“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
– Socrates
“You think you know everything, I got news for you kid, you don’t!”
– Kent Baker
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While you may be familiar with the work of Greek philosopher Socrates, the Father of Western Philosophy, chances are, you have never heard of Kent Baker. A longtime news director at KHON2, Baker went on to become the station’s general manager and vice president. During his 22-year career at Channel 2, Baker built a news team, led by anchorman Joe Moore, that dominated the ratings for decades.
Baker was also my first boss. He believed in me when I didn’t and I am forever grateful for his encouragement, trust and wisdom.
KB, as we all called him, was a man of many wise words. Some of those choice words are not protected by the First Amendment and prohibited on cable, satellite and broadcast TV and radio, but I always appreciated his candidness.
It was early in my career when he hammered home an important message I needed to hear, “You think you know everything. I got news for you kid, you don’t!”
I have never forgotten that and still replay it in mind every time I need a gut check (which is quite often). Truth is, we don’t know everything, and when we think we do, we realize we don’t know much. We should never stop learning. Which brings me to this ask.
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Hawaiian country music artist Kalaʻe Parish steps up to the PBS Hawaiʻi Song Challenge.
How did he do with his song picks in this digital exclusive? Watch the latest song challenge and find out!
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| In this digital exclusive, we follow multiple agencies of the Birds, Not Mosquitoes partnership who are urgently working to protect the native Hawaiian honeycreepers from extinction by the southern house mosquito that is invading these birds’ habitats and spreading avian malaria.
This story is part of our Mauka to Makai: Our Kuleana climate change initiative.
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Hele mai as we close out our 2024 Nā Mele 25 Rewind series with the legendary Jerry Santos of Olomana on Wednesday, November 13 from 12:00 - 1:30 pm!
Join us for a watch-along as we revisit his first Nā Mele program, which originally aired in 1999. Following the show, stay with us for a live in-studio talk story and performance.
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Registration closes at 5:00 pm on Friday, November 8, 2024.
A link will be emailed to you a few days before the screening.
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Join us for a virtual screening of PBS Hawaiʻi Presents, When Silence Becomes the Song on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 1:00 pm. The film documents the urgent battle to save the ʻakikiki, the honeycreeper endemic to the island of Kauaʻi.
Following the screening, join us for a conversation with filmmaker Ella Marcil.
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Registration closes at 5:00 pm on Friday, November 15, 2024.
A link will be emailed to you a few days before the screening.
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On Election Day, November 5, PBS News will provide live coverage of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections beginning at 1:00 pm Hawaiʻi time. The coverage will be co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, with reporting from PBS News correspondents Lisa Desjardins and Laura Barrón-López, and analysis from Amy Walter, Kevin Madden, Faiz Shakir, Jonathan Capehart and David Brooks.
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Attention kids, parents and caregivers! CARL THE COLLECTOR is a new series for kids ages 4-8 that follows the adventures of Carl, a warm-hearted autistic raccoon who enjoys collecting things. He pays close attention to detail and comes up with ideas that others might not consider – traits that come in handy to help solve problems around the neighborhood with his friends.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns returns with his first non-American subject: LEONARDO DA VINCI. This two-part documentary explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath. Set against the backdrop of Renaissance Italy, it brings the artist’s towering achievements to life through his personal notebooks, accounts of his life, and interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors and admirers.
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On the MILK STREET’S MY FAMILY RECIPE episode My Grandfather’s Butter Rolls, we meet Royce Tanaka of Fresno, California. His grandfather, Masao Teruya, owned and operated M’s Bakery in Wahiawā, Oʻahu, where butter rolls, an island favorite, were baked and sold. Royce seeks the help of Milk Street’s team of experts to help him recreate his grandpa’s lost butter roll recipe.
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