Aloha mai kakou from Leslie Wilcox, President and CEO... 
The Honolulu Zoo lost its accreditation after the Association of Zoos and
Aquariums determined that the zoo receives inadequate
funding from the City and community partners, and suffers from inconsistent leadership and political wrangling. City
leaders vow to turn things around. The question is: How? On
INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII
(Thurs., May 26, 8:00 pm), we’ll examine The Honolulu Zoo: A Fall
from Grace, with Zoo Director Baird Fleming and other animal advocates
with differing perspectives.
INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII is a live public affairs show that is also streamed live on PBSHawaii.org. Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, email, or Twitter during the broadcast. You may email us ahead of time to insights@pbshawaii.org, or include the #pbsinsights hashtag when posting on Twitter. 
Phil Arnone is a longtime legend in the local television business
– a hyper-focused producer and director who demands only the best from
himself and his team. He built a career on telling stories, as a television
director and producer. Joining me on LONG STORY SHORT
(Tues., May 24, 7:30 pm), Arnone shares his memories of directing Hawaii’s
number-one local newscasts in the Bob Sevey years, and he recalls zany,
off-the-cuff antics in producing the hugely popular kids’ series,
Checkers and Pogo, at the old KGMB-TV. Now nearly age
80, Arnone passionately pursues and produces documentaries that explore
some of Hawaii’s most interesting places and people. His latest subject
is beloved jazz vocalist Jimmy Borges.
The nationally distributed series out of Hawaii,
PACIFIC HEARTBEAT (Sat., May 28, 8:00 pm), continues with
Splinters. In the 1980s, an Australian pilot left behind a
surfboard in the village of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. Two decades
later, surfing is a pillar of village life and a means to prestige.
This story unfolds in the months leading up to the first National Surf
Championships. It’s a pleasure for PBS Hawaii to bring you this series in
conjunction with Pacific Islanders in Communications.
Here are more highlights of the coming week on PBS Hawaii: The season finale of CALL THE MIDWIFE (Sun., May 22, 7:00 pm) has Nonnatus House coping with a tragedy. Later, there’s joy all around at a wedding reception. On WALLANDER SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE The Troubled Man (Sun., May 22, 8:00 pm), our title character draws on primal instincts to crack a decades-old submarine mystery. 
It’s time to bid farewell to MR. SELFRIDGE SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE
(Sun., May 22, 9:30 pm). In the show’s final episode, the store’s
20th-anniversary sale approaches.
In 2012, California amended its “Three Strikes” law, shortening the
sentences of thousands of “lifers.” POV The Return (Mon., May
23, 10:00 pm) chronicles this unprecedented reform through the eyes
of freed prisoners, disrupted families, attorneys and judges wrestling
with an untested law.
GENEALOGY ROADSHOW (Tues., May 24, 8:00 pm) goes to Miami to trace stories about Pocahontas, the impact of WWII on a Filipino family, a Cuban grandfather’s secret past and a possibly villainous ancestor. 
SECRETS OF THE DEAD (Tues., May 24, 9:00 pm) follows a team of
scientists as they search for Teotihuacan’s Lost Kings. Beneath
an ancient Mexican city, they explore royal tombs that may reveal clues
about the long-lost Teotihuacan culture and its mysterious people.
It’s grim, but true – natural disasters spell dollar signs for many
companies. FRONTLINE (Tues., May 24, 10:00 pm) teams up with NPR
for an investigation into The Business of Disaster. The focus is
on Superstorm Sandy: the agencies that were supposed to help and the
companies that made millions, while thousands still haven’t returned home.
GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING continues this Wednesday with two more episodes that challenge us to think like geniuses. 
-- At 9:00 pm, a team is tasked with answering the age-old question:
Why Are We Here? Hawking helps them think like philosophers as
much as scientists.
-- Then at 10:00 pm, Where Did the Universe Come From? takes us on a fast-paced journey featuring racing cars, skaters, balloons and running tracks. 
Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Maui’s own Willie
Nelson are country music greats who united to form The Highwaymen. AMERICAN MASTERS (Fri.,
May 27, 9:00 pm) tells the supergroup's story through vintage performances and
new interviews about life on the road and in the studio.
On Stateless (Sat., May 28, 9:00 pm), Emmy Award-winning
filmmaker Duc H. Nguyen (pictured) follows Vietnamese refugees who have
been in limbo in the Philippines for 16 years while awaiting a rare
opportunity for resettlement in the United States.
For more program listings by genre, click here. Mahalo for supporting this rare locally owned TV/multimedia station, Hawaii’s sole member of the trusted Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). As a nonprofit organization, we team education and media to build community. Our passion is sharing well-told stories that illuminate understanding. Click here to visit our Support page now! A hui hou kakou — until next time, Leslie Leslie Wilcox President and CEO PBS Hawaii 315 Sand Island Access Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/PBSHawaii Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBSHawaii Visit us online at PBSHawaii.org If you’d like to opt out of this weekly email, just hit "reply" and let us know. |