) has settled into his role as the vicar of Grantchester. His best friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating (Robson Green), has come to accept his wife Cathy’s commitment to her job – just about. But Will’s faith will be thoroughly tested as he and Geordie are reminded once more that there’s darkness lurking in their little corner of Cambridgeshire. Courtesy of Kudos/ITV/MasterpieceCourtesy of pbshawaii.org 8 BEECHAM HOUSE ON MASTERPIECE Sundays at 9:00 pm, beginning June 14 In 1795, former East India Company officer John Beecham purchases a magnificent mansion near Delhi to begin a new life with his family. Mystery, treachery and amorous entanglements set the stage for a gripping saga of adventure, suspense and passion. Courtesy of ITV/FREMANTLE

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Vintage Honolulu Monday, June 15 at 8:00 pm Revisit appraisals from the Roadshow’s 2006 visit to Hawai‘i, including a 19th-century poi pounder, a Dirk van Erp copper vase and an 1888 Joseph Nāwahī oil painting. See which one is now appraised at $250,000-$300,000. Courtesy of Jeff Dunn for WGBH, ©WGBH 2020

Courtesy of General Photographic Agency/Getty Images AMERICAN MASTERS Mae West Tuesday, June 16, 8:00 pm Dive into the life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West. Over a career spanning eight decades, she broke boundaries and possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s.

PREHISTORIC ROAD TRIP Wednesdays at 10:00 pm, beginning June 17 Join guide Emily Graslie for a summer road trip through America’s dinosaur country on a search for mysterious creatures and bizarre ecosystems that have shaped Earth as we know it. Visit some of the most active and dynamic fossil sites in the world, revealing the amazing wonders preserved beneath our feet. Courtesy of Julie Florio and WTTW

GREAT PERFORMANCES Ann Friday, June 19 at 8:00 pm Enjoy a revealing look at larger-than-life Texas governor Ann Richards, who enriches the lives of her followers, friends and family in this critically acclaimed play written by and starring Emmy Award-winner Holland Taylor. Courtesy of Ave Bonar

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LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL MYTHS & SECRETS Sundays at 7:00 pm, beginning June 21 Host Lucy Worsley journeys across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the Spanish Armada to the French Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts,

Courtesy of PBS exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.

AMERICAN MASTERS Toni Morrison Tuesday, June 23 at 8:00 pm Author Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers and critics on an exploration of the powerful themes she confronted throughout her literary career and life. Courtesy of ©Timothy Greenfield-Sanders/Courtesy ©Timothy Courtesy of Pictures Magnolia of

GREAT PERFORMANCES Gloria: A Life Friday, June 26 at 8:00 pm Experience a unique interpretation of feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s life, starring Emmy Award-winner Christine Lahti as Steinem. Directed by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus, the production features an all-women cast playing both male

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GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET Manon Saturday, June 27 at 8:00 pm Watch Massenet’s sensual opera, with tenor Michael Fabiano as the lovestruck Chevalier des Grieux who pines for the irresistible Manon played by soprano Lisette Oropesa in this production by Laurent Pelly. Maurizio

Benini conducts. Courtesy of Marty Sohl/Met Opera

POV And She Could Be Next Monday, June 29 at 9:00 pm and Tuesday, June 30 at 9:00 pm This two-part documentary tells the story of a defiant movement of women of color, defying convention and transforming politics from the ground up. The series follows candidates and organizers across the country, asking whether democracy itself can be preserved and made stronger by those most marginalized. Courtesy of Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia Pictured: Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (center) in 2018. pbshawaii.org 10 YES, I want to help PBS Hawai‘i remain a valuable resource of quality programming! Here’s my tax-deductible gift to PBS Hawai‘i: $2,500 $1,000 $500 $365 $75 $60 $50 Other $ Please make your check payable to PBS Hawai‘i - OR - Charge my: VISA Mastercard AmEx Gift Items for Your Support Credit Card No. _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ No gift needed. I want my entire Expiration Date _ _ /_ _ (MM/YY) contribution to support PBS Hawai‘i.

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