Kumu Hina (2014)
A powerful film about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the Westernized society of modern day Hawaiʻi. It is told through the lens of an extraordinary Native Hawaiian who is both a proud and confident māhū, or transgender woman, and an honored and respected kumu, or teacher, cultural practitioner, and community leader.
Directors: Joe Wilson, Dean Hamer.
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Leo Anderson Akana as Narrator |
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Haemaccelo Kalu as Himself |
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Ho'Onani Kamai as Himself |
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Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu as Herself |
| Writing | Leo Anderson Akana | Writer |
| Directing | Joe Wilson | Director |
| Writing | Dean Hamer | Writer |
| Writing | Joe Wilson | Writer |
| Directing | Dean Hamer | Director |
| Sound | Jim LeBrecht | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Dean Hamer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Nels Bangerter | Editor |
| Production | Dean Hamer | Producer |
| Production | Joe Wilson | Producer |
| Camera | Joe Wilson | Director of Photography |