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The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupua‘a, a land division that stretched from mountain to sea. Within the ahupua‘a, highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and lo‘i kalo (taro gardens) ensured an abundance of food. Our...
Fulfilling a soldier’s duty to preserve life, Edward Wendt personifies servant leadership with a tenacious resolve to fight for what is right. A Vietnam War veteran and a strong advocate for native Hawaiian rights, he used ancestral knowledge to survive in both...
This is the story of traditional Hawaiian kākau (tattoo) artist, Keone Nunes, and the journey of cultural re-discovery inherent in kākau uhi (tattooing). The process of kākau uhi is one where the artist guides their subjects down a path of self-discovery, revealing...
Mālama Moʻomomi features “Mac” Poepoe, a native Hawaiian fisherman and community leader on Molokaʻi, who has dedicated his life to sharing his knowledge of traditional resource management with the hope of ensuring that this ocean “ice box” will be well-stocked for...
Growing up in the ahupuaʻa of Hakipuʻu, Herbert Hoe learned from a young age the value of ʻohana and the ʻāina and the mutual dependence between the two. Following a career in the Honolulu Fire Department, Herbert recognized how the widespread health afflictions of...
While the ancient art of non-instrument navigation has been rekindled throughout Polynesia, the knowledge of canoe building has been largely forgotten except for a select few artisans. Following in the wake of her sister canoe Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiʻiloa canoe was hulled...
(ʻ12) Indigenous Insight, an international indigenous news and current affairs programme with stories sourced from members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network. In this episode we take a look at the indigenous cultures that produces some of the best...
Indigenous Insight, an international indigenous news and current affairs programme with stories sourced from members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network. In this episode we take a look the many Indigenous cultures that belong to the World...
Indigenous Insight, an international indigenous news and current affairs programme with stories sourced from members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network. In this episode we take a look at how indigenous communities are utilizing technologies to...
Indigenous Insight, an international indigenous news and current affairs programme with stories sourced from members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network. In this episode we take a look at the different indigenous religions across the globe from...
In this episode we take a look at the connection the world's indigenous people have with their environment.
In this episode we take a look at how the world's indigenous people are revitalizing their unique languages.
(ʻ12)In this episode we take a look at educational issues that concern the world's indigenous people.
Indigenous Insight, an international indigenous news and current affairs programme with stories sourced from members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network. In this episode we take a look at the health in indigenous cultures.
Indigenous Insight, an international indigenous news and current affairs programme with stories sourced from members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network. In this episode we take a look at different tourist industries of indigenous people and how...
Welcome back to the fourth season of Indigenous Insight. An international indigenous news and current affairs programme with stories sourced from members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network. In this premier episode we take a look at economical...
In this episode we look at the political voice that indigenous people have over there land and there own destiny, and the effects it has on there culture.
In this episode we look at the security of our languages and how we revive and sustain them for the future. Many indigenous nations have established their own television stations to help the survival of their native language. >
Some of the best artists and musicians in the world are influenced by their culture and language. In this episode we will look at how important art and music is to the survival of indigenous languages.
In this episode we look at how we caring for our indigenous elderly, the indigenous attitude toward the care of our elders, and how the changing times impact cultural practices leaving our elderly vulnerable.
The editors of a new book on Aboriginal languages say more than a million Indigenous place names are in danger of being lost forever. Are our indigenous names getting the recognition they deserve and what is achieved by re-naming places by their indigenous name. And...
“International Youth Day” on 12 August 2011. in this episode we look to answer the question, In what ways are we succeeding or failing in caring for indigenous children/youth?
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of the World's Indigenous People is observed on August 9 each year to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people...
In this episode of Indigenous Insight we look at religious and spiritual practices and the effect that they had on indigenous cultures.
In this episode we look at how the global financial crisis has effected indigenous nation through out the world.
An international indigenous news and current affairs programme with stories sourced from members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network.(SERIES PREMIERE) In this episode we look at the effect of natural disasters on culture and heritage.
In this episode we look at how indigenous cultures around the world are being affected by the destruction of their land and how important conservation has become in protecting cultures.
One of the greatest challenges for the Hawaiian language movement is overcoming the assumption that English is the only other language that matters and Hawaiian is fighting an uphill battle to unseed that dominant language. The same is no doubt true for many of our...
