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By blending “hillbilly” music with R&B and writing impactful lyrics, Berry birthed a renaissance in popular music we now call rock and roll.
Hawaiʻi attorney and former nonprofit executive, Coralie Chun Matayoshi shares why we should live within our means.
The Puʻukoholā Heiau on Hawaiʻi Island is a sacred site in the Hawaiian culture and significant because of the role it played in the unification of the Hawaiian Kingdom. It was constructed between 1790 and 1791, when Kamehameha the Great was at a crossroads in his quest to rule and unify the Hawaiian Islands.
Hoʻokuʻikahi: To Unify As One is a 1998 film that documents the 1991 ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of the consecration of the heiau.
A pioneer of Chicago’s West Side sound and major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, this special features new performances and interviews with John Mayer, Carlos Santana and more.
The August 2021 Program Guide is available now. Download the complete guide and monthly primetime schedule.
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From the spiritual to the cultural world of hula, recounting diverse aspects of pacific lives.
Funny, tragic and compassionate, Mayor follows Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah as he and the citizens struggle to move forward with increasingly difficult by the Israeli occupation of his home.
In this episode of Nā Mele: Traditions in Hawaiian Song, Raiatea Helm talks about her influences, recordings and responsibilities as a Hawaiian artist.
Professor T becomes embroiled in a hostage situation, but his unconventional negotiating tactics do not go down well with the police.
The past catches up with suspects, but which one is Jimmy’s killer? It takes a second cold case to solve the mystery. Part 3 of 6.
Delve into the mind of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday, best known for "House Made of Dawn" and a formative voice of the Native American Renaissance in art and literature.
Discover the story of San Francisco’s changing Chinatown through the story of a family photo studio and the photo archive they left behind.
Explore the story behind the conception and recording of A Night at the Opera, the fourth Queen album, released in late 1975, and long regarded as a classic.
Icon: Music Through the Lens is a new series exploring the world of music photography through the experiences of the men and women who have documented popular culture with iconic images of artists including the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Madonna and Bob Marley.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Stephanie Big Eagle grew up astray from her identity. She reconnected with her culture when she rekindled relationships in her home community, the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. Find out how she found her calling as an environmental and Indigenous activist and full-time hand poke tattoo artist.
Winona Kapuailohiamanonokalani Desha Beamer, or Aunty Nona as she was fondly called, was an educator, author, hula dancer and a champion of Hawaiian culture, known for her integrity, scholarship and love.
Join us as Hawaiʻi’s four county mayors talk with us on the unique challenges they are facing on the islands they lead while also finding ways to navigate the pandemic.
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