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Launch of Kababayan Today at the Philippine Consulate

  By Miriga | September 18, 2013 - 11:38 am |
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The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu wishes to invite the Filipino-American community in Hawaii to a reception celebrating the launch of KABABAYAN TODAY on KIKU-TV on 3 October 2013 (Thursday) at 6:00 pm at the Philippine Consulate. KABABAYAN TODAY is America’s first and only locally-produced talk show for and about the Filipinos.

Kababayan Today (formerly Kababayan L.A.) celebrated its 7th anniversary in April 2013, making it the longest-running Filipino talk show outside the Philippines. It broadcasts over the air in Southern California, reaching 6.3 million households on LA 18, KSCI-TV. In May of this year, Kababayan Today began broadcasting daily on KIKU-TV in Hawaii. KIKU-TV broadcasts on Channel 20 and on Oceanic Cable Channel 9. Worldwide, it is available at www.youtube.com/kababayanla18.

Ms. Jannelle So, host and producer of Kababayan Today, will be visiting Honolulu from 3 to 7 October 2013 to reach out to our kababayans in Hawaii, meet and establish relationships with the Filipino-American community, business organizations and media; film special interest stories and features around Hawaii; and ask for story submissions and pitches on what our kababayans want to see on the program.

For inquiries and confirmation of attendance, please get in touch with Mr. Jeffrey de Mesa jeffovp@gmail.com at telephone numbers 808-595-6316 to 19.

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Castle of Sand

  By Phyllis Kihara | August 21, 2013 - 12:12 pm | ,
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Tonight (8/21) and next Wednesday (8/28), we are airing a two part special in place of our regular Mystery Theatre. It is titled Castle of Sand and it was written by the famous Japanese mystery writer Seicho Matsumoto. KIKU has aired other specials by Seicho Matsumoto in the past: Ten to Sen (Points and Lines) and Suna no Utsuwa.

Castle of Sand is about a murder that takes place in the early dawn of December 11, 1960.  The body of a middle-aged man is discovered at a rail yard at Tokyo’s Kamata train station. His face has been beaten to the point where he is unrecognizable, but it is determined that the cause of his death was strangulation, not bludgeoning.

Two detectives are tasked with tracking down the murderer and must use all their skills to uncover clues and identify the victim. This is truly a story of mystery and intrigue.

We first aired this special earlier this year in January, as part of our New Year’s specials. Whether you saw it earlier or not, it’s an excellent mystery and you will get caught up trying to figure out who the murderer is along with the detectives.

Ja, ne!