Learn about the Pūnana Leo Hawaiian medium education preschool system.
Learn about the approach Pūnana Leo preschools are using to teach their students how to read as early as age four.
No ʻAneʻi Ko Kākou Ola explores the benefits of Hawaiian-medium education in establishing a strong foundation in culture and language as exemplified at Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu. Located in the district of Puna on the island of Hawaiʻi, this unique kindergarten...
Maunakea, a sacred place of Hawaiian deities, is also a good example of a wahi pana. We use this place to explain the idea of pana in telling the pana of Waiʻau.
Maunakea, a sacred place of Hawaiian deities, is also a good example of a wahi pana. We use this place to explain the idea of pana in telling the pana of Waiʻau.
A look at the ongoing efforts to care for the natural, cultural, and scientific resources of Mauna Kea. 20090608
The Thirty-Meter Telescope Project held seven state-wide meetings collecting comments from the public on their draft Environmental Impact Statement. 20090706
Hundreds gathered this morning in front of Ka Leo's office at UH Mānoa in protest for a student's mural that was partially censored by the school. The mural was made as part of the Ka Leo Arts Festival and brought attention to the controversial telescope construction...
Ke mau nei nō ka hana kū kiaʻi mauna a nā koa aloha ʻāina i meae hoʻokū ʻia ai ke kūkulu ʻia o ka ʻohe nānā 30 mika ma Mauna Kea. Ma ka nui ʻana aʻe o nā kānaka e alu like ana, pēia pū ka ʻume ʻia ai o nā hoa kākoʻo hou aku me ka hoʻonaʻauao ʻia. Aloha ʻĀina Warriors...
Aloha ‘Āina Protectors, grounded in aloha and respect, are resolved to suceed. Organizers are appealing to everyone to approach this process with a deep sense of aloha, respect, thoughtfulness and purpose by declaring a “kapu aloha,” or a mandate for aloha in their...
In a series of four community meetings on Hawai'i island in October of 2001, representatives from NASA and the W. M. Keck Observatory presented their plan to add six new telescopes to their array atop Mauna Kea, including proposed plans for restoring disturbed habitat...
Komo like nō nā ʻano kānaka hana noʻeau mai ʻō a ʻō i ke kalewa a kūʻai aku i kā lākou mau hana nani a launa ʻole ma ka pule Mele Manaka. No Manaola, he mea hou aku kāna e kaʻana aku ai i pili iā Mauna Kea. Merrie Monarch week brings artists from all over Hawaiʻi to...
People gathered in celebration of culture, and aloha ʻāina at this years Merrie Monarch Parade. Ma ka paikau Mele Manaka i hui like ai nā kānaka no ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana i nā hana kuʻuna, keu hoʻi ʻo ke aloha ʻāina.
Over 3,000 attended the Kū Kiaʻi Rally on the grounds of ʻIolani Palace on Sunday, April 12, 2015. For long-time Aloha ʻĀina Activist Walter Ritte, who was celebrating his 70th birthday, there was no other place he wanted to be than with this next generation taking...
University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents Meeting April 16, 2015 UH Hilo Campus Hearing of Testimony on "The Management of Mauna Kea and the Mauna Kea Science Reserve."
Hundreds attended the Kū Kia‘i Mauna March from OHA offices to the State Capital in Honolulu on April 21, 2015. Thousands more tuned in on our live stream. This is a rebroadcast of the stream and the event as it unfolded.
The Hawaiian word wai denotes something valued or treasured, true wealth. This program explores the concepts of ‘ohana (family), ho‘okipa (hospitality), and po‘okela (excellence). The importance of developing powers of observation and awareness of the world around us...
The Hawaiian word wai denotes something valued or treasured, true wealth. This program explores the concepts of aloha ‘āina (love for the land), kōkua (helpfulness), ‘ohana (family), and “thinking island." NĀ MAKA O KA ʻĀINA We are Joan Lander and Puhipau (1937-2016)...
Surfers Rell Sunn, Clyde Aikau, Rabbit Kekai, Buffalo Keaulana and Alvin Kaio share their knowledge of the history of surfing, canoe surfing, big wave surfing and popular surfing spots. Lilikala Kame‘eleihiwa performs a traditional chant to call for big waves and...
