Recommended Films on Hawaiian Culture

Music & Hula

American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai‘i
Directed by Lisette Kaualena Flanary
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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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Inside USA - The Other Hawai‘i - Part 1 & Part 2
Produced by AlJazeera 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?