PBS Hawaiʻi Presents features independent documentaries, dramas, music showcases and special event programs about Hawaiʻi, by Hawaiʻi producers.

Air Date: Thu, Dec 22, 2022 8:30 PM
Composer and slack key guitar master Keola Beamer evokes the richness of Hawaii's music and dance traditions in stories that touch both heart and soul. In his latest endeavor, he shares a Beamer family philosophy that's been passed down through the generations about the many facets of aloha.
Air Date: Thu, Dec 15, 2022 8:30 PM
Whether it’s returning to the source, chasing your love, respecting the land or awakening the past – Family Ingredients is a journey where our host, Ed Kenney, highlights a simple dish that reminds us of the importance of family, friends and purpose.
Air Date: Thu, Dec 1, 2022 8:30 PM
The late Rev. Mitsuo “Mits” Aoki, founder of the University of Hawai‘i School of Religion, talks about his therapeutic work with terminally ill patients, the death of his wife and thoughts about his own mortality.
Air Date: Fri, Nov 11, 2022 8:00 PM
Sky Blossom: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation highlights the challenges that these individuals face caring for loved ones who are veterans, particularly during the ongoing pandemic, and sheds a raw, uplifting view into the lives of 24.5 million children and millennials who step forward as caregiving heroes.
Air Date: Thu, Nov 10, 2022 8:30 PM
Part two of a two-part documentary. On We, The Voyagers: Our Moana, see how the people of Taumako navigate challenging weather and find their way in the open ocean by interacting with patterns of winds, waves and stars.
Air Date: Thu, Oct 27, 2022 8:30 PM
From 1990, No Nā Mamo: For the Descendants is a tribute to the late hula master Kauʻi Zuttermeister. The film documents how four generations of her family were invited to open the famed Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Crews filmed the year-long preparation ahead of their trip to Hilo, where they performed the mele, chants and hula of the Zuttermeister tradition.
Air Date: Thu, Oct 13, 2022 8:30 PM
Listen in on the history of vintage Hawaiian music from when the Islands were still a territory and hear tales from some of Hawaiʻi’s famous radio personalities, including the late Jacqueline “Honolulu Skylark” Rossetti, the late James Grant Benton and Perry & Price.
Air Date: Thu, Oct 6, 2022 8:30 PM
Educator, composer and hula dancer Nona Beamer, or Aunty Nona, was a champion of Hawaiian culture. On Nona Beamer and her Family: A Century of Songs, hear special songs from her musically talented family, as well as one-on-one interviews. They share personal stories, including the time Aunty Nona fired her sons Kapono and Keola on stage, during a live concert.
Air Date: Thu, Jul 14, 2022 9:00 PM
Homegrown Hawaiʻi investigates why we import an estimated 85 to 90 percent of the food consumed here and asks, "Can we reverse this?" Farmers and ranchers from all four counties reveal the risks, challenges and rewards of farming and ranching in Hawai'i.
Air Date: Thu, Jul 7, 2022 9:00 PM
The award-winning 1996 film, Happy Birthday Tūtū Ruth, directed by Ann Marie Kirk, profiles Ruth Makaila Nakagawa Kaholoaʻa starting with the celebration of her 90th birthday. Tūtū Ruth was was born and raised in Waipiʻo and Waimanu valleys in the Kohala Mountains on Hawaiʻi Island. She grew taro for most of her life while raising 13 children mostly by herself.
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