Aloha mai kakou from Leslie Wilcox, President and CEO... 
Celebrate our country’s stars ‘n stripes with a PBS tradition: a concert and
fireworks, broadcast from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol! It’s
A Capitol Fourth
(Sat., July 4, 7:30 pm, encore at 9:00 pm).
We’ll kick off America’s 239th birthday with an all-star musical extravaganza that puts viewers front and center at the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation. The concert features Barry Manilow, Alabama, KC and the Sunshine Band, Nicole Scherzinger, Hunter Hayes, Lang Lang and others. Actor Bradley Whitford hosts the program. 
Tune in a half-hour before the pageantry and see the true grit of strength and
struggle in a war story that we hold dear. It’s PBS Hawaii’s honor to bring you
the film,
Four-Four-Two, F Company at War
(Sat., July 4, 7:00 pm), about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, comprised of
Americans of Japanese ancestry who fought in Italy and France during World War
II against the German Army of Hitler’s Third Reich. This film follows the
experiences of F Company through the letters of 1st Sergeant Jack Wakamatsu,
whose family had lost their 10-acre truck farm in Venice, California, when they
were confined in Manzanar Relocation Center. In interviews, five F Company
veterans recall in vivid detail their experiences – from witnessing the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the Banzai charge up a hill in France where
F Company wiped out a German company. The filmmaker is Sgt. Wakamatsu’s son,
Peter.
Once again a national survey (by CNBC) has found that Hawaii is the worst state
in which to do business. The next
INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII
(Thurs., July 2, 8:00 pm) asks, How Can Hawaii Be More Business-Friendly?
INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII is a live public affairs show that is also live streamed on PBSHawaii.org. Your questions and comments are welcome via phone, email, or Twitter. You may also email your questions ahead of time to insights@pbshawaii.org or post them to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/PBSHawaii. Here are other highlights coming up in the week ahead: 
More of the best in British drama comes your way, as LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX
(Sun., June 28, 7:00 pm) returns, celebrating life, love and family.
Season 3 opens with Alan (Derek Jacobi) and Celia (Anne Reid) planning to
make the most of their time together. But an unexpected visitor makes their
daughters Gillian (Nicola Walker) and Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) anxious.
POLDARK ON MASTERPIECE (Sun., June 28, 8:00 pm) continues with Poldark seeking backers to open his risky copper mine. On THE CRIMSON FIELD (Sun., June 28, 9:00 pm), the hospital readies for a convoy of new patients and Sister Joan sees a chance for the volunteers’ skills to be put to good use. 
POV The Overnighters (Mon., June 29, 10:00 pm) tells the story of workers
flocking to a North Dakota town where the oil business is booming. But instead
of well-paying jobs, many find slim work prospects and a severe housing shortage.
Pastor Jay Reinke converts his church into a makeshift dorm and counseling center,
allowing hundreds of men to stay despite the congregation’s objections. When
opposition reaches a boiling point, Pastor Jay makes a decision with
shattering consequences.
Explore the little-known history of Palestine during the latter part of the
Ottoman Empire in 1913: Seeds of Conflict (Tues., June 30, 9:00 pm).
How did this land so diverse and rich in culture become the site of today’s
bitter and seemingly intractable struggle? The film provides new insights into
events in Palestine which presaged a century of unrest between Arabs and Jews.
(Pictured: An Arab family in Ramallah, circa 1910.)
FRONTLINE Growing Up Trans (Tues., June 30, 10:00 pm) explores the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their parents. Through moving, personal stories of children, parents and doctors, the film examines new medical interventions offered at increasingly younger ages. 
Join veterinary teams around the world as they undertake groundbreaking operations
to try to save animals’ lives in some of the most remote places on earth
on OPERATION WILD (Wed., July 1, 8:00 pm). In Part 1 of 3, learn
whether an ingenious idea could help save giant pandas, and if an operation
deep in the jungle can transform the life of a young gorilla.
On the next FIRST PEOPLES (Wed., July 1, 9:00 pm), we discover the ancient
humans living across Asia when Homo sapiens arrived. Then we see how when
humans arrived in Australia, they were surrounded by wildly different
flora and fauna. This series shows us how fossil evidence is changing what we
know about human origins.
AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED (Sat., July 4, 4:30 pm)
has host Christopher Kimball learning how to cook a traditional Portuguese Soup,
caldo verde (pictured). Then, the secret to white gazpacho, a
Spanish soup made with garlic and almonds.
For more program listings by genre, click here. PBS Hawaii is a rare locally owned, independent, statewide television station. Our mission is education, through storytelling that profoundly touches lives. We are largely supported by individuals, businesses and charitable foundations. Thank You! 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. |