Loimata, The Sweetest Tears
pacific heartbeat

Featuring the redemptive tale of waka builder and captain Lilo Ema Siope's final years, "Loimata, The Sweetest Tears" is a chronicle of journeys - journeys of migration, spirituality, voyaging, healing and coming home. Confronting intergenerational trauma head on, the Siope family returns to their homeland of Samoa.

Duration: 56 minutes and 45 seconds

Episode Number: 1103

About Pacific Heartbeat:

Running the gamut from enlightening documentaries to musical showcases, the anthology series PACIFIC HEARTBEAT draws viewers into the heart, mind and soul of Pacific Island culture.

Episodes: "Na Mele: Jerry Santos", "Splinters", "Road to the Globe" and "Na Loea: The Masters."


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Mon, May 19 2:00 P.M. Ola Hou - Journey to New York Fashion Week     NH World (11.3)
Mon, May 19 3:00 P.M. Island Cowgirls     NH World (11.3)
Mon, May 19 4:00 P.M. Daughters of the Waves     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 20 2:00 P.M. High Tide, Don't Hide     NH World (11.3)
Tue, May 20 3:00 P.M. Hawai'i's Precious Resources     NH World (11.3)
Thu, May 22 9:00 P.M. The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu     NH World (11.3)
Fri, May 23 1:00 A.M. The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu     NH World (11.3)
Fri, May 23 9:00 A.M. The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu     NH World (11.3)
Fri, May 23 4:00 P.M. The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu     NH World (11.3)
Sun, May 25 2:00 A.M. The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu     NH World (11.3)
Sun, May 25 10:00 A.M. The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu     NH World (11.3)
Sun, May 25 6:00 P.M. The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu     NH World (11.3)


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