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: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson.
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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 |
| Directing | Dean Hamer | Director |
| Directing | Joe Wilson | Director |
| Writing | Leo Anderson Akana | Writer |
| Writing | Dean Hamer | Writer |
| Writing | Joe Wilson | Writer |
| Sound | Jim LeBrecht | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Nels Bangerter | Editor |
| Camera | Dean Hamer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Joe Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dean Hamer | Producer |
| Production | Joe Wilson | Producer |