Movies

  • 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
  • 2005
    Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

    Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

    Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

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    Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether...

    Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
  • 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
  • 2010
    Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro

    Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro

    Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro

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    Taro grower and Native Hawaiian practitioner Jerry Konanui works to propagate and save from extinction the numerous varieties of kalo (taro), a...

    Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro
  • 1988
    Na Wai E Ho'ōla I Nā Iwi - Who Will Save the Bones?

    Na Wai E Ho'ōla I Nā Iwi - Who Will Save the Bones?

    Na Wai E Ho'ōla I Nā Iwi - Who Will Save the Bones?

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    From an ancient burial site at Honokahua, Maui, to the streets of Honolulu, the issue of protecting ancestral remains from development is brought...

    Na Wai E Ho'ōla I Nā Iwi - Who Will Save the Bones?
  • 2011
    The Hawaiian Art of Healing

    The Hawaiian Art of Healing

    The Hawaiian Art of Healing

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    From the age of five, Henry Auwae learned the art of lāʻau lapaʻau (herbal medicine) from his grandmother, a woman whose knowledge...

    The Hawaiian Art of Healing
  • 1983
    Mākua Homecoming

    Mākua Homecoming

    Mākua Homecoming

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    Kānaka Maoli (native Hawaiians) living at Mākua beach in 1983 take a stand to resist eviction by police and government agents.

    Mākua Homecoming