This film looks at the history of Oʻahu’s Haʻikū Stairs and the battle to close or preserve them.
Local entertainers Keola Beamer and Jeff Peterson teach children in Bali to play the ʻukulele.
The film tells the story of Ah Quon McElrath who became one of the islands’ most influential leaders, giving voice to Hawaiʻi’s working class.
A musical drama film that takes you on a journey of untold stories of sacrifice, love, and unbreakable bonds of the first Korean immigrants in Hawaiʻi.
A 1995 film by Tom Coffman that chronicles the islands’ history. The documentary features Kumu John Keola Lake sharing stories and chants; Herb Kāne, renowned artist and co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society; and scholar and author Rubellite Kawena Johnson.
Follow Isaac Hoʻopiʻi in the years after he rescued victims from the Pentagon in the 9/11 attacks.
Hawaiʻi mirrored Western culture after annexation but a renaissance revived language, mele and hula.
About six months after 9/11, Hawai‘i TV journalist-turned-independent producer Emme Tomimbang Burns learned that two teenaged daughters of a fallen Bronx, New York firefighter, Ray Meisenheimer, were planning to perform a dance in honor of their father at a 9/11 remembrance event in their Long Island community.