Fred Hemmings

3 - CEO Message 4 - Cover Story

6 - TV Listings 10 - Evening Grid 17 - Daytime Grid

18 - Partner Profile

PROGRAM GUIDE

MARCH 2018

VOL. 37 NO. 3

Fred Hemmings

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MISTER ROGERS: IT'S YOU I LIKE

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Hemmings on his favorite board, "Blue Max," at the Mkaha contest in 1966.

Courtesy of the Hemmings Collection

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McKinley High School teacher Mara KaizawaMiyata and McKinley principal Ron Okamura

McKinley High School presents $5,000 to PBS Hawai`i

McKinley High School students recently presented PBS Hawai`i with a check for $5,000 from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, earned after completing more than 100 hours of volunteer work.

Through "Educating the Heart," a program sponsored by the Weinberg Foundation, the McKinley 11th- and 12th-graders worked under the supervision of teacher Mara Kaizawa-Miyata to produce public service announcements promoting college enrollment. The PSAs, which helped the students exercise their digital storytelling skills, aired on McKinley's daily student news broadcast.

Longtime Volunteer Turns 99

PBS Hawai'i helped celebrate longtime volunteer Masako Kawana's 99th birthday. Masako's grandson told her she's not old until she turns 100. Masako's son Sanford and daughter-in-law Kathy, also helped celebrate. Masako shared stories about country life in Hawai'i, before electricity and hot running water!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair Jason Fujimoto

Vice Chair Joanne Grimes

Secretary Bettina Mehnert

Treasurer Kent Tsukamoto

Muriel Anderson Susan Bendon Jodi Endo Chai James E. Duffy Jr. Matthew Emerson Jake Fergus Jason Haruki Noelani Kalipi Ian Kitajima

Joy Miura Koerte Kamani Kuala`au Mary Ann Manahan Aaron Sal Julie Shimonishi Ka`iulani Sodaro Candy Suiso Huy Vo Bruce Voss

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MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM GUIDE

President and CEO Leslie Wilcox

Editor Liberty Peralta

Senior Vice President/CFO Karen Yamamoto

Graphic Artist Randall Choo

VP Content Linda Brock

VP Integrated Media Production Jason Suapaia

Communications Assistant Emily Bodfish

Contributing Writer Emilie Howlett

VP Advancement Mariko Miho

VP Communications Liberty Peralta

Program Listings Emily Bodfish John Kovacich

Director, Learning Initiatives Robert Pennybacker

Chief Engineer John Nakahira

CEO MESSAGE

He was genuine, all right

Leslie Wilcox

PBS Hawai`i President and CEO

I love this line from a Jimmy Buffett song:

was superb advice...He evidently thought of

"I got a PBS mind in an MTV world."

one child."

That describes the mind of the late Mister

Indeed, when Mister Rogers later faced the

Rogers, too.

camera in his own TV neighborhood, many

In fact, Mister Rogers met a vacationing MTV children felt that he was speaking directly to

news producer on a summer stay in Nantucket them, one on one. He addressed their

and asked producer Ben Wagner about his job unspoken fears ? about controlling their anger

at the network, which favored

and frustration; a loved one's

short, dramatic edits ("jump

illness; the possibility of

cuts") and quickie soundbites.

spiraling like water into the

Rogers listened attentively and

bathtub drain...

told Wagner warmly: "I feel so

In effect, Fred Rogers

strongly that deep and simple is

turned a mass medium

far more essential than shallow

into hundreds of thousands

and complex."

of personal talks. In the

Wagner, impressed at Rogers'

television/video industry,

gentle truths and authenticity,

we call this uncommon

later produced an award-winning

phenomenon "breaking

documentary, Mister Rogers & Me.

the glass."

This month, PBS Hawai`i

At a national PBS conference

presents Mister Rogers: It's You

Mister Rogers

that I attended, a speaker

I Like on Tuesday, March 6 at

in trademark sweater

asked how many PBS staffers

8:00 pm. It's a 50th anniversary

had entered the field because

celebration of the beloved longtime program

they were inspired by Mister Rogers. Scores of

that launched in 1968, Mister Rogers'

people stood up, many of them in their mid-20s

Neighborhood.

and 30s.

Before Fred Rogers became "Mister Rogers,"

As genuine as Fred Rogers was found to be

he watched a commercial TV program featuring by those who knew him well, his caring manner

people smashing pies in each others' faces. He was parodied mercilessly by late-night comedy

concluded there were better things to do with

shows.

the miracle of broadcast technology.

Rogers shrugged off the barbs, even

"You rarely have time for everything you want appearing on the shows that made fun of him.

in this life, so you need to make choices," he

And he always assured children that "the

said. "And hopefully your choices can come

greatest gift you give is your honest self."

from a deep sense of who you are."

