Puhipau Movies
- 1993
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation91993HD
This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the...
- 1981
The Sand Island Story
The Sand Island Story01981HD
This short documentary chronicles a four-month period between 1979 and 1980 when residents of Hawaii's Sand Island "squatter" community attempted to...
- 2005
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege02005HD
Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether...
- 1988
Na Wai E Ho'ōla I Nā Iwi - Who Will Save the Bones?
Na Wai E Ho'ōla I Nā Iwi - Who Will Save the Bones?01988HD
From an ancient burial site at Honokahua, Maui, to the streets of Honolulu, the issue of protecting ancestral remains from development is brought...
- 2011
The Hawaiian Art of Healing
The Hawaiian Art of Healing02011HD
From the age of five, Henry Auwae learned the art of lāʻau lapaʻau (herbal medicine) from his grandmother, a woman whose knowledge...
- 2010
Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro
Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro02010HD
Taro grower and Native Hawaiian practitioner Jerry Konanui works to propagate and save from extinction the numerous varieties of kalo (taro), a...
- 1983
Mākua Homecoming
Mākua Homecoming01983HD
Kānaka Maoli (native Hawaiians) living at Mākua beach in 1983 take a stand to resist eviction by police and government agents.