PROGRAM LISTINGS June 17 - June 23, 2012

Arts, Drama, Culture

Na Mele: Na Lani Eha from Iolani Palace
Sun., June 17, 7:00 pm
Encore
Contemporary local artists bring music from Hawaii's monarchy era to life from inside the majestic halls of Iolani Palace. PBS Hawaii was granted access to the historic palace, where TV cameras and crews are rarely allowed. The program features Marlene Sai, Robert Cazimero, Nina Kealiiwahamana, Haunani Apoliona, Dennis and David Kamakahi, Aaron Mahi, Kuuipo Kumukahi and the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Serenaders, Jeff Peterson, Helene Woodward, Ilana Mahiehie Davis and the Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus directed by Nola Nahulu.

RICHARD BANGS' ADVENTURES WITH PURPOSE
Pearl River Delta: Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong

Sun., June 17, 9:00 pm
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In the 10th installment of his Emmy-winning ADVENTURES WITH PURPOSE series, renowned adventurer Richard Bangs explores the Pearl River Delta of South China in search of the roots of harmony. Richard explores Macau and Guangdong Province in China, and revisits Hong Kong. In each location, he witnesses traditional customs and religion meshing with the new and modern, explores the integration of Western sensibility with Eastern aesthetic and meets people who continue to seek a civilized harmony with the natural world.

FAKE OR FORTUNE?
Monet, Monet, Monet

Sun., June 17, 10:00 pm
Tues., June 19, 11:00 pm
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Every picture tells a story, but in FAKE OR FORTUNE? valuable paintings are treated as crime scenes! Beyond the genteel galleries and upmarket auction houses of the art world lies a dimension of art rarely seen - a darker side of incalculable wealth, social ambition and subterfuge. In this engaging mini-series, a recognized art sleuth, a doctor of history and cutting edge scientists join forces to discover the truth behind controversial paintings. From Paris and Amsterdam to Cape Town and New York, the team employs old-fashioned detective skills, real-time investigations and the latest forensic testing to reveal compelling tales of lost masterpieces, forgers and Nazi-looted art.

Monet, Monet, Monet: In the art world Monet means money. But in order to make big bucks, paintings thought to be by Monet must be accepted into the official register, the "catalogue raisonne" - a five-volume tome which lists every Monet in existence. For the last 18 years, art collector David has been imploring the Wildenstein family who publishes the catalog to accept his painting as a genuine Monet. Despite his research and support of the world's heavyweight Monet scholars, Guy Wildenstein refuses to accept the painting. Is it or is it not a Monet?

NA MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Makaha Sons

Mon., June 18, 7:30 pm
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For over 30 years, the Makaha Sons - Louis "Moon" Kauakahi on 6-string guitar, Jerome "Boogie" Koko on 12-string guitar and John Koko on upright bass - have blended their magical harmonies into unique performances of traditional Hawaiian music. In this encore of a vintage performance taped at the PBS Hawaii studios, they play some of their most beloved songs.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Vintage Phoenix

Mon., June 18, 8:00 pm
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For the past 16 years, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW has been bringing you antiques, collectibles, and hidden treasures from around the country, but now we're turning the lens on ourselves — ROADSHOW is going back in time!

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's first visit to Phoenix was in 1997, when Arizona's biggest story was a UFO sighting dubbed the "Phoenix Lights." Flash forward 15 years for these believe-it-or-not ROADSHOW moments: "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," the original 1897 letter to the New York Sun, was appraised at $20,000 to $30,000 and gets a nice current value of $30,000 to $50,000; on the other hand, a circa 1890 mechanical bank, then worth $3700, gets a lump of coal and a current value of $1000 to $1500.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Atlantic City, NJ, Part 1 of 3

Mon., June 18, 9:00 pm
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW touches down in Atlantic City, then detours to the Wheaton Arts Center in Millville, New Jersey, where appraiser Arlie Sulka looks at some beautiful old American paperweights and host Mark L. Walberg tries his hand at glass blowing. Highlights from the Roadshow floor include a Walt Whitman memoir inscribed by the author to a group of firefighters; a late 19th-century bronze and marble statue by the acclaimed French sculptor Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse; and an oil painting by acclaimed 19th-century Canadian artist Cornelius Krieghoff, noted for portraying narrative-like scenes, valued at $200,000 to $350,000.

