Molokaʻi Hoe 2011

Molokaʻi Hoe 2011

Produced, Photographed, and Edited by Kaʻāina Paikai. For the sixth consecutive year, Shell Vaʻa from Tahiti has claimed the top prize at the worldʻs premier outrigger canoe paddling contest. The 41-mile journey across the Kaʻiwi Channel tested the skill, endurance,...
Hula Hālau ʻo Kawailiʻulā

Hula Hālau ʻo Kawailiʻulā

In this story, we visit Hula Hālau ʻo Kawailiʻulā and Kumu Hula Chinky Mahoe and catch a glimpse of his style of dancing and see where it comes from. There is no wrong way of dancing hula, and Kumu Chinky knows that. Like Uncle George Naʻope said, Hawaiians like to...
The Caretakers of Ka Lae

The Caretakers of Ka Lae

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina This is the story of a Hawaiian family who makes a home at Ka Lae (South Point), a remote and rugged area at the southernmost tip of the island of Hawai’i. For eleven years, under threat of eviction by the Department of Hawaiian...