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PBS HAWAII PRESENTS Hawaiian Masterpieces: Ka Hana Kapa

PBS HAWAI‘I PRESENTS
Hawaiian Masterpieces: Ka Hana Kapa

Wednesday, January 9th, 2019

  This film follows present-day kapa makers through the kapa-making process. Marie McDonald and her daughter, Roen Hufford, create kapa using the same types of tools and methods that ancient Hawaiians used. The program culminates with the dressing of a hula halau in Hawaiian kapa for the Merrie Monarch Festival.      

PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

PACIFIC HEARTBEAT
Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

Wednesday, December 26th, 2018

  This film is a Hawaiian story of pain, promise, challenge, triumph and leadership. Sustaining a serious eye wound in Normandy during WWII that left him in the dark for two years, Myron “Pinky” Thompson emerged with a clear vision of his purpose in life. Thompson would go on to be a social worker, mentor […]

PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: Splinters

PACIFIC HEARTBEAT
Splinters

Wednesday, December 26th, 2018

  Feel the pulse of the pacific – the stories of its people, cultures, languages, music and contemporary issues – through PACIFIC HEARTBEAT, the nationally distributed series from Pacific Islanders in Communications and PBS Hawai‘i. These films highlight struggles, values and victories that draw us together and make our Pacific cultures unique.   Preview   […]

PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: Poi E: The Story of Our Song

PACIFIC HEARTBEAT
Poi E: The Story of Our Song

Thursday, December 20th, 2018

  POI E: The song behind our PRIDE is a story which brings to the screen, the life of Dalvanius Prime – a man who brought disco to Australia; the warmth of the Ngoi Pewhairangi, a community elder whose passion for indigenous Māori language; and the lives of the Patea Māori club, a traditional Māori […]

PACIFIC HEARTBEAT: Being Bruno Banani

PACIFIC HEARTBEAT
Being Bruno Banani

Wednesday, December 12th, 2018

  Learn the story of Fuahea Semi, the first and only Tongan luger who qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. In a marketing ploy to secure funding, Fuahea adopted his sponsor’s name as his own – Bruno Banani. Despite being laughed at by the luge establishment, Bruno soon changed their minds. […]