Spectrum Hawaii Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• 1959 Statehood

  Hawaiians reminisce on the state's 30th anniversary.

• Alternate Views

  Artists Mark Kadota, Kelley Hestir, Wayne Levin, Brother Noland.

• Amazing Grace: An Interview With Maya Angelou

  Black poet Maya Angelou finds her passion for expression.

• Art in Public Places

  The public/private commissioning of large-scale artwork for specific locations.

• Art in the 21st Century

  Computerized art.

• Art in the 21st Century

  Pacific weavers; B Street; Olelo O Hawaii.

• The Art of Downtown Honolulu

  The cultural revitalization of downtown Honolulu.

• Art of the Ukulele

  Playing the ukulele.

• Bamboo Ridge: The First 20 Years

  Love for literature.

• The Bishop of Kalihi

  The Bishop Museum houses Hawaiian artifacts.

• Black-Out Baby

  The Pearl Harbor attack in 1941.

• Byrd, Barbosa-Lima & Byron

  Jazz musicians discuss their careers.

• Concert: Hawaiian Vocal Traditions

  Concert features varied vocal styles.

• Concert: Ukulele Virtuosos

  Musicians play the ukulele.

• A Conversation With Albert Wendt

  Author Albert Wendt discusses his work and sociopolitical issues.

• A Conversation With David Henry Hwang

  Playwright David Henry Hwang ('M. Butterfly').

• Dance and Theater at Manoa

  Drama and dance.

• Dances of the Islands

  Dance reveals Hawaiian heritage.

• A Delicate Balance: A Case for Cultural Survival

  Hawaii's ethnic diversity.

• A Delicate Balance: Assimilation vs. Cultural Diversity
• A Delicate Balance: Ethnic Diversity in Hawaii

  The evolution of Hawaii's ethnic diversity.

• Design With Nature

  Design with nature.

• Desoto Brown Interview
• East-West Center

  Role of culture and arts in international relations.

• Ewa; Manoa

  The hometown spirit of Ewa and Manoa, Hawaii.

• Feathermaking, Chicago Brass, Serigraphist

  Feather artwork; a brass quintet; the technique of serigraphy.

• Festival

  The Smithsonian Institution displays Hawaiian crafts.

• Filipinos in Hawaii

  A chronicle of Filipino immigrants.

• Finding a Voice: Pacific Women in the Arts

  Asian and Pacific women express themselves in the arts.

• Foundry/Diamond Head/Printmaking

  Novelty Ironworks; printmaking; Diamond Head.

• Franco Salmoiraghi/Ben Kikuyama/UH Chinese Opera Tour

  A photographer; a painter; an opera company tours China.

• Funding the Arts

  Local art agencies cope with government budget cuts.

• Getting Somewhere's

  Four women work on sugar plantations.

• Ghost Stories/Pacific Regional Conservation Center/Bikers

  Spirits; Pacific Regional Conservation Center; motorcyclists.

• Haleiwa

  The surfing village of Haleiwa.

• Hamakua Coast

  Residents and lifestyles of the Hamaku Coast.

• Hana, Maui

  Jim Nabors tours his macadamia farm.

• Hawaiian Steel Guitar

  Steel guitar: performances and tales.

• Hawaiian Woods

  Woodcrafting; koa furniture; cabinetmaker Roger Worldie.

• Hawaii's African Americans

  A profile of African Americans living in Hawaii features poet Kathryn Waddell Takara.

• Hawaii's Recording Industry: Early Years
• Hilo

  The Lyman Museum; Hilo's former mayor Shinichi Kimura.

• Hilo; Puna

  Life and art in Hilo.

• Honolulu Stadium: Where Hawaii Played

  Broadcasters, players and ushers remember five decades at Honolulu Stadium.

• In the Path of Kilauea

  The impact of Kilauea, an active volcano.

• Iniki: He Ola Hou

  Hurricane Iniki; artistic creativity.

• The Inspiring Sea

  The ocean's influence on artists.

• An Interview With Renee Tajima

  Filmmaker Renee Tajima.

• Iona Pear Dance Company

  Dance.

• Jane Alexander

  Jane Alexander discusses funding for the arts.

• Japanese Art Forms

  Aikido; kimonos; artist Caroline Young.

• Japanese New Year

  The importance of the Japanese New Year.

• Jean Erdman/Bob Krauss/Auntie Genoa Keawe

  Creative residents: Jean Erdman; Bob Krauss; Auntie Genoa Keawe.

• Kahalaopuna, Princess of Manoa

  Neil McKay's opera about Kahalaopuna is performed by the Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus.

• Ka'u Sugar: A Town Remembers

  Demise of the sugar industry in Pahala, Hawaii.

