Today’s Makaʻāinana – The Fisherman & the Farmer

Today’s Makaʻāinana – The Fisherman & the Farmer

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina https://vimeo.com/122716684 Fisherman Kaiana Ahmad takes us out on an aku (tuna) boat for a day of deep-sea fishing. He shows how sea birds help fishermen to find the fish and demonstrates the use of fishhooks and lures. Then we travel...
Pae i ka Nalu – Surfing in Hawaiʻi

Pae i ka Nalu – Surfing in Hawaiʻi

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina https://vimeo.com/122716163 Surfers Rell Sunn, Clyde Aikau, Rabbit Kekai, Buffalo Keaulana, and Alvin Kaʻio share their knowledge of the history of surfing, canoe surfing, big wave surfing and popular surfing spots. Lilikala...
Mākua – To Heal a Nation

Mākua – To Heal a Nation

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina https://vimeo.com/122714448 Located on the western tip of the Hawaiian island of O’ahu, Makua beach has long been a place of refuge for Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiians) pushed out of modern society. Because it is one of the last...
Mākua Homecoming

Mākua Homecoming

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina https://vimeo.com/122714605 A documentary on the stand taken by Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiians) at Mākua beach to resist eviction by police and government agents. The event was a milestone in the movement toward independence and...