MONARCHY: THE ROYAL FAMILY AT WORK
The State Visit, Part 1 of 2

Mon., June 18, 10:00 pm
The State Visit, Part 2 of 2
Mon., June 18, 11:00 pm
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How do American hosts entertain a monarch who has visited nearly every country on earth and dined with 10 U.S. presidents over the course of her 55-year reign? This program follows the elaborate preparations as four localities get ready for a visit from Queen Elizabeth II. At the site of the United States' first permanent British settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, the chief archeologist brushes up on royal etiquette. In Williamsburg, Virginia, nervous hotel staff make sure they prepare Her Majesty's room to an exacting standard of perfection. The White House hosts the first and only white-tie dinner of the administration and plans for every contingency, including canine misbehavior. In the royal household, they've invited celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz for a formal photo shoot with the queen, although Leibovitz's request to seat Her Majesty on a horse inside the state apartments proves a bit too much. In exclusive interviews, Leibovitz shares her desire to capture the essence of monarchy; First Lady Laura Bush personally leads a private tour of the White House; and the queen's press secretary reveals the challenges of keeping up with her boss.

LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Frank De Lima: The Road Not Taken

Tues., June 19, 7:30 pm
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Popular local comedian Frank De Lima talks story with Leslie Wilcox. Although he had the knack to entertain early in life, Frank talks about how his strong Catholic faith initially led him on the path toward priesthood. Frank shares how he eventually found his true calling in show business in the first of a two-part conversation.

This program is available in high-definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., June 20, at 11:00 pm and Sun., June 24, at 4:00 pm.

LEAHEY & LEAHEY
Wed., June 20, 7:30 pm
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Jim and Kanoa Leahey, Hawaii's father and son sports reporting duo, prove that the liveliest discussions happen with family and friends at the kitchen table. Join them as they talk story with special guests about "sports and other living things."

This program is available in high-definition and will be rebroadcast on Wed., June 20, at 11:30 pm and Sun., June 24, at 3:30 pm.

POV
My Reincarnation

Thurs., June 21, 10:00 pm
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Filmed over 20 years by acclaimed documentarian Jennifer Fox, this film chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi. As Norbu rises as a teacher in the West, Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a famed Buddhist master, breaks away to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family's spiritual legacy alive? With intimate access to both the family and the Dalai Lama, the film distills a decades-long drama into a universal story about love, transformation and destiny.

Mustang: Journey of Transformation
Thurs., June 21, 11:30 pm
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Lost in time, the Himalayan kingdom of Mustang is one of the last sanctuaries of authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture. Long isolated by geography and politics, the people struggle to survive; the center of their culture, the 15th-century monasteries and the art within, are dangerously close to collapse. Featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Raja of Mustang and chief art conservator Luigi Fieni, this program tells the compelling story of efforts to rescue this ancient place from the brink of extinction and help spark a cultural renaissance.

AMERICAN MASTERS
Judy Garland: By Myself

Fri., June 22, 9:00 pm
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Judy Garland had one of the most photographed faces ever to come out of Hollywood. She also had one of the most frequently recorded voices of the last century. She is as iconic as she is misunderstood. With singular entrée to the MGM library, including vaulted screen tests and rehearsal footage, this film is wrapped in Garland's voice, telling her story in her own words.

SIMPLY MING
Damian D'Silva and Authentic Singapore Cuisine

Sat., June 23, 5:30 pm
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SIMPLY MING returns for its ninth season with 26 brand-new episodes featuring more mouthwatering recipes, celebrity appearances and road trips to visit some of host Ming Tsai's favorite chefs. Each episode features a technique demonstration, followed by two dishes - one prepared by a guest chef and one by Ming, who must create a meal "on the fly" using cooking staples found in Ming's kitchen and with an unknown secret ingredient.

This episode of SIMPLY MING is simply like no other. Ming is granted privileged access to the home kitchen of Singapore Chef Damian D'Silva. Damian is a fixture on the Singapore culinary scene, where he is bringing back centuries-old culinary traditions. Using surprise ingredients from a local open market, Ming and Damian cook up some traditional ethnic cuisine on the fly in Damian's home kitchen.

