Culture

SKINDIGENOUS: Philippines - Whang Od Oggay and Grace Palica

SKINDIGENOUS
Philippines – Whang Od Oggay and Grace Palica

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

  From a remote mountain village in the Northern Philippines, Wang Od Oggay carries on the tattooing tradition of her ancestors, offering those who come to her the sacred markings that were once reserved for the women and warriors of the Kalinga people.        

Ma Ka Malu Ali'i: The Legacy of Hawaii's Ali'i

PBS HAWAIʻI PRESENTS
Ma Ka Malu Aliʻi: The Legacy of Hawaiʻi’s Aliʻi

Wednesday, January 29th, 2020

  The 19th century was a time of devastating change for the Hawaiian people. This documentary looks at the visionary efforts of five members of the aliʻi, Hawaiian royalty, to provide for the education of the children, healthcare and comfort for the elderly. The charitable institutions they created have endured and are thriving and vital […]

PBS HAWAII PRESENTS: Canefield Songs: Holehole Bushi

PBS HAWAI‘I PRESENTS
Canefield Songs: Holehole Bushi

Thursday, December 19th, 2019

  In this new film, Professor of Anthropology Christine Yano explains, “If we want to know something of what some of these womenʻs lives were like…we could do no better than to listen to their own words, as expressed through song.” The women that Professor Yano is referring to are Japanese immigrants who worked in […]

NA MELE: Melveen Leed

NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Melveen Leed

Tuesday, November 19th, 2019

  Singer Melveen Leed is joined by her hula dancer daughter Kaaikaula Naluai at the PBS Hawai‘i studios. Best known for contemporary Hawaiian, jazz and country, Moloka‘i girl Melveen also has deep roots in traditional Hawaiian song.      

Na Mele: Natalie Ai Kamauu and Family

NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Natalie Ai Kamauu and Family

Thursday, October 10th, 2019

  Natalie Ai Kamauu’s voice fills the PBS Hawaiʻi studio.  Natalie performs with a passion that comes from the origins of the songs she sings, and the love she has for her family. She is joined by her husband, Iolani Kamauu, on guitar and vocals, and their daughter, Sha-Lei Kamauu, who accompanies the music with […]