Taro grower and Native Hawaiian practitioner Jerry Konanui works to propagate and save from extinction the numerous varieties of kalo (taro), a staple of the Hawaiian diet. Jerry’s mission is also to protect kalo, revered as the elder sibling (Hāloa) of the Hawaiian...
Rachel Nahaleelua Mahuiki, one of Hanalei's most beloved kūpuna, leads Larry Kimura and a group of Hawaiian language teachers on a tour of Hā‘ena, Kaua‘i. The trip includes visits to the wet and dry caves, the famous peak, Makana, and a walk on the reef where Rachel...
Located on the western tip of the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu, Mākua has long been a place of refuge for Kānaka Maoli, native Hawaiians. It's the pu‘uhonua for the kua‘āina, a place where we Hawaiians can still be free. Robi Kahakalau One of the last undeveloped valleys...
Tuti Kanahele interviews Alina Kanahele about everyday life on the island of Ni‘ihau, where Alina was born and raised. NĀ MAKA O KA ʻĀINA We are Joan Lander and Puhipau (1937-2016) of Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (“The Eyes of the Land”), an independent video production team...
Tuti Kanahele travels to the taro-growing district of Ke‘anae, Maui, to talk with James Keolaokalani Hueu, Jr., a long-time resident and taro grower. Kupuna Hueu takes Tuti on a tour of the lo‘i kalo, or taro patches, naming the many different varieties of taro and...
Miloli‘i style ‘ōpelu fishing Set to the songs of the Kahumoku Brothers, this music video demonstrates a traditional Hawaiian method of catching ‘ōpelu (Pacific mackerel) off the Wai‘anae coast of O‘ahu. Featuring Walter “Keli‘iokekai” Paulo and Eddie Kaanana, fishing...
From an ancient burial site at Honokahua, Maui, to the streets of Honolulu, the issue of protecting ancestral remains from development is brought passionately to the public’s attention by Hawaiian descendants. A few days before Christmas, 1988, a 24-hour vigil is held...
Tuti Kanahele visits with her father, Leimana Kanahele, born and raised on the island of Ni‘ihau, now making his home on Kaua‘i. Leimana demonstrates the making of saddles, a skill acquired during his younger days working on a Ni‘ihau cattle ranch. While displaying...
In the shadow of Ka‘ala mountain on the Wai‘anae coast of O‘ahu, a unique community project is creating a unique educational curriculum. Gigi Cocquio, a native of Italy, has set up a community farm in Mākaha and works with the children of Mākaha Elementary School to...
Rare and endangered plants and their habitats are presented and discussed by horticulturist Heidi Bornhorst and botanist Charles Lamoureux. Plants include: ma‘o, ‘ihi, mā‘ohi‘ohi, māmane, pua kala, kulu‘i, uhiuhi, ‘a‘ali‘i, ‘ālula, ‘ilima, ‘ākia, ‘ōhai, ma‘o hauhele,...
Recorded in 1983 during a ten-day gathering in Vanuatu, a newly independent island nation in the south Pacific that had recently declared itself a nuclear-free zone, this program takes a look at the Pacific-wide movement towards independence and de-nuclearization....
Native birds and the artwork produced from their feathers are the subject of this program hosted by John Dominis Holt. Hawai‘i's rare, endangered and extinct birds are featured both in wildlife footage and in the artwork of Ipo Nihipali. Dennis Kanae Keawe makes a...
March and rally to protest geothermal energy development in one of the last lowland rainforests in Hawai‘i. One of the biggest such demonstrations held on the issue, led by the Pele Defense Fund and supported by the Rainforest Action Alliance. NĀ MAKA O KA ʻĀINA We...
Selected segments from a historic 6-hour educational television presentation on Hawaiian sovereignty, broadcast on KFVE, Dec. 19, 1999 and streamed to the world over the Internet. Co-produced by Aloha First and Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina, Aloha Quest was hosted by Ed Kaahea,...
Selected segments from a historic 6-hour educational television presentation on Hawaiian sovereignty, broadcast on KFVE, Dec. 19, 1999 and streamed to the world over the Internet. Co-produced by Aloha First and Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina, Aloha Quest was hosted by Ed Kaahea,...
