American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai‘i
directed by Lisette Kaualena Flanary
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Recommended Films on Hawaiian Culture
Music & Hula
Nā Kamalei: The Men of Hula
directed by Lisette Kaualena Flanary
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Keali‘i Reichel: Kūkahi - Live In Concert
directed by Dennis Mahaffay
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The History of the Sons of Hawai‘i
directed by Eddie And Myrna Kamae
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Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of Hawaiian Music
directed by Eddie And Myrna Kamae
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Holo Mai Pele
directed by Catherine Tatge, starring Hālau O Kekuhi
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Kī Hō‘alu: That’s Slack Key Guitar
directed by Susan Friedman, starring Ray Kāne, Sonny Chillingworth, Ledward Kaapana, Leonard Kwan, Haunani Apoliona, Diana Aki, and George Kahamoku Jr.
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The Merrie Monarch Festival
The “Olympics of Hula” is broadcast live each year, and highlights are available on DVD.
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History & Sovereignty
American Experience: Hawai‘i’s Last Queen
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Lahaina: Waves of Change
directed by Eddie And Myrna Kamae
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Pinky Show, Part 3: Hawai‘i vs. U.S. Imperialism
Is Hawai‘i actually a U. S. state, or an occupied nation? Here is one of the best, primary-source based analyses of that question that you’ll ever see. And yes, it is narrated by a cartoon cat. But don’t underestimate Pinky the kitty’s scholarship… this is solid info. Watch it!
Inside USA - The Other Hawai‘i - Part 1 & Part 2
Produced by Al Jazeera English
Excellent reports that address some basic questions: How did Hawai‘i come to be occupied by the US, how has this occupation affected the Native Hawaiian people and their land – and what do the native people of Hawai‘i want for Hawai‘i’s future?