This 1995 film by Tom Coffman chronicles the history of the Hawaiʻi from arrival of the first Polynesian explorers through the establishment of four separate kingdoms on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui and Hawaiʻi to the formation of one kingdom encompassing all islands. Featured in the film is Kumu John Keola Lake sharing stories and chant, artist Herb Kāne and author and scholar Rubellite Kawena Johnson.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- PBS Hawai'i
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Top Cast
Leonelle Anderson Akana as Narrator
Harry Miles Muheim as Narrator
John Keola Lake as Storyteller & Chanter
Top Crew
Tom Coffman · Director, Writer
Meleanna Meyer · Producer
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