Posted at 2:54 p.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2007
PBS special focuses on legacy of the ali'i
Advertiser Staff
A new, one-hour PBS Hawaii production airing tomorrow night explores the origins of the five nonprofit organizations set up by Hawaiian royalty to help Hawai'i's people."Ma Ka Malu Ali'i, The Legacy of Hawaii's Ali'i" premiers at 8 p.m. tomorrow on PBS Hawaii.
The special will look at Princess Bernice Pau'ahi Bishop and Kamehameha Schools, Queen Emma and The Queen's Health System, King Charles Lunalilo and The Lunalilo Home, Queen Lili'uokalani and the Lili'uokalani Children's Center, and Queen Kapi'olani and the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children.
"The story of the five ali'i legacies needed to be told," said executive producer Michael Harris, who is also vice president of content creation for the station. "People hear about these institutions all the time but don't know what they're about, who started them and why."
The documentary was created by local filmmakers Lisa Altieri and Steve Okino. Funding was provided in part by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and PBS Hawaii.