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood welcomed us

One of his choices was to learn how to

into its cheerful, positive environs until 2001.

present a different kind of television.

Fred Rogers died in 2003, at age 74.

Gaining TV experience as a floor manager on

His observations remain more apt than ever,

a kids show starring cowboy-actor Gabby Hayes including the theme that he shared those

(a one-time sidekick to Roy Rogers), Fred

decades ago with the MTV producer:

Rogers picked up counsel that he wouldn't

What our society gives us is shallow and

forget. He asked what the actor thought of as

complicated. Life is deep and simple.

he looked at the camera, knowing there were a

lot of people out there watching.

Aloha nui,

"He said, `Freddie, I just think of one little

Buckaroo,'" Rogers recalled. "And I thought this

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COVER STORY

Fred Hemmings

By Emilie Howlett

Tuesday, March 27, 7:30 pm

As a child born and raised in Kaimuk by his Catholic Portuguese mother and English-Irish father, Fred Hemmings was nicknamed "Bully Beef" for his rough-and-tumble, hardheaded nature.

While bucking up against the status quo would become a frequent theme in his life, Hemmings eventually outgrew his childhood nickname, and leaned into other titles, like the father of professional surfing, state legislator, and author. Local Boy: A Memoir, his latest book published last year, is a love letter to Hawai`i. In the book, he recounts his adventures in surfing, politics and growing up in the Islands.

Hemmings spent some of his childhood navigating the complicated social and racial aspects that continue to be part of the fabric of life in Hawai`i. While he came from modest means, Hemmings and his siblings attended

Punahou School on financial aid, and initally did not fit in. "When I was at Punahou, I was Fred Hemmings the

Podagee, but when I got off the Punahou bus in Kaimuk, I was a haole...because [people] perceived me as a Punahou haole," he recalls.

One place he didn't have to fight to fit in was in the ocean. Hemmings grew up in a surfing family, with Waikk as his playground. He reminisces about surfing alongside celebrated waterman Duke Kahanamoku, who Hemmings considers the "most beloved citizen of Hawai`i" and a "true man of aloha."

Hemmings would go on to make a name for himself as an accomplished waterman. He won world surfing championships in Brazil, Peru, Puerto Rico, and here at home, at the Mkaha International Surfing Championships, four times. He was also a noted canoe paddler, participating

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Fred Hemmings and Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen canoe surfing at Old Man's Bowl ca. 1974.

Courtesy of Kimo Wilder McVay Courtesy of the White House Press Office

The Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team was formed in 1965 by Kimo McVay, owner of Duke Kahanamoku's Waikk nightclub. Duke (center) poses on the beach with (left to right) charter members Paul Strauch, Joey Cabell, Fred and Butch Van Artsdalen.

Fred Hemmings and his wife Lydia (center) meet with former First Lady Laura Bush in 2006 at a White House dinner for backers of Papahanaumokuakea, the world's largest marine refuge in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

in the Outrigger Canoe Club and Hui Nalu Canoe Club Moloka`i-to-O`ahu race from 1956 to 1988.

Perhaps his crowning and most proud accomplishment has been bringing the sport he loves to the rest of the world. After many years as a recreational surfer, Hemmings worked to establish a professional surfing industry and organized televised pro-surf competitions like the Triple Crown in 1976 and the Pipeline Masters. Along with surfing icon Randy Rarick, Hemmings also created the first world pro surfing tour.

While he aimed to lay a foundation for modern-day pro surfing that was objective and points-based, Hemmings still speaks of surfing with an almost-spiritual reverence. The pages in his book evoke the magic of the Mkaha Beach surf and the thrill of riding monster waves at Waimea Bay.

After his long surfing career, Hemmings worked in promotions and marketing, then made the transition to politics. In 1984-1990, he served in the state House of Representatives, and in the Hawai`i State Senate from 2000 until 2010, when he retired from elected office.

During his time as a Republican State Senator, he worked with Governor Linda Lingle and President George W. Bush to establish the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument, Papahnaumokukea, the largest protected area of any kind in the country and the world's largest marine refuge.

Hemmings says he's never been satisfied to watch from the sidelines. At 72, he doesn't see the point in mourning that his grandchildren won't likely be able to paddle out to enjoy a surf break all to themselves. Hemmings has seen change firsthand, but his vision for Hawai`i's future retains a hint of optimism.

"It's who I am," he said. "I see a better Hawai`i."

