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NĀ MELE: Traditions in Hawaiian Song was conceived and developed at PBS Hawai‘i to preserve the extraordinary music of Hawai‘i in its purest form, live and impromptu, as performed by some of the Islands’ best talents.

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NĀ MELE: The Lim Family

NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
The Lim Family

Monday, March 23rd, 2020

  Our newest offering of NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG features the hugely talented, musical Lim Family of Kohala, Hawai‘i Island. Family members perform regularly at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, as well as the nearby Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, and they also travel often to Japan to entertain audiences and to teach hula. […]

LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX: Dave Shoji

LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Dave Shoji

Monday, March 23rd, 2020

  Hawaiʻi volleyball fans know him as one of the sport’s winningest coaches of all time. Dave Shoji, former University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Wahine Volleyball Coach, looks back at his 42-year coaching career. He led his teams to win more than 1,200 matches, with a .855 percentage of wins. Now retired in Honolulu, Shoji […]

HIKI NŌ 2|13|20: A Son’s Love and Other Stories | Program

HIKI NŌ 2|13|20: A Son’s Love and Other Stories | Program

Monday, March 23rd, 2020

  TOP STORY   “A Sonʻs Love” Students from Maui High School in Kahului, Maui, tell the story of a single mother who hits rock bottom after suffering from a series of emotional and physical ailments. Through the love and support of her son, she eventually learns how to enjoy her new life and look […]

INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI: COVID-19 in Hawaiʻi

INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI
COVID-19 in Hawaiʻi

Monday, March 23rd, 2020

  With the Islands’ #1 goal to slow the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus, INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI continues our coverage of COVID-19 in Hawaiʻi. Residents of the state have mostly settled into a stay-home “lockdown,” and visitor traffic is mostly kapu. How long does an infected person stay contagious? Is Hawaiʻi’s supply line […]

NA MELE: Mailani

NĀ MELE: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Mailani

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

  With lighting dimmed to mimic the rosy blush of sunset, and a waterfall trickling lightly in the background, Mailani Makainai takes us on a musical journey. The lush greenery that blankets the studio is a tribute to Mailani’s beloved home on the Windward Side of Oʻahu. In this first NĀ MELE performed at PBS […]