HENRY LIVE An evening with Marchone of 8Hawaii’s | 8PM favorite sons, Henry Kapono MARCH 2009 As our PBS HawaiiLeslie board chairman, Wilcox, Neil Presidentand care in training& CEO about 20 paid college In Hawaii, it’s about our commitment to Hannahs, sometimes Alohareminds board Kakou and students in television production. each other and to the whole. And to future staff in considering what’s best: “It’s a Our small size and important educa- generations. k akou - thing.” tional mission mean that we perform as a Mahalo for being one of these caring K akou - , of course, refers to the Hawaiian team, with each member prepared to shift people. It is indeed a k akou - thing. value of inclusiveness. It’s about all of us. focus as needed. We all work shoulder to We feel privileged to steward resources that serve the entire community in these most isolated islands in the world. Mahalo, Neil’s paying job is managing agricul- shoulder while still handling our primary tural lands for the Kamehameha Schools, responsibilities. stewarding resources in an island state. He We feel privileged to steward resources cares about doing the right thing now and that serve the entire community in these for future generations. most isolated islands in the world. I see k akou - at work every day at Hawaii’s PBS Hawaii relies on viewer support in only public television station. addition to grants, corporate underwriting It may surprise you to learn that PBS and other funding. Many people, working Hawaii has only 30 staffers, considerably together across our island chain and on less than the workforce of the local (com- the continent, elevate the quality of life in mercial) TV network affiliates. our community and open a window to Each school year, we take great pride the world through PBS Hawaii. [email protected] What’s Your Favorite PBS Hawaii Program? “ We Invite You to Share Favorites with the PBS Hawaii Community Send your e-mail to: We enjoy and value the lettersShare and Your emails Thoughts we receive withconcerning PBS aHawaii wide variety of subjects. Sometimes they are messages of praise, “Among all my favorite PBS “I probably am not the only “I’ve been watching PBS for a Hawaii programs, I have to say one but I have well-kept and long time now and tune in to suggestion, questions or that whenever I watch Rick prized possessions that date watch favorites as Na Mele: ...constructive criticism. We Steve’s Europe, the visual back 1932. My favorite Traditions in Hawaiian Song and read them all and appreciate staging of the locations are program is Antiques Roadshow. NOVA. The performances on very educational and enter- I think the show is not just Na Mele are very beautiful and the time many of you take taining that most of the time about the little nor old things unique. I watch NOVA because to communicate with your I feel like packing my bags with unknowingly tremen- of the many range of topics public television station. right after the show. Having dous appraised values, but that involve science, art traveled to some of the I enjoy the stories behind and culture.” From time to time, we’d like featured destinations myself, the items. The show is about to share some of these Dr. Sherrel Hammar I strongly believe that the reminiscing the past, about Retired Physician messages with our readers. experience brought to the generations and traditions, viewers by the show is and I think that is important. accurate, realistic and But really, I sometimes wonder valuable.” how much my old calabash bowl is worth.” Gene Gross Travel Enthusiast Elaine Stroka Retired Educator SUNDAY, MARCH 8 | 8PM: HENRY KAPONO LIVE PERFORMANCE MARCH PLEDGE HIGHLIGHTS program features a collection of childhood snapshots, as well as the Police parted ways in 1986, outstanding musical production current, never-before-seen photo- with frontman Sting embarking ED SLOTT’S numbers from the last 10 years of graphs. Highlights of songs on a successful solo career. More STAY RICH FOR LIFE Welk television specials on public performed in this special include than two decades after the break- SUNDAY, MARCH 1 | 6:30PM television. Members of the Welk Myron Floren’s “Tiger Rag”; “Sing, up, Sting, Summers and Copeland Musical Family featured in THE Sing, Sing” by Henry Cuesta; teamed up one last time in 2007 WELK STARS: THROUGH THE “Amazing Grace” by Ralna English; to launch the band’s farewell tour “God Bless the U.S.A.” by Guy from Buenos Aires, Argentina. YEARS are Anacani, Bobby Bur- GREAT PERFORMANCES Hovis, and many more. For over 20 years, tax advisor Ed gess, Jo Ann Castle, Henry Cuesta, Slott, CPA, has been on a mis- Dick Dale, Ken Delo, Arthur THURSDAY, MARCH 5 | 8:30PM sion to educate Americans