Native Hawaiian Movies
- 2003
The Ride
The Ride5.92003HD
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...
- 2017
Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson
Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson02017HD
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...
- 2001
Holo Mai Pele
Holo Mai Pele92001HD
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...
- 2003
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...
- 2017
Ho'omau
Ho'omau82017HD
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...
- 2019
Like a Mighty Wave
Like a Mighty Wave92019HD
On Wednesday, July 17th 2019, a heavily armed police force arrested 36 Native Hawaiian kūpuna peacefully protecting Maunakea from desecration....
- 2009
Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i
Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i62009HD
What if you are made to feel ashamed when you speak your "mother tongue" or ridiculed because of your accent? "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i"...
- 2014
A Place in the Middle
A Place in the Middle82014HD
Eleven year old Ho'onani dreams of leading the hula troupe at her inner-city Honolulu school. The only trouble is that the group is just for boys....
- 2021
This Is the Way We Rise
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An exploration into the creative process, following Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, as her art is reinvigorated by her...
- 2019
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...
- 2015
Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea
Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea72015HD
Documenting the Kapu Aloha movement, as they take a stand to defend Mauna Kea in the wake of the Thirty Meter Telescope protests.
- 1970
Lono and the Pig
Lono and the Pig01970HD
A young Hawaiian ventures into a dark and mysterious forest that forces him to confront his deepest fears.
- 1993
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation91993HD
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...
- 2019
We Are Mauna Kea
We Are Mauna Kea72019HD
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...
- 1982
Rap's Hawaii
Rap's Hawaii101982HD
Hawaiian comedy institution Rap Reiplinger brings to life his most beloved characters in this Emmy-winning special, which features extensive...
- 2014
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...
- 2020
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...
- 2011
6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films
6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films82011HD
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...
- 2011
Get a Job
Get a Job72011HD
In order to save his own job, an employment agent has to find work for the most unemployable man on Maui.
- 1970
The Ninth Island
The Ninth Island01970HD
"The Ninth Island" tells the story of Hawaii’s indigenous population and its struggles to stay connected to its ancestral home.