An Intergenerational Celebration of Hawaii's Music Legends
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THE PROGRAM GUIDE OF PBS HAWAII September 2014 | Vol 32, No. 9 Dennis Kamakahi An Intergenerational Celebration Genoa Keawe of Hawaii’s Music Legends MOMENTS See page 2 September 2014 | PBS Hawaii 1 MOMENTS Mahi Beamer, Nina Kealiiwahamana and Robert Cazimero In a 2009 episode of Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox, singer Marlene Sai reminisced about the days when Hawaiian music could be heard up and down Kalakaua Avenue. “Duke Kahanamoku’s was a supper club. Don the Beachcomber was a supper club. Down the road, you had Sterling Mossman. Across the street was the Moana Surfrider, so you had Pua Almeida playing there. At the Royal Hawaiian, Haunani Kahalewai was playing. It was all over the place, and it was just wonderful.” Today, there is still a home for traditional Hawaiian music and the moolelo of hula and Hawaiian chant. That home is Na Mele on PBS Hawaii. The performances on Na Mele harken back to the Waikiki that Marlene Sai remembers. As you “walk” through the Na Mele archives, you can hear the beautiful voice of Mahi Beamer, with Nina Kealiiwahamana and Robert Cazimero on backup vocals. Down the street, Jerry Byrd’s steel guitar NA MELE MOMENTS serenades a packed showroom. Keola Beamer, his mother Nona and his wife Monday, September 8, 7:30 pm Moana are telling a story about Mauna Kea through slack key guitar, narra- tion and hula. Meanwhile, the uplifting notes of “Kokee” are being sung by Dennis Kamakahi, accompanied by George Kuo, Martin Pahinui, and Dennis’ son, David. And in the middle of it all, Aunty Genoa Keawe, performing with her ohana, is holding that note like no one else can during “Alika.” PBS Hawaii highlights these and other recorded performances with a special presentation, Na Mele Moments. In addition to the cavalcade of performers from past Na Mele, David Kamakahi, son of the late Dennis Kamakahi, and Pomaika‘i Keawe Lyman, granddaughter of the late Aunty Genoa Keawe, will pay tribute to their iconic family members through live performances. PBS Hawaii President and CEO Leslie Wilcox co-hosts with Aaron Sala - and Keola Donaghy, two Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners and PBS Hawaii Board members. Na Mele Moments is a program in support of PBS Hawaii’s NEW HOME Campaign. PBS Hawaii Board members will be taking your calls of support. To learn more about the campaign or to make a gift, visit PBSHawaii.org/newhome. PBS Hawaii Management PBS Hawaii Board of Directors Gayle Harimoto PBS Hawaii Program Guide Ken Hiraki Editor President and CEO Chair Charlyn Honda Masini Leslie Wilcox Robert Alm Kawika Kahiapo Liberty Peralta Senior Vice President/CFO Vice Chair Noelani Kalipi Design/Photo Editor Karen Yamamoto Marissa Sandblom Darren Kimura Bryan Bosworth Ian Kitajima Contributing Writers VP Creative Services Secretary Jean Kiyabu Roy Kimura Roy Kimura Bettina Mehnert Joy Miura Koerte Ben Nishimoto Kamani Kuala‘au VP Advancement Treasurer Liberty Peralta Mary Ann Manahan Ben Nishimoto Kent Tsukamoto David McEwan, M.D. Program Listings Executive Producer Susan Bendon Cameron Nekota John Kovacich On the Cover Learning Initiatives Carolyn Berry Wilson Aaron Salā Jill Matsumoto Enjoy a musical celebration with Robert Pennybacker Keola Donaghy Ka‘iulani Sodaro Administrative Assistant performances by music legends Matthew Emerson Candy Suiso from the Na Mele archives on Chief Engineer Meriel Collins John Nakahira Jodi Endo Chai Bruce Voss Na Mele Moments, Monday, Joanne Lo Grimes Communications Assistant September 8 at 7:30 pm. Emily Bodfish Genoa Keawe photo courtesy of the Genoa Keawe Archives. 2 PBS Hawaii | SeptemberAugust 2014 2014 Added Touch: More Color! otice something different about weekly Leahey & Leahey show might need a new Nyour magazine? tablecloth on its trademark kitchen table. She sewed It’s coming to you in full color, one and brought it in, to the surprise of father and son just as PBS Hawaii does on-air and hosts. We’ll alternate Bernice’s creation with another online! Last month’s issue was our unsolicited homemade tablecloth, sewn by staffer first all-color version. Meriel Collins. Just as we once broadcast Leslie Wilcox in black-and-white, and then PBS Hawaii President and CEO migrated to color, and then to high-definition color, we’ve brightened up the magazine over the years. We’ve gone from straight black-and- white, to partial color, to color throughout. Editor Liberty Peralta, who also is our Director of Communications, was able to get a good deal on the added color from a print- ing company. And Liberty, with longtime design/photo editor Bryan Bosworth and team, are target- ing more improvements. We know from feed- back that readers are looking for: 1) detail in PBS Hawaii Keiki Club members Madison and Riley Hager from Redwood City, CA program listings; 2) behind-the-scenes stories. caught up with old friends and made new ones on their recent visit to PBS Hawaii We’re working on providing more of both. No other television station in Hawaii offers some- – Businessman Steve Lane of Manoa signed up