Aloha mai kakou from Leslie Wilcox, President and CEO... Live from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchors Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff will moderate the PBS Democratic Presidential Debate (Thurs., Feb. 11, 4:00 pm, with an encore at 9:00 pm). This Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will be the first since the New Hampshire primary. (PBS NEWSHOUR also has requested hosting a Republican Presidential Debate, but has not received favorable word at this time.) 
We’ll provide some early local reaction to the Clinton/Sanders debate during INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII (Thurs., Feb. 11, 8:00 pm). Representatives of the Hawaii Democratic and Republican parties will be here, as well as an independent political commentator. INSIGHTS is a live telecast and also is streamed live at pbshawaii.org. We welcome your phone calls, email and tweets. 
Over the next three Saturdays, the national series
MOVEABLE FEAST
WITH FINE COOKING (Sat., Feb. 13, 7:00 pm) is featuring Hawaii,
creating meals with locally sourced food and local-kine flavors on Oahu,
Maui and the Big Island. On this first Hawaii episode, Chef Pete Evans visits
Oahu to team up with award-winning chefs, Jon Matsubara (pictured) and
Lee Anne Wong. Highlights include a trip to the Honolulu Fish Auction for
fresh opah, and a stop at Frankie’s Nursery in Waimanalo. Jon shows Pete how
to make his smoking mai tai cocktail, while Lee Anne cooks up the opah using
a furikake batter.
Hawaii’s Betty White is Head of School at Sacred Hearts Academy in
Kaimuki, Honolulu. She grew up in Southwest Virginia, in one of the poorest
counties in the nation. She was also one of the very few in her high school
class who left home to pursue higher learning. On
LONG STORY SHORT
(Tues., Feb. 9, 7:30 pm), Betty talks candidly about her academic struggles,
what brought her to Hawaii and her role at an increasingly rare all-girls school.
On HIKI NŌ
(Thurs., Feb. 11, 7:30 pm), students from Mid-Pacific in Honolulu tell how
his brother’s untimely death inspired a former NFL player to pursue a career
in football. Rich Miano, a former UH assistant football coach, says he and his
late brother, Robert, loved sports and were “inseparable.” After Robert died
in a shoreline accident at Portlock’s “Spitting Caves,” Rich dedicated himself
to football, and he has worn Robert’s jersey number (38) throughout his career.
Hongwanji Mission School in Honolulu hosts this episode, with more stories from: Aliamanu Middle School (Oahu), H.P. Baldwin High School (Maui), Kainalu Elementary School (Oahu), Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School (Kauai), and Hawaii Preparatory Academy (Hawaii Island). 
Things get intense on Downton Abbey, as the series finale approaches on
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC (Sun., Feb. 7, 8:00 pm). On Part 6 of 9, the
hospital war reaches a climax, and the Dowager Countess (pictured) goes on the
warpath. Meanwhile, prospects are looking up for Mary and Edith, and Daisy tries
to foil a romance.
Keep watching, as MERCY STREET (Sun., Feb. 7, 9:00 pm) follows on your
screen. The Belle Alliance forms. During a Union ball at their house,
the Green girls and Frank initiate a daring plan to help him escape. Mary
releases Dr. Foster, still shaky from his detox, from his quarantine so he can
guide Samuel through a delicate operation.
INDEPENDENT LENS (Mon., Feb. 8, 10:00 pm) features an intimate look at
Misty Copeland, the first African American female principal dancer with the
American Ballet Theater. Filmmaker Nelson George follows Misty’s journey on
A Ballerina’s Tale, which captures her career peak – and a potential end.
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps actresses Patricia Arquette and Julianne Moore, and Arizona Sen. John McCain, uncover their families’ War Stories on FINDING YOUR ROOTS (Tues., Feb. 9, 8:00 pm). 
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two wealthy college students, murdered a 14-
year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to pull off The Perfect
Crime. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (Tues., Feb. 9, 9:00 pm) examines the
trial, which set off a national debate about morality and capital punishment.
In collaboration with The New York Times, FRONTLINE (Tues., Feb. 9, 10:00 pm) investigates the world of fantasy sports and online sports betting. With law enforcement cracking down, The Fantasy Sports Gamble traces the growth of these booming businesses and goes inside their operations at home and abroad. 
With moose populations across many parts of North America in steep decline,
scientists are trying to understand what happens in the first year of a moose’s
life. NATURE Moose: Life of a Twig Eater (Wed., Feb. 10, 8:00 pm) does
just that, following a moose calf for 13 months in the Canadian Rockies.
NOVA (Wed., Feb. 10, 9:00 pm) looks at how neuroscientists become
Memory Hackers, using research to dig into how our memories work. They
study an 11-year old whiz kid (pictured) who remembers every detail of his
life, a man who had his spider phobias vanquished, and a woman who had memories
implanted. Their research suggests that memory may be far more malleable than
previously believed.
AMERICAN MASTERS (Fri., Feb. 12, 9:00 pm) chronicles the life of the
King of the Blues. B.B. King: The Life of Riley presents his challenging
life and career through candid interviews, filmed shortly before his death
last May. Bono, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana and
Ringo Starr pay tribute.
Another icon of a different music genre is commemorated on David Bowie:
Five Years (Fri., Feb. 12, 10:00 pm). Trace five pivotal years in the late
pop star’s career: 1971 and the creation of Ziggy Stardust; 1975 with
Young Americans and his Thin White Duke persona; 1977 and the release
of Low and Heroes; 1980 with “Ashes to Ashes”; and 1983 with the
commercial success of Let’s Dance.
For more program listings by genre, click here. Mahalo for watching and supporting Hawaii’s sole member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). We’re continuing our transformation from a one-way broadcaster to an interactive multimedia organization. Within months, we’ll be moving to a new building on Nimitz Highway that is designed to be a center of community and collaboration. Our mission is education, through storytelling that profoundly touches lives. Click here to visit our Support page now! A hui hou kakou — until next time, Leslie Leslie Wilcox President and CEO PBS Hawaii 2350 Dole St. Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Ph. 808.372.6055 Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/PBSHawaii Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBSHawaii Visit us online at http://www.PBSHawaii.org If you’d like to opt out of this weekly email, just hit "reply" and let us know. |