Hina's young husband from Tonga. Kumu Hina, Directed by Joe Wilson, Dean Hamer, Produced by Joe Wilson, Dean Hamer (Oahu, HI: Qwaves, 2013), 1 hour 17 minutes. Mauna Kea 4/3/15 Kumu Hina, Jason Momoa, Kahookahi, day after 1st arrests by Occupy Hawaii. He worried about how others would perceive him and that people would think he was homosexual since he married a mahu. First, there is Hina, a teacher at a Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii. As Kumu (teacher) Hina helps Ho’onani negotiate the mixed reactions of her classmates and her family, the power of culture to instill a sense of pride and acceptance becomes clear. It premiered at the Hawaii International Film Festival and aired on Independent Lens, a PBS program, in May 2015. Kumu Hina is a 2014 documentary film by Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson and is the story of Hina Wong-Kalu. She felt as if she had to play a role as a wife even though she did not want to gender identify. More than anything it is the story of what it means to be māhū. KUMU HINA is the story of Hina Wong- Kalu, a transgender native Hawaiian teacher and cultural icon who brings to life Hawaii's long-held embrace of mahu - those who embody both male and female spirit, and were traditionally respected as caretakers, healers, and keepers of ancient traditions. 47:33. Kumu Hina is a powerful film about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the westernized society of modern day Hawai’i. With Leo Anderson Akana, Haemaccelo Kalu, Ho'Onani Kamai, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu. Another character that appeared in “Kumu Hina” was Hina’s husband, Haemaccelo Kalu. A transgender Native Hawaiian teacher inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe, even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship in her own life. 2:46. "Kumu Hina" delivers the Oli for the Hawai'i Marriage Equality Bill signing ceremony - Nov. 13, 2013 Kumu Hina is a powerful film about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the westernized society of modern day Hawai’i.
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She is known for her work as a kumu hula ("hula teacher"), as a filmmaker, and as a community leader in the field of Kanaka Maoli language and cultural preservation. 4 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE By depicting a culture that embraces rather then rejects those who embody both male and female spirit, Kumu Hina offers a compelling model of the advantages diversity brings to the entire community and the importance of understanding and preserving indigenous culture. I was born on … 0:12. "Kumu Hina" is a lovely film and one of my favorite documentaries.
Mauna Kea 4/3/15 Kumu Hina, Jason Momoa, Kahookahi, day after 1st arrests by Occupy Hawaii. kumu hina husband by cewek manja. Kumu Hina tells the inspiring story of Hina Wong-Kalu, a transgender native Hawaiian teacher, or Kumu, who brings to life Hawai'i's traditional embrace of Mahu - those who embody both male and female spirit. My husband was Hina's high school classmate and close friend. Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu, also known as Kumu Hina, is a Native Hawaiian māhū – a traditional third gender person who occupies "a place in the middle" between male and female – as well as a modern transgender woman.