Kapu Kaʻū

Kapu Kaʻū

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina Kapu Ka’u is a unique portrait of one of Hawai’i’s most remote and rugged districts, Ka’u, located on the southern flanks of Mauna Loa on the island of Hawai’i. The people of Ka’u are known...
Human Rights and the Hawaiian Kingdom

Human Rights and the Hawaiian Kingdom

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina https://vimeo.com/121877313 Representatives of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and indigenous Alaskan and Lakota Sioux peoples, along with an international law expert, discuss human rights, land titles and the Hawaiian Kingdom....
Nā Wai E Hoʻōla i Nā Iwi? – Who Will Save the Bones?

Nā Wai E Hoʻōla i Nā Iwi? – Who Will Save the Bones?

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina From an ancient burial site at Honokahua, Maui, to the streets of Honolulu, the issue of protecting ancestral remains is brought passionately to the public’s attention by Hawaiians. A few days before Christmas, 1988, an all night...
Hōkai ua Lawaiʻa Makapaʻa

Hōkai ua Lawaiʻa Makapaʻa

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina Set to the songs of the Kahumoku Brothers, this music video demonstrates a traditional Hawaiian method of catching ʻopelu (Pacific mackerel) off the Waiʻanae coast of Oʻahu. Featuring Walter “Keli’iokekai” Paulo and...
Living Jewels – The Rare Plants of Hawaiʻi

Living Jewels – The Rare Plants of Hawaiʻi

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina Rare and endangered plants and their habitats are presented and discussed by horticulturist Heidi Bornhorst and botanist Charles Lamoureux. Plants include: ma’o, ‘ihi, ma’ohi’ohi, mamane, pua kala, kulu’i,...
Nā Keiki o ka ʻĀina – Children of the Land

Nā Keiki o ka ʻĀina – Children of the Land

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina https://vimeo.com/121877975 In the shadow of Ka’ala mountain on the Wai’anae coast of O’ahu, a unique community project is creating a new educational curriculum. Gigi Cocquio, a native of Italy, has set up a community...