about Duncan, Ralna English, Joe Feeney, protecting their retirement savings. Myron Floren, Guy Hovis, Jack The Police Certifiable The IRA expert shares strategies Imel, the Lennon Sisters (Dee Dee, viewers can implement right now Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Mary Rocketing to stardom and world- to safeguard more of their retire- Lou Metzger, Tom Netherton, Bob wide fame in the early 1980s, mentTHE WELKsavings-for STARS: themselves and Ralston, Jimmy Roberts and Norma Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland theirTHROUGH beneficiaries. THE YEARS Zimmer. These featured Welk solo and Sting — better known as the SUNDAY, MARCH 1 | 8PM and group artists are spotlighted Police — boldly revitalized the in short biographies, illustrated by 1970s rock ‘n’ roll scene with their their personal collections of pho- signature fusion of punk, New tographs. The stars and their family Wave and reggae sounds. Despite Hosted by longtime Welk singer members share one-of-a-kind five smash albums and six Grammy and dancer Mary Lou Metzger, the photos, most including treasured Awards between 1980 and 1984, The Police ROCK, RHYTHM SUZE ORMAN: AND DOO WOP WOMEN & MONEY SATURDAY, MARCH 7 | 8PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 | 8PM This program reunites original Suze Orman, the number one legends of rock’n’roll for a once- New York Times best-selling in-a-lifetime performance. Hosted author, financial expert and two- by pop music legends Frankie Valli, time Emmy winner, returns to PBS Jerry (The Iceman) Butler and to inspire women to take charge of Lloyd Price, the program also their financial futures. Orman also boasts a surprise appearance by equips women with the financial Little Richard. Among the many knowledge and emotional aware- performers is Fred Parris, who ness to overcome the blocks that HENRY LIVE comes out of retirement after a haveBRAIN kept FITNESS them from 2: making more decade to join the Five Satins in outSIGHT of the AND money SOUND they have. LIVE Sunday, March 8 | 8PM a performance of “In the Still of THURSDAY, MARCH 12 | 8:30PM the Night,” the number-one oldies At PBS Hawaii single of all time. Hal Miller joins the Rays after 40 years of retire- SIMULCAST ON KUMU 94.7 FM ment to sing “Silhouettes”; and Designed to help people get the Spend an evening with one of Hawaii’s Kathy Young is reunited with the most from their vision and hearing favorite sons. Henry Kapono Ka‘aihue Innocents to sing “A Thousand as they age, host Dr. Michael Mer- performs live from our PBS Hawaii studio. Stars” for the first time since they zenich outlines a set of scientifi- Henry’s repertoire reflects a broad range recorded the hit. cally based brain exercises to keep of music, always performed with unique style vision and hearing healthy and and simple honesty. A favorite from C&K fully functional. days. Or a solo cut from “Kapono. Stand in the Light”. Or more recently “The Wild Hawaiian” – his modern cultural tribute. Henry’s music has been part of our lives for more than 30 years, and he continues to grow as an artist whose body of work is an Suze Orman amazing gift to any audience. KAPONO Join Henry for this special live pledge event presented by PBS Hawaii. by Steve Komori, Vice President - Content Delivery The Dust is Settling: A Digital TV Update It has been a very busy time for PBS Hawaii’s transmission ting PBS Hawaii for the first time. In addition, the temporary department of one. Beginning the week after Thanksgiving, UHF channel we are licensed to use by the FCC would be I was busy with the transmitter installation of Oahu’s final an unfamiliar over-the-air channel. So on February 18 we will digital transmission system which is due to be activated on return to our beloved Channel 11 frequency – a place where February 18. In addition to Oahu, the Maui digital system viewers are used to finding Ha- was being prepared for its debut on January 15, the Kauai waii’s public television station. analog translator system needed to be modified to work with a digital signal before Jan. 15 and the Big Island transla- The Maui transition went off “Some people who may have tor system required major changes to keep without a hitch. At noon on operating in analog before Jan. 15. January 15, we shutdown the never been able to get us analog transmitter, which was before could be getting PBS So how do I feel the transition went? It was pretty much broadcasting on Channel 10, what I expected, except for the Big Island... more on that and switched on the digital Hawaii for the first time.” later. Our analog TV tower on Oahu had been at the same transmitter, also broadcasting on Channel 10. This mo- site on Kapiolani Blvd.