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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: TRADITIONS IN HAWAIIAN SONG
Melveen Leed
Wednesday, March 20th, 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.
LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Aunty Nona Beamer
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Original air date: Tues., Oct. 23, 2007 Passionate, Intelligent, Talented and Truly “Hawaiian” Passionate, intelligent, talented and truly “Hawaiian” are just a few words that describe Aunty Nona Beamer. Join Leslie Wilcox as she “talks story” with the woman who coined the term “Hawaiiana” – educator, storyteller, hula choreographer, composer – the […]
LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Skylark Rossetti
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Original air date: Tues., Aug. 12, 2008 Radio Personality Leslie Wilcox sits down to share stories with a delightful woman with a beautiful voice – Honolulu Skylark. This popular radio personality, whose real name is Jacqueline Rossetti, reflects on her early influences and what would become pivotal experiences in the Hawaiian […]
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#1009 – Skater Kyra Fukumoto and other stories
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
TOP STORY “Skating for the Islands” Students from Moanalua High School on O‘ahu introduce us to figure skater from Moanalua High School, senior Kyra Fukumoto. She pursues her passion despite limited resources on the island, including only one ice rink. She is very proud of being from Hawai‘i and looks forward to representing […]
INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI‘I
The Hawaiian Language
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian language, once forbidden in schools and nearly lost, is flourishing again in these Islands. In 1978, it became the official state language along with English. It lives in song, in books, in the daily lives of Hawai‘i residents and in schools dedicated to perpetuating native culture. On the next […]
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