his thing on this scale, with a month’s lead time in pro- twin goddaughters, four-year-old Madison and Riley gramming offerings. Hager for the PBS Hawaii Keiki Club, even though We take personal they live in Redwood City, California! Previously, Steve as well as profession- asked if he could sponsor an entire local preschool class al pride in preparing in the Keiki Club. It had never been done before. Now this guide for you. Steve has done this for two preschool classes. It’s so easy to As a war refugee once told me, “There is no such care, when our read- thing as small help.” ers and viewers obvi- Everything matters. ously care about PBS Individual acts like these make us commit all the Hawaii. more to being a statewide educational television station Just a couple of with a personal touch. (And more color!) examples in a week’s time: – From Makiki, With gratitude, substitute teacher Bernice Ramos Clark Jim (left) and Kanoa Leahey with Bernice called one day and Ramos Clark and their new table cloth said she thought the SeptemberAugust 2014 | PBS Hawaii 3 SEPTEMBEREVENING SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7:30 NA MELE Raiatea 7:30 LONG STORY SHORT 7:30 LEAHEY & LEAHEY 7:30 HIKI NŌ 7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK 7:30 GREAT Helm WITH LESLIE 8:00 EARTHFLIGHT, A 8:00 INSIGHTS ON PBS WITH GWEN IFILL PERFORMANCES AT 8:00 ANTIQUES WILCOX Victoria NATURE SPECIAL HAWAII 8:00 CHARLIE ROSE – THE MET Rusalka ROADSHOW Corpus Cuba PRESENTATION 9:00 PBS HAWAII THE WEEK 10:30 PBS PREVIEWS: Christi, TX, Part 8:00 CUBAN MISSILE Africa PRESENTS Seeds 8:30 THE MCLAUGHLIN THE ROOSEVELTS 1 of 3 CRISIS: THREE MEN 9:00 NOVA Ghosts of of Hope GROUP 11:00 AUSTIN CITY 9:00 ANTIQUES GO TO WAR Machu Picchu 10:00 CAFETERIA MAN 9:00 KEHINDE WILEY: LIMITS Kacey ROADSHOW Corpus 9:00 THE FIDEL CASTRO 10:00 OPERATION 11:00 GLOBE TREKKER AN ECONOMY OF Musgraves/Dale Christi, TX, Part TAPES MANEATER Polar Indonesia: Java & GRACE Watson Sumatra THE FIDEL CASTRO TAPES 2 of 3 10:00 FRONTLINE Secret Bear Tuesday, Sept. 2 | 9:00 pm 10:00 POV After Tiller State of North Korea See page 5. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7:00 SECRETS OF 7:30 NA MELE 7:30 LONG STORY 7:30 LEAHEY & LEAHEY 7:30 HIKI NŌ 7:30 WASHINGTON 7:30 PBS PREVIEWS: THE WESTMINSTER MOMENTS SHORT WITH 8:00 EARTHFLIGHT, A 8:00 INSIGHTS ON PBS WEEK WITH GWEN ROOSEVELTS 8:00 MASTERPIECE 9:00 ANTIQUES LESLIE WILCOX NATURE SPECIAL HAWAII IFILL 8:00 GREAT MYSTERY! ROADSHOW Gerri Hayes PRESENTATION 9:00 PBS HAWAII 8:00 CHARLIE ROSE – PERFORMANCES Breathless, Part Corpus Christi, TX, 8:00 ENEMY OF THE Europe PRESENTS Artist 2 THE WEEK Star-Spangled 3 of 3 Part 3 of 3 REICH: THE NOOR 9:00 NOVA Vaccines: Calling 9:30 POV The Genius of 8:30 THE MCLAUGHLIN Spectacular: 9:30 VICIOUS 10:00 ANTIQUES INAYAT KHAN the Shots Marian GROUP Bicentennial of Our 10:00 SUPERHEROES: A ROADSHOW STORY 10:00 OPERATION 11:00 GLOBE TREKKER 9:00 JAMES MCNEILL National Anthem NEVER-ENDING Boston, MA, Part 9:00 ROBIN WILLIAMS MANEATER Central Japan WHISTLER AND 10:00 XEROX ROCHESTER BATTLE A Hero Can 1 of 3 REMEMBERED: Crocodile THE CASE FOR INTERNATIONAL Be Anyone 11:00 SECRETS OF A PIONEERS BEAUTY JAZZ FESTIVAL Best WESTMINSTER OF TELEVISION 10:00 ROYAL PAINTBOX of Fest SPECIAL 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 7:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: 7:30 NA MELE Na Pali; 7:30 LONG STORY SHORT 7:30 LEAHEY & LEAHEY 7:30 HIKI NŌ Focus On 7:30 THE MCLAUGHLIN 7:30 ISLANDS WITHOUT AN INTIMATE Manuakepa WITH LESLIE 8:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: Malama Honua GROUP CARS Croatia’s HISTORY Get Action 8:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: WILCOX Jerry Coffee AN INTIMATE 8:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: 8:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: Dalmatian Coast 9:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE 8:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: HISTORY The Storm AN INTIMATE AN INTIMATE 8:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY In the AN INTIMATE 10:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: HISTORY The Rising HISTORY The AN INTIMATE HISTORY Get Action Arena HISTORY The Fire AN INTIMATE Road Common Cause HISTORY A Strong (e) 10:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: of Life HISTORY The Storm 10:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: 10:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: and Active Faith 11:00 TO THE CONTRARY AN INTIMATE 10:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: (e) AN INTIMATE AN INTIMATE 10:00 THE ROOSEVELTS: WITH BONNIE HISTORY In the AN INTIMATE HISTORY The Rising HISTORY The AN INTIMATE ERBE Arena (e) HISTORY The Fire of Road (e) Common Cause (e) HISTORY A Strong 11:30 RELIGION & ETHICS Life (e) and Active Faith (e) NEWSWEEKLY 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 7:00 MASTERPIECE 7:30 NA MELE Hawaii 7:30 LONG STORY 7:30 LEAHEY & LEAHEY 7:30 HIKI NŌ 2014 HIKI 7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK 7:30 ISLANDS WITHOUT MYSTERY! 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