PEDAL AMERICA
Let's Keep It Weird: Austin, TX

Sat., June 23, 7:00 pm
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PEDAL AMERICA aims to educate, inspire and encourage riders of all ages to rediscover the joys of cycling. In each episode, co-hosts Ira David Levy and Kati Lightholder cycle through a variety of North American locales - from national parks to urban centers - while emphasizing bicycle safety and the health benefits of this affordable and eco-friendly activity. The seven-part series showcases the best and safest routes; highlights the development of bike trails, bikeways and bike infrastructure; contains basic bicycle repair and maintenance tips; and features interviews with bike enthusiasts, who share inspiring personal stories about the transformative power of cycling.

Let's Keep It Weird: Austin, TX: Austinites don't just party, they celebrate with bicycles to give added value to the city's motto "Let's Keep It Weird." Host Ira David hails Austin as a bicycle-friendly city when he visits a bicycle zoo, pedals in a bicycle parade and journeys along the Lance Armstrong Bikeway and Trail at Lady Bird Lake. He also visits Austin's Yellow Bike Project to learn the role bicycles can play in giving back to the community.

RUDY MAXA'S WORLD
South Africa: Safari

Sat., June 23, 7:30 pm
Encore
The 2010 World Cup put South Africa on the map for travelers in a major way, and a South African safari is a wonderful way to visit the country. The opportunity to see lions, giraffes, elephants, and dozens of other animals close up in their natural habitat is a special experience. This brilliantly shot episode by award-winning wildlife photographer Joe Pontecorvo brings the excitement of the wild into the homes of viewers.

The 2012 National Geographic Bee
Sat., June 23, 8:00 pm
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For the 24th consecutive year, fourth- to eighth-graders compete for the Bee crown and the top prize of a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. The finalists, all winners of their state-level geographic bees, have triumphed over a field of nearly 5 million students to earn a place in the national championships.

World Peace and Other Fourth-Grade Achievements
Sat., June 23, 9:00 pm
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This film interweaves the story of a remarkable educator and the extraordinary game he developed to demonstrate the complexities of peace and global conflict. Teacher John Hunter's "World Peace Game" is a hands-on political simulation exercise in which students tackle real-world military, economic and environmental issues. The nine- and 10-year-olds divide into groups, including nation states, the World Bank, United Nations officials, indigenous peoples and even arms dealers. Then, they face daily challenges ranging from insurgencies and global warming to ethnic tensions and natural disasters. Working together, while also balancing the interests of their own "nations," they attempt to achieve global prosperity with the least amount of military intervention.

John Portman: A Life of Building
Sat., June 23, 10:00 pm
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This program examines the work and legacy of one of the world's most daring and influential architects. Over the last 45 years, John Portman's iconic urban structures and eye-popping interiors steadily rose in 60 cities across four continents, helping redefine cityscapes in the United States and skylines in Asia. Considered a maverick because he eschewed long-accepted industry standards, critics and leading architecture schools now fully embrace Portman's design approach, which emphasizes function, purpose and sensory experience.

Public Affairs

MOYERS & COMPANY
Sun., June 17, 5:00 pm
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Bill Moyers presents MOYERS & COMPANY, a weekly hour of compelling and vital con­versation about life and the state of American democracy, featuring some of the best thinkers of our time. A range of scholars, artists, activists, scientists, philosophers and newsmakers bring context, insight and meaning to important topics. The series also occasionally includes Moyers' own timely and penetrating essays on society and government.

FRONTLINE
Digital Nation

Tues., June 19, 10:00 pm
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Over a single generation, the Web and digital media have remade nearly every aspect of modern culture, transforming how we work, learn and connect in ways that we're only beginning to understand. Producer Rachel Dretzin (FRONTLINE "Growing Up Online") teams up with one of the leading thinkers of the digital age, Douglas Rushkoff (FRONTLINE "The Persuaders," "Merchants of Cool"), to continue her exploration of life on the virtual frontier. The film is the product of a unique collaboration with visitors to the Digital Nation web site, who for one year were able to react to the work in progress and post their own stories online. Dretzin and her team report from the front lines of digital culture - from love affairs blossoming in virtual worlds, to the thoroughly wired classrooms of the future, to military bases where the Air Force is fighting a new form of digital warfare. Along the way, they begin to map the critical ways that technology is transforming us, and what we may be learning about ourselves in the process.