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1 THURSDAY

7:30 HIKI N 8:00 INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI`I 9:00 PBS HAWAI`I PRESENTS

K Kanaka/Stand Tall (e) 9:30 PBS HAWAI`I PRESENTS

The Roots of `Ulu (e) 10:00 GLOBE TREKKER Nigeria (e) 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS 11:30 BEYOND 100 DAYS Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 WE'LL MEET AGAIN Coming Out 1:00 AMERICAN CREED 2:00 NATURE Snowbound: Animals of

Winter 3:00 NOVA Chinese Chariot Revealed

2 FRIDAY

7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK 8:00 #METOO, NOW WHAT? 8:30 THIRD RAIL WITH OZY (e) 9:00 FRONTLINE Weinstein

An investigation looks at how Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. With allegations going back to his early years, the program investigates the elaborate ways Weinstein and those around him tried to silence his accusers. 10:00 MAKERS Women in Hollywood (e) 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS 11:30 A CRAFTSMAN'S LEGACY The Rocking Horse Maker Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 FRONTLINE Weinstein 1:00 MAKERS Women in Hollywood 2:00 WE'LL MEET AGAIN Coming Out 3:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR

3 SATURDAY

12:00 HIKI N (e) 12:30 CLASSICAL STRETCH:

BY ESSENTRICS 1:00 PAINTING WITH WILSON

BICKFORD Approaching Storm 1:30 BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING

Mountain Reflections 2:00 WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP Hand

Plane Essentials with Chris Schwarz 2:30 ASK THIS OLD HOUSE (e) 3:00 THIS OLD HOUSE (e)

3:30 MOTORWEEK 4:00 MARTHA BAKES Yeasted Breakfast

Favorites 4:30 AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM

COOK'S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 SIMPLY MING Arctic Char with

Fanney Dora Sigurjonsdottir 5:30 STEVEN RAICHLEN'S PROJECT

SMOKE BBQ's Trinity 6:00 DINING WITH THE CHEF 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 7:00 MOVEABLE FEAST WITH FINE

COOKING Sante Fe, New Mexico 7:30 DREAM OF ITALY Castelvetere Sul

Calore 8:00 EASY YOGA FOR DIABETES WITH

PEGGY CAPPY (e) 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES

The Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed Live See page 7 11:00 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters (e) Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 NATURE Snowbound: Animals of Winter 1:00 INDEPENDENT LENS Rat Film 2:00 AMERICAN CREED 3:00 WASHINGTON WEEK 3:30 #METOO, NOW WHAT?

4 SUNDAY

12:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW St. Louis, MO, Part 2 of 3 (e)

1:00 PBS HAWAI`I PRESENTS K Kanaka/Stand Tall (e)

1:30 PBS HAWAI`I PRESENTS The Roots of `Ulu (e)

2:00 INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI`I (e) 3:00 HIKI N (e) 3:30 N MELE Weldon Kekauoha (e) 4:00 LONG STORY SHORT WITH

LESLIE WILCOX Florence "Johnny" Frisbie: Islander at Heart (e) 4:30 SECOND OPINION Crohn's Disease 5:00 NHK NEWSLINE 5:30 ASIA INSIGHT 6:00 THE OPEN MIND 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 7:00 VICTORIA SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE Comfort and Joy (e) 8:30 CONCERT FOR GEORGE (e) See page 7

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GREAT PERFORMANCES

CONCERT FOR GEORGE

Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed Live

MISTER ROGERS: IT'S YOU I LIKE

RICK STEVES' SPECIAL European Easter

NATURE H is for Hawk: A New Chapter

GREAT PERFORMANCES THE MOODY BLUES: DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED LIVE Saturday, March 3, 9:00 pm

Experience the 50th anniversary performance of the British band's seminal album Days of Future Passed, including "Nights in White Satin" and "Tuesday Afternoon," recorded live with full orchestra.

CONCERT FOR GEORGE Sunday, March 4, 8:30 pm

Celebrate George Harrison's life in this 2002 memorial concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, featuring performances of his music by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and the late Tom Petty.

MISTER ROGERS: IT'S YOU I LIKE

Tuesday, March 6, 8:00 pm

RICK STEVES' SPECIAL EUROPEAN EASTER

Sunday, March 11, 7:00 pm

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the pioneering PBS series that premiered nationally 50 years ago, is an enduring landmark in the world of children's television and beyond. Hosted by Michael Keaton, this commemorative special features Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Kratt, John Lithgow, Yo-Yo Ma and Esperanza Spalding, along with and neighbors "Handyman" Joe Negri and David "Mr. McFeely" Newell.

Join travel expert Rick Steves for a journey through Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia and Greece, as he shares the cultural traditions and celebrations of Easter.

NATURE H IS FOR HAWK: A NEW CHAPTER Wednesday, March 14, 8:00 pm

Helen Macdonald's best-selling book H Is for Hawk told the saga of a grieving daughter who found healing in training a goshawk. Now Macdonald digs deeper into the world of these raptors by following a family in the wild and raising a goshawk of her own.

