Aloha mai kakou from Leslie Wilcox, President and CEO... Honolulu’s McKinley High School is known for a long list of prominent alumni including Duke Kahanamoku, U.S. Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Hiram Fong, Gov. George Ariyoshi, Rev. Abraham Akaka, sculptor Satoru Abe... 
But do you know that the school also produced a top global musician who blazes
on bass with guitarist Carlos Santana? Meet Benny Rietveld on
LONG STORY SHORT
(Tues., Oct. 13, 7:30 pm). Impromptu, in our studio, Benny does a soulful
“Waimanalo Blues.” His first experience playing music was at the age of six,
in the piano department at Gem’s in Kapalama. “I liked the idea that you could
press something, and it creates this…cool sound,” Benny remembers. He was
mentored by McKinley’s band director Henry Miyamura, and played in local
jazz and rock bands before moving to San Francisco and touring with Sheila E.
and Miles Davis. For many years now, he has been on the road with Carlos
Santana. And he continues to think of the Islands as home, sitting in with
the Oahu musicians with whom he grew up.
The premiere episode of a new season of HIKI NŌ (Thurs., Oct. 15, 7:30 pm) is the first in a series of six shows focusing on a Hawaiian value. The value for this episode is ho‘omau, which means to persevere, perpetuate, or continue. 
The top story, from Maui High School, follows former UH Wahine Volleyball
star Cecilia Fernandez (pictured) as she battles adenocarcinoma, a rare
form of lung cancer. As an athlete, Cecilia strategically crafts a game plan
to defeat opponents. But because so little is known about the disease she has,
Cecilia must persevere against an unfamiliar enemy: uncertainty.
Also featured are student stories from: Connections Public Charter School and Konawaena High School (Hawaii Island); Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha Public Charter School (Kauai); and Kapolei High School, Roosevelt High School and Waianae Intermediate School (Oahu). This episode is hosted by students from Radford High School (Oahu). 
The remaining bakers on THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW (Sun., Oct. 11,
1:00 pm) are tasked with Biscuits and Traybakes, with twists on
everything from banoffee pies to brownies. For the Showstopper challenge,
they must construct biscuit towers.
She "turned the world on with her smile" as TV's first independent career
woman. Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (Tues., Oct. 13, 8:00 pm)
features classic clips from her TV series and films, with commentary from
Betty White, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Gavin MacLeod, John
Amos, Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke and Moore herself.
Recent archeological evidence suggests the Trojan Horse may be more than myth.
If the legendary siege did happen, was there really a huge wooden horse that
brought Greek soldiers inside the fortified city of Troy? SECRETS OF THE
DEAD The Real Trojan Horse (Tues., Oct. 13, 9:00 pm) follows a team
of historians, military engineers and archaeologists as they examine the
physical evidence to discover the truth behind the myth. Pictured: A replica
based on the popular image of the Trojan horse.
NATURE Soul of the Elephant (Wed., Oct. 14, 8:00 pm) is an intimate
look at the lives of elephants by award-winning filmmakers Dereck and Beverly
Joubert. Starting with the remains of two bull elephants, the Jouberts look
at the lives these creatures would have led, the dramas they may have seen,
their great migrations with their families and their encounters with predators.
Through startling, previously unreported detail, NOVA (Wed., Oct. 14, 9:00 pm) delves into the chilling new reality of Cyberwar Threat, in which cyber weapons can inflict physical damage on our factories, power plants and pipelines, leaving us vulnerable to crippling attacks. 
THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN is a new six-part series that explores
the human brain to reveal the ultimate story of us – why we feel and think
the things we do. Neuroscientist David Eagleman’s program blends science with
innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories. On What is
Reality? (Wed., Oct. 14, 10:00 pm), Dr. Eagleman starts this extraordinary
journey by exploring how the brain, locked in silence and without any direct
access to the outside world, constructs multi-sensory reality and conjures
up the rich and beautiful world we take for granted.
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER (Fri., Oct. 16, 9:00 pm) presents the New
York Philharmonic’s production of Kern & Hammerstein’s Show Boat.
This lyrical masterpiece portrays the lives, loves and heartbreaks of three
generations of show folk on the Mississippi River, in Chicago and on Broadway.
The production features an all-star cast led by Vanessa Williams (pictured)
and Downton Abbey’s Julian Ovenden, with Norm Lewis, Jane Alexander,
Fred Willard and Lauren Worsham.
On MARTHA BAKES (Sat., Oct. 17, 4:00 pm), Martha Stewart teaches
the expert tips you need to prepare pizza, pretzels and strudel
– all Old World European specialties that involve Pulled Dough.
Chef Ming Tsai welcomes Chef Ed Lee to the loft kitchen on
SIMPLY MING (Sat., Oct. 17, 5:30 pm). Chef Ed grills up a rich rib
eye with spicy Korean gochujang butter, while Ming cooks a shitake-umami
glazed steak.
Encore pick of the week: 
Entertainer Roland Cazimero, on an extended break from performing due to a
health condition, cheerfully steps out into the light with his brother
Robert Cazimero (and others pictured, including Amy Hānaiali‘i Gilliom,
Aaron Mahi, and executive producer Stephen Reed) to help us present:
PBS Hawaii: Celebrating 50 Years with Songs of Aloha (Thurs., Oct.
15, 8:00 pm).
It’s the return of a jewel of a Hawaiian music concert, shown on PBS stations across the nation in the year 2000. Music producer Jon de Mello of Mountain Apple Company says, “This show is the top of Hawaiian music in the 20th century.” Enjoy the Brothers Cazimero, Amy Hānaiali‘i Gilliom, Willie K, the late O’Brian Eselu, Makaha Sons, Jake Shimabukuro, Nā Leo, Hapa, Ledward Kaapana, Cyril Pahinui and the Kamehameha Schools Concert Glee Club. For more program listings by genre, click here. Mahalo for supporting this locally owned, locally operated statewide public television station, opening a window to the world. A nonprofit educational organization, we share stories that profoundly touch 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. |