The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu
On Honolulu's famous Waikiki Beach stand four large stones that represent a Hawaiian tradition of healing and gender diversity that is all but unknown to the millions of locals and tourists passing by. According to legend, the stones are a tribute to four mahu, people of dual male and female spirit, who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and used their spiritual power to cure disease.
Episodes
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The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu
S11 E1104 - 56m 45s
On Honolulu's famous Waikiki Beach stand four large stones that represent a Hawaiian tradition of healing and gender diversity that is all but unknown to the millions of locals and tourists passing by. According to legend, the stones are a tribute to four mahu, people of dual male and female spirit, who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and used their spiritual power to cure disease.
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Loimata, The Sweetest Tears
S11 E1103 - 56m 45s
Featuring the redemptive tale of waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope’s final years, "Loimata, The Sweetest Tears" is a chronicle of journeys – journeys of migration, spirituality, voyaging, healing and coming home. Confronting intergenerational trauma head on, the Siope family returns to their homeland of Sâmoa.
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James & Isey
S11 E1102 - 56m 46s
Genuine New Zealand treasures Isey and her son James invite viewers into their lives in the week leading up to Isey's 100th birthday and its shaping up to be quite the party. The episode captures a Northland celebration of life and aroha (love) like no other.
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High Tide, Don’t Hide
S11 E1101 - 56m 46s
In the race for existence, striking teenagers discover that activism, authority and awareness make for a steep learning curve. Determined to provoke real action, New Zealand teenagers join the global School Strike for Climate. But planning a movement and building momentum are the easy parts as they face political indifference, their own white privilege, and the ongoing struggle to be heard.
Extras + Features
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Born This Way
S9 E903 - 30s
Born This Way: Awa's Story - In New Zealand, Te Awarangi 'Awa' Puna is an openly transgender Maori teen attending her final year at Kapiti College in Wellington, New Zealand.
The Rogers - An intimate glimpse into the lives of those who formed the first visible group of transgender men in the Pacific Islands - The Rogers of Samoa. -
Power Meri
S9 E902 - 30s
Power Meri follows Papua New Guinea's first national women's rugby league team, the PNG Orchids, on their journey to the 2017 World Cup in Australia. These trailblazers must beat not only the sporting competition, but also intense sexism, a lack of funding, and national prejudice to reach their biggest stage yet.
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Anote's Ark
S9 E901 - 30s
The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati (population: 100,000) is one of the most remote places on the planet, seemingly far-removed from the pressures of modern life. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront the main existential dilemma of our time: imminent annihilation from sea-level rise.
Schedule
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Pacific Heartbeat
Tokyo Hula
Monday
May 29
1 Hour
Tourism and economics have fueled the cultural phenomenon of dancing hula in Japan. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
Monday
May 29
1 Hour
Three kumu hula (master instructors) face challenges directing hula schools in California. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
Tokyo Hula
Tuesday
May 30
1 Hour
Tourism and economics have fueled the cultural phenomenon of dancing hula in Japan. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
Tuesday
May 30
1 Hour
Three kumu hula (master instructors) face challenges directing hula schools in California. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
Tokyo Hula
Tuesday
May 30
1 Hour
Tourism and economics have fueled the cultural phenomenon of dancing hula in Japan. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
Tuesday
May 30
1 Hour
Three kumu hula (master instructors) face challenges directing hula schools in California. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
Tokyo Hula
Tuesday
Jun 6
1 Hour
Tourism and economics have fueled the cultural phenomenon of dancing hula in Japan. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
Tokyo Hula
Tuesday
Jun 6
1 Hour
Tourism and economics have fueled the cultural phenomenon of dancing hula in Japan. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
Wednesday
Jun 7
1 Hour
Three kumu hula (master instructors) face challenges directing hula schools in California. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
Wednesday
Jun 7
1 Hour
Three kumu hula (master instructors) face challenges directing hula schools in California. -
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Pacific Heartbeat
Born This Way: Awa's Story and The Rogers
Monday
Jun 12
1 Hour
Te Awarangi "Awa" Puna, an openly transgender Maori teen in her final year at Kapiti College in Wellington, New Zealand, transitions from male to female; The Rogers of Samoa.
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