11:00 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE

11:30 LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX Florence "Johnny" Frisbie: Islander at Heart (e)

Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 PBS PREVIEWS: THE BEST OF

PBS INDIES 12:30 POV Last Men in Aleppo 2:00 FRONTLINE Weinstein 3:00 WE'LL MEET AGAIN Coming Out

5 MONDAY

7:30 N MELE Melveen Leed (e) 8:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES Pavarotti:

A Voice for the Ages (e) 9:30 LANG LANG'S NEW YORK

RHAPSODY (e) 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS

11:30 BEYOND 100 DAYS Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 FRONTLINE Abacus: Small Enough

to Jail 1:30 PBS PREVIEWS: THE BEST OF

PBS INDIES 2:00 SHAKESPEARE'S TOMB 3:00 TALES FROM THE ROYAL

BEDCHAMBER

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7:30 LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX Tony Wagner As someone who dropped out of high school once and college twice, Tony Wagner has used his negative experiences in the education system to spark change. A Senior Research Fellow at the Learning

Policy Institute at Harvard University and acclaimed author of six books, he now travels the world speaking to educators, community groups and foundations about reimagining the way that students learn in the new age of innovation. 8:00 MISTER ROGERS: IT'S YOU I LIKE See above 9:30 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (e) 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS 11:30 BEYOND 100 DAYS Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 IN THEIR OWN WORDS Muhammad Ali 1:00 IN THEIR OWN WORDS Jim Henson 2:00 INDEPENDENT LENS Little White Lie

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LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm Comedian Augie Tulba (Augie T), who grew up in Kalihi Valley Housing, says he's found comedy to be a source of healing.

3:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Spokane, WA, Part 1 of 3

7 WEDNESDAY

7:30 A CHEF'S LIFE Bourbon Country (e) 8:00 BIG BAND YEARS (e) 10:00 MANKILLER Learn about the

legacy of Wilma Mankiller, who overcame sexism to emerge as the Cherokee Nation's first woman Principal Chief. 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS 11:30 BEYOND 100 DAYS Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 NOVA Iceman Murder Mystery 1:00 PLANTS BEHAVING BADLY Murder & Mayhem 2:00 IN THEIR OWN WORDS Queen Elizabeth II 3:00 IN THEIR OWN WORDS Muhammad Ali

8 THURSDAY

7:30 HIKI N 8:00 INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI`I 9:00 PBS HAWAI`I PRESENTS Canefield

Songs: Holehole Bushi (e)

9:30 OUR AMERICAN FAMILY: THE FURUTAS (e)

10:00 GLOBE TREKKER Top 10 South American Adventures (e)

11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS 11:30 BEYOND 100 DAYS Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Queen Elizabeth II 1:00 IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Muhammad Ali 2:00 NATURE Jungle Animal Hospital 3:00 NOVA Iceman Murder Mystery

9 FRIDAY

7:30 WASHINGTON WEEK 8:00 #METOO, NOW WHAT? (e) 8:30 THIRD RAIL WITH OZY (e) 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES Joan

Baez 75th Birthday Celebration (e) 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS 11:30 A CRAFTSMAN'S LEGACY

The Arrow Maker Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST

CENTURY Chicago 1:00 ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST

CENTURY Mexico City

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2:00 PLANTS BEHAVING BADLY Murder & Mayhem

3:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR

10 SATURDAY

12:00 HIKI N (e) 12:30 CLASSICAL STRETCH:

BY ESSENTRICS 1:00 PAINTING WITH WILSON

BICKFORD June Afternoon, Part 1 1:30 BEST OF THE JOY OF PAINTING

Oval Barn 2:00 WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP Big Ash

Mallet! 2:30 ASK THIS OLD HOUSE (e) 3:00 THIS OLD HOUSE (e) 3:30 MOTORWEEK 4:00 MARTHA BAKES Better (For You)

Bake Sale 4:30 AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM

COOK'S ILLUSTRATED Refreshing Desserts (e) 5:00 SIMPLY MING Langoustine & Tomatoes with Chef Axel Bjorn Claussen 5:30 STEVEN RAICHLEN'S PROJECT SMOKE Mexican Smoke 6:00 DINING WITH THE CHEF 6:30 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 7:00 MOVEABLE FEAST WITH FINE COOKING Vercelli, Italy 7:30 SAMANTHA BROWN'S PLACES TO LOVE Houston, Texas 8:00 DOO WOP GENERATIONS Celebrate the new generation of doo wop performers as the original legends reunite to pass the torch. Performers include Kenny Vance & the Planotones, The Duprees, The Whiptones, Charlie Thomas' Drifters, The Modern Gentlemen and many more. 10:30 CARPENTERS: CLOSE TO YOU (e) Cable Only After Midnight 12:00 NATURE Jungle Animal Hospital 1:00 INDEPENDENT LENS Little White Lie 2:00 WASHINGTON WEEK 2:30 #METOO, NOW WHAT?

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