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O Hawaiʻi: Of Hawaiʻi from Settlement to Kingdom

199557m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1995

Runtime

57m

Storyline

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.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
57m
Jan 1, 1995
Languages
English
Director
Tom Coffman
Production
PBS Hawai'i
PBS Hawai'i
Production Countries
United States of America
Official Website

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