Tuti Kanahele visits with musician and Kaua‘i resident Margaret Aipoalani who demonstrates the techniques and patterns of Hawaiian quilting, tells stories of her younger days, and entertains with song, ʻukulele and piano. NĀ MAKA O KA ʻĀINA We are Joan Lander and...
Kānaka Maoli living at Mākua beach in 1983 take a stand to resist eviction by police and government agents. During the process, they learn the history of how they became dispossessed of their lands and government. The event was one of numerous evictions and land...
(“Let’s make haupia with Kupuna Helen Haleola Lee Hong”) Larry Kimura visits Helen Haleola Lee Hong at the Keliihoomalu family residence in Kaimū in the Puna district of Hawai‘i island, to learn how to prepare haupia (coconut pudding) and talk story about earlier...
Kapu Kaʻū is a unique portrait of one of Hawai‘i's most remote and rugged districts, Ka‘ū, located on the southern flanks of Mauna Loa on the island of Hawai‘i. The people of Ka‘ū, known historically for their independence and resilience, relate stories of a lifestyle...
In the swirling volcanic steam and misty rain forest of KĪlauea volcano's east rift zone on the island of Hawai‘i, two forces meet head on. Geothermal development interests, seeking to clear the rain forest for drilling operations, are opposed by native Hawaiians...
A documentary on the work of Sister Anna McAnany and the Peace Education Program of the Wai‘anae Coast, initiated by members of the community in reaction to increasing violence in the schools. The Peace Education Program works with students of all ages to bring peace...
Ipo and Kunani Nihipali work with children to create a mural at Kainalu Elementary School that reflects and interprets the cultural and natural history of nearby Kawainui marsh. The children research and then paint the native birds, plants and sea creatures associated...
Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian...
An island-by-island survey of Hawaiian native species of birds, snails, fish and insects, all identified by their Hawaiian names and described through ʻōlelo noʻeau (wise sayings) in Hawaiian and English. Narrated by Ekela Kaniaupio and set to the classical guitar...
Inspired by the cool uplands and abundant reefs of the Kohala district, the volcano deity Pele, the sacred summit of Mauna Kea and their own cultural traditions, artists from throughout the Pacific and Pacific Rim come together on Hawai‘i island to create...
Hosted by well-known kupuna Eddie Kaanana, this video focuses on traditional Hawaiian values regarding the precious resource ka wai, fresh water. The respect for water sources such as streams and springs and the use of stream water from mauka to makai (mountain to...
Hawai‘i farmers, teachers, legal and medical experts and community activists share their perspectives on GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms), the genetic engineering of crops and the patenting of life forms. “Hawai’i has been called the GMO testing capitol of the...
Kahoʻolawe Aloha ʻĀina focuses on the cultural, political and military significance of the "target island" of Kaho‘olawe in the Hawaiian archipelago. The Hawaiian term aloha ‘āina refers to love of the land, the basis of Hawaiian cultural belief that animates the...
This video documents the battle over the water in Waiāhole Ditch on the island of O‘ahu, where taro farmers and long-time residents seek to reclaim the natural stream waters that were taken in the early 1900's by sugar plantations. Shot on location in the Windward...
instructional hula video A performance of the hula Ka Nani A‘o Ka‘ū (The Beauty of Ka‘ū) by Debbie Ryder on location at Ka Lae, southernmost point on the island of Hawai‘i, plus an interview with beloved kumu hula (hula master) George Na‘ope about the composing of the...
Produced for ‘Aha Pūnana Leo, this video is a call for teachers to help revitalize the Hawaiian language, which was saved from the brink of extinction by the extraordinary efforts of those who established the Hawaiian language immersion preschools in the 1980’s....
Various interviews and other video footage of the beloved Maui kupuna (elder) of the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana, Harry Kunihi Mitchell. Documentation covers the period from 1982 through 1989. NĀ MAKA O KA ʻĀINA We are Joan Lander and Puhipau (1937-2016) of Nā Maka o ka...
Various interviews and other video footage of the beloved Maui kupuna (elder) of the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana, Harry Kunihi Mitchell. Documentation covers the period from 1982 through 1989. NĀ MAKA O KA ʻĀINA We are Joan Lander and Puhipau (1937-2016) of Nā Maka o ka...
