Native Hawaiian Filmes

  • 2017
    Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

    Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

    Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

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    Pinky Thompson grew up in Hawaii during a time when one was punished for being Native Hawaiian. After almost losing his life in the battlefields of...

    Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson
  • 1981
    The Sand Island Story

    The Sand Island Story

    The Sand Island Story

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    This short documentary chronicles a four-month period between 1979 and 1980 when residents of Hawaii's Sand Island "squatter" community attempted to...

    The Sand Island Story
  • 2019
    We Are Mauna Kea

    We Are Mauna Kea

    We Are Mauna Kea

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    A depiction of the protests led by Native Hawaiians in an attempt to block the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the volcano of Mauna Kea...

    We Are Mauna Kea
  • 2010
    The Hawaiian Way - Ki Hōʻalu Slack Key

    The Hawaiian Way - Ki Hōʻalu Slack Key

    The Hawaiian Way - Ki Hōʻalu Slack Key

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    This film is a moving journey into the beauty and meaning of Hawaiian slack key music. Award-winning director Eddie Kamae"s rare combination of...

    The Hawaiian Way - Ki Hōʻalu Slack Key
  • 2011
    Get a Job

    Get a Job

    Get a Job

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    In order to save his own job, an employment agent has to find work for the most unemployable man on Maui.

    Get a Job
  • 2017
    Ho'omau

    Ho'omau

    Ho'omau

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    A fictional story of ancient Hawai‘i anchored in Hawaiian values, Ho'omau is the story of Lehua, a young woman of mixed ancestry, who must...

    Ho'omau
  • 2020
    Kapaemahu

    Kapaemahu

    Kapaemahu

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    Long ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit, led by Kapaemahu, brought certain healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and were...

    Kapaemahu
  • 2003
    American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i

    American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i

    American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i

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    American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai’i shows the survival of the hula as a renaissance continues to grow beyond the islands. With the cost of...

    American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
  • 2019
    Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

    Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

    Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

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    In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from...

    Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki
  • 2014
    Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home

    Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home

    Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home

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    Ka Hoʻina documents members of Hui Mālama I Nā Kūpuna O Hawaiʻi Nei's final repatriation of over 140 sets of iwi kupuna and...

    Ka Ho‘ina: Going Home
  • 2003
    The Ride

    The Ride

    The Ride

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    When cocky, young surfing champion David Monroe wipes out on a big wave, he slips back in time to 1911 Hawaii. Washing up on Waikiki beach, he...

    The Ride
  • 2022
    Kekaiulu Hula Studio

    Kekaiulu Hula Studio

    Kekaiulu Hula Studio

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    Kekaiulu Hula Studio follows the Proclaimed Hula Halau of the same name, showcasing their twist on what the real reason for hula is and what life as...

    Kekaiulu Hula Studio
  • 1993
    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

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    This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the...

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
  • 2001
    Holo Mai Pele

    Holo Mai Pele

    Holo Mai Pele

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    This is the story of the Fire Goddess Pele and the dynamics of her relationship with her sister Hi’iaka. Six years ago, the renowned dance...

    Holo Mai Pele
  • 1982
    Rap's Hawaii

    Rap's Hawaii

    Rap's Hawaii

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    Hawaiian comedy institution Rap Reiplinger brings to life his most beloved characters in this Emmy-winning special, which features extensive...

    Rap's Hawaii
  • 2003
    Nihi

    Nihi

    Nihi

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    Nihi is a film biography of Titus Kinimaka, one of the last remaining professional big-wave riders of pure Hawaiian descent. As a boy, he won surf...

    Nihi
  • 1994
    Back to the Roots

    Back to the Roots

    Back to the Roots

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    Kalo (taro) production on each of the major islands of Hawai'i circa 1994. Meet the amazing people who love and continue to cultivate taro on lo'i...

    Back to the Roots
  • 2011
    6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films

    6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films

    6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films

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    6B is the anthology feature film of five Hawaii filmmakers. Each of the four stories revolve around rooms with the number 6B and the film examines...

    6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films
  • 2015
    Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea

    Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea

    Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea

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    Documenting the Kapu Aloha movement, as they take a stand to defend Mauna Kea in the wake of the Thirty Meter Telescope protests.

    Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea
  • 2022
    KAPU: Sacred Hawaiian Burials

    KAPU: Sacred Hawaiian Burials

    KAPU: Sacred Hawaiian Burials

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    Death is an intimate experience, and how we lay our loved ones to rest, varies between cultures. KAPU: Sacred Hawaiian Burials sheds light on the...

    KAPU: Sacred Hawaiian Burials