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He Hekenga Tūhura | A Voyage of Discovery
Tribute to master navigator Sir Hector "Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi Puhipi" Busby, a Māori navigator and traditional waka builder in New Zealand recognized as a leading figure in the revival of traditional Polynesian navigation and ocean voyaging using wayfinding techniques, and Pius "Mau" Piailug a Mi...
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Ua Mau Ke Ea: Sovereignty Endures (Theatrical Version)
Prepare yourself for a virtual mind-walk through the historical plateaus of the Hawaiian Islands. Ua Mau Ke Ea takes its audiences on a fascinating journey through the legal history of the Hawaiian Islands as it examines key events which shaped the law and politics of Polynesia’s first recognized...
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The Tribunal
Ka Ho‘okolokolonui Kānaka Maoli — Peoples' International Tribunal Hawai‘i, 1993
In August 1993, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina spent twelve days capturing on video the proceedings Ka Ho‘okolokolonui Kānaka Maoli — Peoples' International Tribunal Hawai‘i, 1993, in which the United States and the state of Haw...
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Mauna Kea - Temple Under Siege
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 people.
For five years Nā Maka...
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Mālama Hāloa – Protecting the Taro
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 people, from the risks of gene...