Various interviews and other video footage of the beloved Maui kupuna (elder) of the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana, Harry Kunihi Mitchell. Documentation covers the period from 1982 through 1989. NĀ MAKA O KA ʻĀINA We are Joan Lander and Puhipau (1937-2016) of Nā Maka o ka...
Various interviews and other video footage of the beloved Maui kupuna (elder) of the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana, Harry Kunihi Mitchell. Documentation covers the period from 1982 through 1989. NĀ MAKA O KA ʻĀINA We are Joan Lander and Puhipau (1937-2016) of Nā Maka o ka...
This video is set to a song, Na ‘Ono o ka ‘Aina (“The Delectable Taros of the Land”), inspired by renowned Hawaiian cultural educator Edith Kanaka’ole. Written by Kalani Meinecke and George Kahumoku, Jr. and performed by Kekuhi Kanahele and friends, the song praises...
Fisherman Ray Kalili supervises a neighborhood hukilau, a group fishing technique, on O‘ahu's windward coast. Ethno-historian Marion Kelly describes the use of fishponds in old Hawai‘i. Navigator Nainoa Thompson explains the art of wayfinding, or long-distance ocean...
The Hawaiian term ho‘āla hou means to awaken anew. Hosted by artist and philosopher Sam Ka‘ai, this program looks at the re-emergence of a Pacific way of thinking, of seeking self-sufficiency, and of preserving the cultural heritage of the first people of Hawai‘i. NĀ...
On August 12, 1898, during ceremonies at ‘Iolani Palace, two figures stood on a platform before an international gathering. Sanford B. Dole and U.S. Minister Harold Sewall exchanged treaty ratifications annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the United States. Or so it...
Fisherman Kaiana Ahmad takes us out on an aku (tuna) boat for a day of deep-sea fishing and Keoki Fukumitsu shares his life as a taro grower in Hakipu‘u on the island of O‘ahu. Kaiana shows how sea birds help fishermen find schools of fish and demonstrates the use of...
Ku Kahakalau visits with Katherine Maunakea on the Wai‘anae coast. After relating a short history of her early life in Kula, Maui, in the Puna district of the Big Island and in Nānākuli on O‘ahu, Katherine shares her knowledge of lāʻau lapaʻau (medicinal plants),...
What prompted this 36-year old Hawaiian language immersion school graduate to set off on a three-country adventure that took her to the glaciers of Greenland, had her building human-towers in Barcelona, and sitting with policy makers in the National Assembly for...
HRH Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa was the great granddaughter of HRH Princess Mary Kinoiki Kekaulike, governor of Hawaiʻi, and High Chief David Kahalepoʻuli Piʻikoi, the son of Jonah Piʻikoi, the humble pipe-lighter of King Kaʻumualiʻi of Kauaʻi....
He keaka mele ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ʻo “Ke Kaua o Kuamoʻo” na ke kula ʻo Kamehameha ma Hawaiʻi e hahaʻi ana i ka hukihuki ma waena o ke aliʻi o Kona ʻo Kekuaokalani lāua me Liholiho. Ma hope o ka hala ʻana o ke aliʻi nui Kamehameha Paiea, ua hele a hihia ka pilina ma waena o...
He hana keaka ʻo “Moʻo Huelo: Tale of a Tail” e hahaʻi ana i ka moʻolelo o Kama me kona ʻimi kōkua ʻana iā Geckoman. Ma kēia huakaʻi, launa ʻo Kama me nā hāmeʻe like ʻole, ʻo ka manu ʻuaʻu ʻoe, ʻo ka nananana makakiʻi nuha ʻoe, a ʻo ka ʻūhini ʻūlala ʻoe. Ma o ua...
He hana keaka ʻo “Moʻo Huelo: Tale of a Tail” e hahaʻi ana i ka moʻolelo o Kama me kona ʻimi kōkua ʻana iā Geckoman. Ma kēia huakaʻi, launa ʻo Kama me nā hāmeʻe like ʻole, ʻo ka manu ʻuaʻu ʻoe, ʻo ka nananana makakiʻi nuha ʻoe, a ʻo ka ʻūhini ʻūlala ʻoe. Ma o ua...
Lāʻieikawai, the Beauty of Paliuli, was born into a family of aliʻi (chiefs) and taken by her grandmother Waka to be raised safely in the forest of Paliuli. She is the most beautiful woman in all of Hawaiʻi, and is pursued by a lengthy line of suitors. Enjoy this...
