The PBS Hawaiʻi Weekly Newsletter
The PBS Hawaiʻi Weekly Newsletter
The PBS Hawaiʻi Newsletter
 November 6 - November 12, 2022
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Aloha from Ron Mizutani, President and CEO…
GENERAL ELECTION REVIEW
INSIGHTS on PBS HAWAI‘I
INSIGHTS on PBS HAWAI‘I: General Election Review (Thur., Nov. 11, 7:30 pm). The 2022 General Election is Tuesday. Hawaiʻi voters will elect a new governor and lieutenant governor and at least one new member of Congress. Two of Hawaiʻi’s four county mayors are up for re-election. All 76 seats in the state Legislature were up for election this year due to reapportionment and there are hotly contested races in four county councils and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Who are the winners and losers? What surprises await? What will it all mean going forward?

Join the conversation on INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI. During the program, you can phone in a question or leave us a comment on our Facebook livestream. INSIGHTS  also streams live on pbshawaii.org.
LOCAL PROGRAMS
This week on "What School You Went?" (Wed., Nov. 9) Dave Jenkins of Best of the Best in Sportscards explains why during the pandemic the trading card industry not only thrived, but exploded in popularity.

New episodes of What School You Went? drop every Wednesday on pbshawaii.org or anywhere you get your podcasts, including Apple and Spotify.

HIKI NŌ ON PBS HAWAI'I: THIS CHANGED EVERYTHING, HIKI NŌ IN THE AGE OF COVID - PART THREE airs on (Tues., Nov. 8, 7:30 pm). This is part three of HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawai‘iʻs five-part series chronicling the COVID-19 global pandemic from a perspective unlike any other: straight from students’ homes.

PBS NewsHour VOTE 2022: Election Night Special (Tues., Nov. 8, 3:00 pm) will feature live coverage anchored by NewsHour managing editor Judy Woodruff, with a panel of political analysts, campaign strategists, and the NewsHour team of correspondents. Note: The regular edition of the PBS NewsHour will air from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm on this day and will not be seen at 6:30 pm due to this special live coverage.

On INDEPENDENT LENS: Move Me (Mon., Nov. 7, 9:00 pm), hear how Kelsey Peterson dove into Lake Superior and hit the bottom headfirst, suffering a life-altering spinal cord injury that robbed her of her self-identities as an athlete and dancer. When a cutting-edge clinical trial surfaces, it tests Kelsey’s expectations and faith in the possibility of a cure, forcing her to evaluate the limits of her recovery in body and spirit.

AMERICAN MASTERS Waterman: Duke – Ambassador of Aloha (Sat., Nov. 12, 8:00 pm) tells the story of five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku, who shattered records as a swimmer and brought surfing to the world while overcoming rampant racism. Narrated by Jason Momoa, this film reveals Kahanamoku’s influence, his life-saving achievements and the obstacles he conquered both within and outside the sporting world.
Learn more about these shows, and all of our upcoming programming on our Schedule page.
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Final Thought…
By the time you read this, it’s likely you’ve already made your choice in this year’s General Election. I say choice, not in reference to any particular candidate, but if you chose to vote or not. It is also likely a high percentage of voters opted to sit this one out. It happened in this year’s primary election on August 13. According to the State of Hawai‘i Office of Elections, there were 853,874 registered voters in Hawai‘i for the Primary Election but only 340,159 residents voted or 39.8%  A majority of them, 330,837 residents voted by mail.
 
From 2000 to 2016, Hawai‘i had the lowest voter turnout in the General Election in the entire country. In 2020, Texas took that title away by .2%. It’s not too late to keep us out of the cellar and exercise your right. 
 
And don’t forget, No Vote No Grumble!
Ron
  

Mahalo nui,
Ron Mizutani 
President and CEO 
PBS Hawaiʻi 
315 Sand Island Access Road 
Honolulu, HI 96819-2295

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