Hawaii Movies

  • 1935
    Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific

    Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific

    Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific

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    This Traveltalk short visits Hawaii's capital city.

    Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific
  • 2019
    Hawaii: Living on the Edge in Paradise?

    Hawaii: Living on the Edge in Paradise?

    Hawaii: Living on the Edge in Paradise?

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    During the summer of 2018, hundreds of earthquakes shook the summit of Kiilauea, sparking the volcano's largest eruption in 200 years. To some, it...

    Hawaii: Living on the Edge in Paradise?
  • 1984
    Big Wave

    Big Wave

    Big Wave

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    Big Wave is a documentary directed by Walt Mulconery and published on May 25, 1984 that presents the types of outdoor and risky sports present on the...

    Big Wave
  • 1970
    Eruption

    Eruption

    Eruption

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    A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the U.S. military is far more terrifying...

    Eruption
  • 2008
    Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority

    Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority

    Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority

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    In 1965, Patsy Takemoto Mink became the first woman of color in the United States Congress. Seven years later, she ran for the US presidency and was...

    Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
  • 1959
    Moana

    Moana

    Moana

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    Documentary focused on underwater shootings and hawaiian dances.

    Moana
  • 2018
    Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii

    Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii

    Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii

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    An original short film narrated by Academy Award-nominee Sigourney Weaver featuring excerpts from Georgia O’Keeffe’s personal letters to...

    Off in the Far Away Somewhere: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii
  • 1978
    Stickin' Together

    Stickin' Together

    Stickin' Together

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    A Hawaiian beach bum finds himself surrogate uncle to five orphaned children, helping them stay together, in this pilot movie for a TV series which...

    Stickin' Together
  • 2016
    W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree

    W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree

    W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree

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    A documentary on the life and work of Poet Laureate, two-time Pulitzer winner, and environmental activist W.S. Merwin.

    W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree
  • 2016
    95 and 6 to Go

    95 and 6 to Go

    95 and 6 to Go

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    Filmmaker Kimi Takesue captures the cadence of daily life for Grandpa Tom, a retired postal worker born to Japanese immigrants to Hawai’i in...

    95 and 6 to Go
  • 2015
    Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea

    Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea

    Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea

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    Documenting the Kapu Aloha movement, as they take a stand to defend Mauna Kea in the wake of the Thirty Meter Telescope protests.

    Kapu Aloha 101: Ke Kula o Maunakea
  • 2023
    Too Much Life

    Too Much Life

    Too Much Life

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    Harper Hudson is smart, popular, and set to be Student Body President—until her best friend runs against her. Chaos ensues as she destroys the...

    Too Much Life
  • 2012
    Seeds of Hope

    Seeds of Hope

    Seeds of Hope

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    A look at food security in the Hawaiian islands

    Seeds of Hope
  • 2012
    Wild Hawaii

    Wild Hawaii

    Wild Hawaii

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    Witness the unique marine life at the depths of the Pacific Ocean, and journey to shores of the archipelago in this one-hour documentary, which...

    Wild Hawaii
  • 2011
    6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films

    6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films

    6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films

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    6B is the anthology feature film of five Hawaii filmmakers. Each of the four stories revolve around rooms with the number 6B and the film examines...

    6B: An Anthology of Hawaii Films
  • 2001
    Holo Mai Pele

    Holo Mai Pele

    Holo Mai Pele

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    This is the story of the Fire Goddess Pele and the dynamics of her relationship with her sister Hi’iaka. Six years ago, the renowned dance...

    Holo Mai Pele
  • 2009
    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

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    What if you are made to feel ashamed when you speak your "mother tongue" or ridiculed because of your accent? "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i"...

    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i
  • 2003
    Conquest of Hawaii

    Conquest of Hawaii

    Conquest of Hawaii

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    History Channel documentary which chronicles the history of Hawai'i and the rarely told story of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy by the...

    Conquest of Hawaii
  • 2006
    The Real Charlie Chan

    The Real Charlie Chan

    The Real Charlie Chan

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    A documentary on Chang Apana, the Chinese-Hawaiian police officer who was the inspiration for the character of Charlie Chan.

    The Real Charlie Chan
  • 1981
    The Sand Island Story

    The Sand Island Story

    The Sand Island Story

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    This short documentary chronicles a four-month period between 1979 and 1980 when residents of Hawaii's Sand Island "squatter" community attempted to...

    The Sand Island Story