House without a Key NA MELE CAPTURES THE TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN EXPERIENCE IN HIGH DEFINITION FEBRUARY 2009 When I was a teenager,Leslie Wilcox,down the President famed beach. &Take CEO lar Na Mele program goes at House Without a Key “never the most romanticAloha place Kakouyour pick. “on location,” away from our gets old.” She and her husband for a date was also the Singer Emma Veary, who Manoa TV studio. Bill clasped hands and savored least expensive. headlined at the Halekulani’s With underwriting back- once again the passing boats Coral Lanai and later at Royal ing from Hawaiian Airlines, we and the intensifying hues of the Believe it or not, the place was Hawaiian Hotel’s Monarch took our Sony high-definition tropical sunset, and noted the Waikiki. No reservations re- Room backed by a full or- cameras to Halekulani’s House birds settling in for the night quired, no money needed, for chestra, was well aware of the Without A Key to capture the on that enduring kiawe tree. first-rate live music under the rubba-slippa folks like me in the timeless beauty of Waikiki at It’s a Hawaii experience that stars. And parking was free, too “cheap seats” on the sand. sunset, with live Hawaiian music is as fresh and romantic today — at the ‘ewa end of Waikiki, “I used to call them my by Pa’ahana and expert hula by as it was decades ago, and near the Duke Kahanamoku scholarship crowd. And eventu- beloved dancers Kanoe Miller thanks to individual and Lagoon and the old Kaiser Hos- ally, they all came in (as paying and Debbie Nakanelua- business support of nonprofit pital helipad. customers),” she smiled on a Richards. PBS Hawaii, we take pleasure We’d bring a Pan Am bag of recent edition of PBS Hawaii’s “It’s so old-Hawaii and it’s so in making this experience musubi and beverages, smooth Long Story Short. low-key. I like the ambiance, I available in homes a place on the sand, and sit This month, admission is free like everything about it,” throughout the state. and listen on the beach to the for PBS Hawaii viewers as we says guest Jean Cornuelle, a same music that better-dressed share live music from Waikiki. PBS Hawaii supporter. guests, on the other side of the And you don’t even have to Peggy Paty, another long- hotel wall or fence, paid dearly shake the sand out of your time PBS Hawaii supporter who to hear. In those days, there clothes! attended the Na Mele were live music venues up and For the first time, our popu- taping, said the magical setting Mahalo, [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: “I have always been a fan of “We both watch NewsHour with “I have a two year old son and “My favorite program is Frontline. Leslie Wilcox. Her show Long Jim Lehrer. The show is conser- we watch Sesame Street and I enjoy the depth of its stories, Story Short with Leslie Wilcox vative and not theatrical. News Arthur together on PBS Ha- providing the viewer with in- has taught me valuable lessons is delivered in a very objective waii. The writing and charac- formation that is available no in life through the people she manner but there is still a per- ters on the shows provide us where else. After viewing a interviews. I think Leslie is a sonal touch to it. We believe in with many laughs and valuable Frontline show you feel like you gifted interviewer because she Jim Lehrer over the years be- educational material that he really know about the topic really knows how to bring out cause of his public service. He quickly absorbs because of fun that was covered...” the best in many people.” has earned our trust and we way they are presented. He’s will continue to watch his show already showing off his number Bill Harlan Marie Keenan on PBS Hawaii.” and letter skills to family and PBS Hawaii Supporter Retired Teacher friends thanks to PBS.” John and Myrtle Harmon Thunderbird Donor David Vicic to PBS Hawaii Professor of Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa Premieres Monday, February 23 at 7:30pm HAWAIIAN AIRLINES PRESENTS QuickTime™ and a Na Mele: Photo - JPEG decompressor are needed to see this picture. Halekulani’s House without a Key he Halekulani has a special place in the hearts of Hawaii’s people and everyone who has spent time there. It is more than a place. It is a state of mind. It is an experience that transports TT us back to a simpler time — the golden era of Waikiki. Hawaiian Airlines — have preserved on tape (and in perpetuity) such treasures as Auntie Genoa Keawe and family; Nona Beamer; QuickTime™ and a Photo - JPEG decompressor are needed to see this picture. Ledward Kaapana; Richard and Sol Ho’opi’i; the Makaha Sons; Mahi Beamer; Nina Keali’iwahamana; Dennis Kamakahi, and scores of other great artists. Now, seven years in the series, Pennybacker says PBS Hawaii is ready to take Na Mele in a new, exciting direction. “We want to document not only the treasures of traditional Hawaiian music but also a traditional, cherished Hawaiian experience. For the first time, we’ve taken Na Mele on location and captured the experience and imagery with high-definition technology.” Pa’ahana (Pakala Fernandes, Kaipo Kukahiko, and Douglas Po’oloa Tolentino) performing with hula soloist Kanoe Miller This experience is embodied in a beautiful tradition— the Hawaiian trio and dancers at House Without A Key. PBS QuickTime™ and a Hawaii VP of Creative Services, Robert Pennybacker said, Photo - JPEG decompressor are needed to see this picture. “Hearing authentic Hawaiian music in the classic stylings and harmonies of the Kahauanu Lake Trio, with two of the islands’ most gifted hula soloists (Kanoe Miller and Debbie Nakanel- ua-Richards), and the sun setting on two of the most famous landmarks in the world (Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach)— well, it just doesn’t get any better than that.” PBS Hawaii also has a tradition — that of recording (at the highest video and audio standards possible) the traditional Gifted hula soloists Debbie music and dance of Hawaii. This tradition is carried through Nakanelua-Richards (above) our Na Mele: Traditions In Hawaiian Song series, which began and Kanoe Miller (right) dance in 2001. PBS Hawaii and the show’s title underwriter — to the beautiful music of Pa’ahana welcomePBS Hawaii to our Boardnewest members of Directors At PBS Hawaii, we are very fortunate and proud to have a diverse and talented group of men and women who value the mission of public television in Hawaii and voluntarily serve on our Board of Directors. We wish to extend our sincere gratitude to Board members who completed their terms in 2008: Jim Becker, Stanley Hong, Ted Jung, Elizabeth Lindsey, Andrew Aoki MaileKeiki-Pua Meyer, Dancil, James Ph. Scott D and Mike White. And, we welcome our newest Board members. is a Director with Kanu Hawaii, a movement is Executive VP of Business of people drawing on island Operations for Hawaii strengths to make Hawaii a Chitopure – A biomaterials model of environmental company specializing in the sustainability, economic U.S. manufacture of ultra-pure resilienceJimmy Borges and compassionate chitosanRobin Puanani for a variety Danner of community. medical applications. is a renowned is the entertainer and a recipient of founding President and CEO of Na Hoku Hanohano Lifetime the Council for Native Hawaiian Achievement award. He was Advancement, a statewide From left, Andrew Aoki, Jimmy Borges, Robin Puanani Danner. recently featured in the PBS Native Hawaiian community Hawaii jazz special “Jimmy development nonprofit. Borges After Dark” which premiered in August 2007. Jason Fujimoto ThomaswelcomePBS Koide Hawaii to our Boardnewest members of Directors is VP & Direc- is a Senior tor of Corporate Operations Executive VP and Manager of for Hawaii Planing Mill, Ltd. He Hawaii Branch Division, Bank of is also a member of the 10th Hawaii, and oversees retail dis- class of the Pacific Century tribution channels including the Fellows which aims to identify, bank’sCameron Hawaii Nekota branches, ATM encourageGuy Fujimura and develop future network and Call Center. Hawaii leaders. is Director is Secretary/ of Kapolei Property Develop- Treasurer of ILWU Local 142. ment, LLC, an affiliate of James The ILWU is dedicated to the Campbell Company LLC and is welfare of its membership and at the helm of the concerted to a better life for the people in effortDavid toWatumull develop the City of the communities represented Kapolei. byJoan its Lee local Husted unions in the U.S. and Canada. is President & CEO of Cardax Pharmaceuticals is a retired – a company he co-founded. Executive Director of the Hawaii He is also the co-inventor of State Teachers Association and the initial Cardax technology. has worked in teacher advocacy He has more than 20 years of roles in Hawaii for more than experience as a biotechnology 40 years. industry executive, analyst and Top, from left, Jason Fujimoto, Guy Fujimura, Joan Lee Husted; bottom, from left, investment banker. Thomas Koide, Cameron Nekota, David Watumull. 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