Lāʻieikawai, the Beauty of Paliuli, was born into a family of aliʻi (chiefs) and taken by her grandmother Waka to be raised safely in the forest of Paliuli. She is the most beautiful woman in all of Hawaiʻi, and is pursued by a lengthy line of suitors. Enjoy this...
Lāʻieikawai, the Beauty of Paliuli, was born into a family of aliʻi (chiefs) and taken by her grandmother Waka to be raised safely in the forest of Paliuli. She is the most beautiful woman in all of Hawaiʻi, and is pursued by a lengthy line of suitors. Enjoy this...
Lāʻieikawai, the Beauty of Paliuli, was born into a family of aliʻi (chiefs) and taken by her grandmother Waka to be raised safely in the forest of Paliuli. She is the most beautiful woman in all of Hawaiʻi, and is pursued by a lengthy line of suitors. Enjoy this...
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing. Nestled in the lush and fertile Waipi'o Valley, Pōkahi and Kaukini have everything they need … except a child. In this adaptation of a traditional Hawaiian story, the kind, hardworking but childless couple is blessed with a special...
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing An animated story of Naeʻoleʻs flight to save the infant Kamehameha.
'Elepaio learns that when you do bad things to others, bad things come back to you. Produced by Kamehameha Publishing.
Kēhau, a young Menehune boy, and his best friend, a little elepaio bird, discover that a group of men has been killing the birds of the Kaua'i rainforest in order to harvest their feathers faster. Kēhau and Elepaio seek out the Menehune Chief and his warriors to help...
Long ago, Kalā (the sun) raced across the sky as he pleased, leaving the land and its people with short days and long, dark nights. Among those suffering from the lack of daylight was the goddess Hina, mother of the demigod Māui. In order to make things pono (right),...
This video is set to a song, Na ‘Ono o ka ‘Aina (“The Delectable Taros of the Land”), inspired by renowned Hawaiian cultural educator Edith Kanaka’ole. Written by Kalani Meinecke and George Kahumoku, Jr. and performed by Kekuhi Kanahele and friends, the song praises...
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing. A stingy fisherman learns generosity the hard way when he is approached by two beautiful women, Hauwahine and Meheanu. Unaware of the women’s true identities, Kanakapï spares them only a few fish but quickly learns the error of his...
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing. In this bilingual tale, Kū provides Hawai'i's first 'ulu tree and saves his people from famine.
Hau, a young girl from Koʻolauloa, is overshadowed by her beautiful and talented older sisters named Niu, Pūhala, and Lehua. But with the help of her kupuna, Hau begins to blossom as she discovers her unique talents and contributions. Produced by Kamehameha...
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing Two Kailua farmers are in for a surprise when their foot trek to deliver food to Queen Ka‘ahumanu is interrupted by a mysterious brindled dog.
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing. Nestled in the lush and fertile Waipi'o Valley, Pōkahi and Kaukini have everything they need … except a child. In this adaptation of a traditional Hawaiian story, the kind, hardworking but childless couple is blessed with a special...
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing An animated story of Naeʻoleʻs flight to save the infant Kamehameha.
'Elepaio learns that when you do bad things to others, bad things come back to you. Produced by Kamehameha Publishing.
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing. A stingy fisherman learns generosity the hard way when he is approached by two beautiful women, Hauwahine and Meheanu. Unaware of the women’s true identities, Kanakapï spares them only a few fish but quickly learns the error of his...
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing. In this bilingual tale, Kū provides Hawai'i's first 'ulu tree and saves his people from famine.
Hau, a young girl from Koʻolauloa, is overshadowed by her beautiful and talented older sisters named Niu, Pūhala, and Lehua. But with the help of her kupuna, Hau begins to blossom as she discovers her unique talents and contributions. Produced by Kamehameha...
Produced by Kamehameha Publishing Two Kailua farmers are in for a surprise when their foot trek to deliver food to Queen Ka‘ahumanu is interrupted by a mysterious brindled dog.
Pele, the fire goddess, leaves Tahiti to find her own land where she can preserve the sacred flame. Digging her way along the Hawaiian island chain, she is chased by her angry sister, Nāmaka, who consistently floods her efforts. After moving her way down the chain,...
