A stranger helps you change a flat tire. A friend gives you a ride to the airport. A family member picks up your child after school. Colleagues visit you during a hospital stay. These are small things that can make a big difference in quality of life.
A new PBS Hawaii program puts into context an 1871 royal Hawaiian version of a seemingly small thing that made a big difference. That's when Queen Emma Naea Rooke chose to forego alii comfort and traveled on horseback to the upland forests of Kokee in West Kauai, making her way with courtiers over muddy trails.
The Queen's visit is commemorated every year with a powerful hula festival. "Journey to Emalani," premiering on PBS HAWAII PRESENTS (Thurs., May 26, 2011, 8:30 pm), follows three hula halau and their kumu hula to the gathering in Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow. They are: Tony Conjugacion's Halau Na Wainohia, Charlani Kalama's Halau Ha`a Hula O Kekau`ilani Na Pua Hala O Kailua; and Healani Youn's The Ladies of Ke'ala O Ka Lauae. Hawaiian music icon Nina Keali'iwahamana narrates.
Hi, I saw this documentary on Hawaiian Airlines. Is there any way I would purchase this for myself, I loved it. I would love to view it again. Christina Wilson
Posted by: Christina Wilson | January 17, 2012 at 09:25 AM
Thank you for your inquiry concerning the PBS Hawaii film Journey to Emalani. We are glad to hear you enjoyed it. At this point there are no plans to make the program available for purchase. However, it is sure to replay on PBS Hawaii sometime in spring of this year. No date set at this point, but it will air on a Thursday at 9:00 pm in our PBS Hawaii Presents timeslot.
Posted by: PBS Hawaii | January 19, 2012 at 09:48 AM