On this new season of Great Performances: Now Hear This, violinist and conductor Scott Yoo spotlights contemporary composers and features artists from across musical genres.
The decade-long effort to replace Oʻahu’s outdated and overcrowded jail continues. To date the state has spent nearly 10 million dollars in planning and design for a new prison. Opponents of the project argue that the state needs to focus on criminal justice reforms while proponents argue that a modern solution is needed now for those already incarcerated.
Follow three women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s as they join a groundbreaking study to try to prevent the disease – sharing their ups and downs, anxiously watching for symptoms, and hoping they can make a difference.
Remy Matsumoto of the iconic Matsumoto Shave Ice on O‘ahu’s North Shore stops by to talk about Hawai‘i’s famous frozen treat. Listen below:
Documenting the first decade of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which averages 3-5 million visitors each year; narrator Hill Harper.
Learn how Hawaiʻi students shine on the national video storytelling stage as they gear up to compete in the 2022 Student Television Network, or STN, competition.
This program captures the remarkable partnership of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and includes the full performance, as well as behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Fabio Luisi and members of both orchestras.
Japan's 34 national parks are characterized by their scenery and their display of harmony between people and nature. On At One with Nature: National Parks of Japan take a tour and explore their landmarks throughout the seasons, and meet the people who call these places home.
Grammy-winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s memoir marks the Met’s first performance of an opera by a Black composer and its first production back in its theater following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. Featuring a libretto by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons, the opera tells the story of a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship.
Voters will have diverse options this election season as six political parties have qualified to have candidates on the Hawaiʻi ballot.