HIKI NŌ: The Nation's First Statewide Student News Network
Thurs., June 21, 7:30 pm

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Students from Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu host this edition of HIKI NŌ. In this episode, young reporters from Roosevelt High School go beyond a fellow student's quirky personality and delve into the barriers he's overcome after immigrating to Hawaii. On Oahu's Leeward side, Ka Waihona O Ka Naauao students demonstrate that seeing beyond each other's differences can lead to new friendships.

Other schools featured in this episode: Hilo High School, Kamehameha Schools – Hawaii (Hawaii Island); Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School (Kauai); Lahaina Intermediate School (Maui); and Campbell High School and Waianae High School (Oahu).

This HIKI NŌ newscast encores Saturday, June 23, at 12:30 pm and Sunday, June 24, at 3:00 pm. You may also view this newscast and past episodes on our website, www.pbshawaii.org/hikino

INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII
Election 2012: Honolulu City Council, District 1

Thurs., June 21, 8:00 pm
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Dan Boylan moderates a discussion among the candidates vying to represent Honolulu City Council District 1, which includes the Waianae Coast, Kapolei, Makakilo and parts of Ewa Beach. Key issues that are likely to be discussed include: rail, traffic congestion, health care, job creation, development, landfills, public safety, crime, taxes, park improvements and food sustainability.

The candidates are: City Council incumbent Tom Berg; E.J. Delacruz, Leeward Community College student; Mel Kahele, former Teamsters leader; Kymberly Pine, State Representative; and Alex Santiago, former State Representative.

INSIGHTS is also available online via live streaming. We want to hear from you! Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, email, Twitter or live blogging. You may also email your questions ahead of time to insights@pbshawaii.org

WASHINGTON WEEK
Fri., June 22, 7:30 pm
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For 40 years, WASHINGTON WEEK has delivered the most interesting conversation of the week. The program, hosted by Gwen Ifill, is the longest-running public affairs program on PBS and features a group of journalists participating in roundtable discussion of major news events.

NEED TO KNOW
Fri., June 22, 8:00 pm
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This weekly current affairs series covers the issues being considered by candidates and voters - from immigration to education to health care, environment, jobs and the economy - from Main Street's point of view.

The program also profiles up-and-coming political leaders and will report regularly from the road, hosting the program from key states whose issues are important to the national election. Essays, many from Jon Meacham and from a diverse group of other journalists and big thinkers, are a weekly feature.

Respected and experienced media professionals anchor the program and report from the field. They include: Jeff Greenfield, a seasoned political, media and culture reporter and commentator who has worked for CNN, CBS and NBC; Maria Hinojosa, host and managing editor of NPR's Latino USA and former senior correspondent of NOW On PBS; Scott Simon, longtime host of NPR's Weekend Edition; and Ray Suarez, co-anchor of the PBS NEWSHOUR.

THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP
Fri., June 22, 8:30 pm
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THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP is an unscripted forum featuring some of the greatest political analysts in the nation.

IN THE LIFE
Finding Home

Fri., June 22, 11:00 pm
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This episode examines the plight of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth experiencing homelessness. There are an estimated 1.6-2.8 million homeless youth in the United States, up to 40% of whom identify as LGBT. We begin with the launch of New York's first permanent affordable housing units to be offered to LGBT at-risk youth, followed by a stark look at youth kicked out of their homes.

IN THE LIFE
30 Years Positive

Fri., June 22, 11:30 pm
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More than a million Americans are HIV positive. This episode looks back at 20 years of HIV/AIDS coverage, followed by a frank discussion on HIV/AIDS prevention with Gun Hill Road actress Harmony Santana and CEO of Housing Works, Rev. Charles King.