• Kauai No. 2

  A history of Kauai, the 'garden island.'

• Ki Ho'Alu Masters

  Keola Beamer; Ledward Kaapana; Ray Kane; Ozzie Kotani; George Kahumoku Jr.

• Kona Coast

  Artists and musicians of the Kona Coast.

• Kumu Hula

  The journey to becoming a Kumu Hula.

• Kumu Kahua: A Local Voice

  Theater group Kumu Kahua rehearses and performs.

• Language Is the Root

  Hawaiian language; oral tradition.

• Laulima

  Four artists with disabilities; the Americans With Disabilities Act.

• Light in Art

  Light use in painting, theater and photography.

• Lorenzo Celiz/Throw Net Fishing/Living With Art

  Jewelry; throw net fishing; art in non-traditional settings.

• Luck

  Features works about luck by local dancers, poets and artists.

• Madrigals

  Re-creation of an Elizabethan festival.

• Manoa Chinese Cemetery/Kona Village/Kalaheo High School: Media Arts

  Manoa Chinese Cemetery; Kona Village Resort; media arts.

• Michael Sussman/Wright Bowman Sr. & Jr./Roland Cazimero/Taj Mahal/Lovely Ilima

  Canoe makers; instrument maker; musicians perform on handmade instruments.

• The Molokai Experience: An Experience in Understanding

  Teenagers discover their cultural heritage.

• Molokai: Living Off the Land

  People work to conserve rural Hawaiian culture.

• Moving Meditations: Cheryl Flaherty/Stealing the Art: Bunraku Theatre

  Butoh dance performance; Bunraku Puppet Theatre.

• Na Mele Ohana

  Aaron Mahi conducts the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra performance of familiar compositions.

• Native Americans in Hawaii

  Culture of American Indians.

• New Directors, New Directions

  Honolulu Symphony Orchestra; Hawaii Opera Theatre.

• No Na Mamo

  Emily Kau'i Zuttermeister teaches the hula to link the present culture to the past.

• Nona Beamer & Her Family

  Nona Beamer and family; Hawaian customs.

• Old Movies, Downtown Gallery, Dancequake 1997

  Restoring films; gallery; dance.

• On the Cutting Edge

  Hawaii's artistic community.

• On the Off Beat

  Abe Weinstein; Bunky Green; Jackie Ward.

• Opening of the Hawaii Convention Center

  Artwork in the Hawaii State Convention Center.

• Opera!

  The Hawaii Opera Theatre; Mario Ramos.

• Piano Teacher/Duke

  Piano teacher Ernest Chang; Duke Kahanamoku.

• Pritchett, Adze Quarry & Jones-Ludin Dancers

  Cartoonist John Pritchett; quarry; dancers.

• Pushing the Envelope

  Jazz musician Thomas Chapin; exhibition curator James Jensen; dancer Donald McKayle.

• R. Alex Anderson

  Composer R. Alex Anderson reminisces.

• Restoration of Hawaii's Future

  Commercial decline in Hawaii.

• Restoration of Hawaii's Future

  Restoring Hawaiian architecture.

• Sanit Khewhok/Mo'omomi Beach/Ming-Qing Paintings

  A sculptor; Mo'omomi Beach; Ming-Qing paintings.

• Scenes of Sandalwood Mountain

  The Chinese influence in Hawaii.

• Song of the South Kona

  Profile of life in Milolii.

• St. Andrew's Bells/Scots in Hawaii/Small Presses

  Bells of St. Andrew's Cathedral; Scots in Hawaii; bookmaking.

• Storytelling

  Highlights of the Talking Island Festival includes a musical story weave.

• Swingtime in Honolulu

  A history of jazz in Hawaii.

• Telling Stories

  Storytellers share their tales.

• Traditions

  Cultures' traditions.

• A Tribute to Kenneth Emory/Archaeology: Saving Traces

  Tribute to archaeologist Kenneth Emory; archaeological site preservation.

• Vitarellis on Maui, Lotus, Acting Asian

  Artisans; lotus; acting.

• Vladimir Ossipoff: The Architect's Architect

  A profile of architect Vladimir Ossipoff.

• Waikiki

  A profile covers Waikiki's past, present and future.

• Waimanalo

  Tourism creates a need to preserve agriculture in Waimanalo.

• West Kauai

  People and beautiful sites of West Kauai.

• West Kauai

  Artists and musicians of West Kauai.

• Windward Oahu

  Profiles of three Oahu residents.

• Woodcrafters

  Luthier Michael Sussman; making canoes.

• Wordsmith: Interview With Madeline L'Engle

  Author Madeline L'Engle.

• The World Beats in Honolulu

  Contemporary music styles in Honolulu.