Science and Nature

NATURE
Superfish

Wed., June 20, 8:00 pm
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They slice through the water's surface with explosive power: sail, spear and a half-ton of muscle flashing in the sun. Their journeys through the open ocean are epic; their life cycle, bizarre. They are the billfish - marlin, sailfish, spearfish and swordfish - largest and most highly prized of all game fish. Emmy award-winning filmmaker and biologist Rick Rosenthal brings to the screen a lifetime of experience with these astonishing sea creatures as he observes tiny billfish nurseries in the wild, dives deep into secret undersea canyons, films incredible color-changing behavior and embarks on a quest for an elusive thousand-pound "grander."

NOVA
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way

Wed., June 20, 9:00 pm
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Three centuries of engineering have produced telescopes far beyond Galileo's simple spyglass. Perched on mountaintops, orbiting the Earth and even circling other planets, these telescopes are revealing the solar system in detail Galileo could only dream of. This episode brings viewers up close with today's most powerful telescopes and embarks on a stunning journey to the planets and moons now being imaged as never before.

INSIDE NATURE'S GIANTS
Giant Squid

Wed., June 20, 10:00 pm
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The team travels to New Zealand to examine one of the biggest yet most mysterious animals on Earth: the giant squid. Delving into its three hearts, razor sharp beak, tooth-covered tentacles and bizarre reproductive system, the team explores the anatomy of a deep-sea alien that's never been observed in the wild.


History

QUEEN VICTORIA'S EMPIRE
Engines of Change/Passage to India

Tues., June 19, 8:00 pm
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At the time of Queen Victoria's birth in 1819, England was an agrarian society. Within a few short decades, this small island nation would be transformed into an industrial superpower, with an empire spanning the globe. QUEEN VICTORIA'S EMPIRE is both the story of this remarkable time and an engaging portrait of a queen who ruled over a fifth of the world's population. It is the story of influential men who would shape a distinctively British imperialism: Gladstone, Disraeli, Livingstone, Rhodes and Prince Albert, Victoria's husband. Whether driven by profit, passion or noble deeds, these figures would fuel expansion unequaled in history, forever changing Britain and the lands it controlled. Personal accounts, lush re-enactments and evocative cinematography from former outposts of the Empire, including Africa and India, recount the dramatic clash of personalities and cultures that would drive Victoria's remarkable 64-year reign.

Engines of Change: Beginning with the birth of Queen Victoria, this episode explores the changes brought to Britain by the industrial revolution. By the 1840s, urban migration has created overcrowding and extremes in pollution and poverty. However, British subjects remain loyal to their queen. Prince Albert, Victoria's husband, becomes a guiding force in the monarchy. Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone, political stars with starkly contrasting visions of empire, turn the nation's attention abroad.

Passage to India: In the 1850s, one half of the world's industrial goods are made in Britain, and steamships take British exports and families to far corners of the globe. In India, the clash of Victorian values and Indian culture explodes in the Great Mutiny and Cawnpore massacre of 1857. Appalled by the bloodshed, Victoria and Albert draft a proclamation to assume direct rule over India. The episode also reveals the devastating effects of the Crimean War, the first major war of Victoria's reign, and the death of Prince Albert.

PBS HAWAII PRESENTS
Biography Hawaii: Koji Ariyoshi

Thurs., June 21, 9:00 pm
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Koji Ariyoshi lived a remarkable life at the center of events that transformed Hawaii, America, China and the world. Born on a Kona coffee plantation in 1914, he worked as a stevedore in Honolulu while attending the University of Hawaii. He was employed on the San Francisco docks when World War II broke out, and soon found himself at Manzanar internment camp for American Citizens and aliens of Japanese ancestry. When he enlisted in the U.S. Army, his language skills led to an assignment which ultimately carried him to Yenan, China, where he observed Communist re-education camps for Japanese POWs and worked closely with several of China's future leaders, including Mao Zedung. After returning to Hawaii, Ariyoshi became involved in union activities, and soon was editing the Honolulu Record, the voice of labor during the turbulent conflicts between unions and Hawaii's ruling elites. In August 1951, Koji Ariyoshi was one of the activists arrested and charged with being a Communist - a small group that had became known as the Hawaii Seven. Eventually acquitted, he later became a founder and champion for the University of Hawaii's Ethnic Studies and Oral History programs, and for state historic preservation. This documentary contains interviews with family and friends, commentary by cultural historians, and stunning footage for wartime China.