Hawaii Movies

  • 2017
    Pauahi's Legacy

    Pauahi's Legacy

    Pauahi's Legacy

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    A short film about the love story between Charles Reed Bishop and Princess Pauahi (founders of Kamehameha Schools). This is based on a true story...

    Pauahi's Legacy
  • 2017
    Kīlauea Summit Eruption | Lava Returns to Halemaʻumaʻu

    Kīlauea Summit Eruption | Lava Returns to Halemaʻumaʻu

    Kīlauea Summit Eruption | Lava Returns to Halemaʻumaʻu

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    In March 2008, a new volcanic vent opened within Halema‘uma‘u, a crater at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes...

    Kīlauea Summit Eruption | Lava Returns to Halemaʻumaʻu
  • 2011
    A Deeper Shade of Blue

    A Deeper Shade of Blue

    A Deeper Shade of Blue

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    Filmmaker Jack McCoy delves into surfing's deepest roots through ancient lore

    A Deeper Shade of Blue
  • 2020
    A Climate For Change: A Second Life

    A Climate For Change: A Second Life

    A Climate For Change: A Second Life

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    Documentary series about how Hawaii is facing the climate change challenge.

    A Climate For Change: A Second Life
  • 2017
    Prescribing Hope: A Homeless in Hawaii Special Report

    Prescribing Hope: A Homeless in Hawaii Special Report

    Prescribing Hope: A Homeless in Hawaii Special Report

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    Hawaii News Now reporter Allyson Blair followed the state's only psychiatric street medicine team for six months as they offered homeless people with...

    Prescribing Hope: A Homeless in Hawaii Special Report
  • 2015
    The Roots of 'Ulu

    The Roots of 'Ulu

    The Roots of 'Ulu

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    Follow the mythological origins of ‘ulu, its journey from Tahiti to Hawai‘i on Polynesian voyaging canoes, and modern efforts to...

    The Roots of 'Ulu
  • 2008
    Hidden Hawaii: National Parks Collection

    Hidden Hawaii: National Parks Collection

    Hidden Hawaii: National Parks Collection

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    Embark on a month-long expedition to explore stunning coral reefs, shallow water environments, and rare species in America's newest marine sanctuary,...

    Hidden Hawaii: National Parks Collection
  • 1970
    Mauna Loa: The Hawaiian Giant

    Mauna Loa: The Hawaiian Giant

    Mauna Loa: The Hawaiian Giant

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    Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the largest active volcano on the planet. Its colossal mass could cause unsuspected dangers : its unstable flanks could...

    Mauna Loa: The Hawaiian Giant
  • 2022
    Bury It

    Bury It

    Bury It

    02022HD

    Hawaii, 1977: Vic and Melvin are dropped off by their older brother in a rural Hawaii forest with an undisclosed task that no one seems enthusiastic...

    Bury It
  • 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
  • 1960
    The Eruption of Kilauea 1959-1960

    The Eruption of Kilauea 1959-1960

    The Eruption of Kilauea 1959-1960

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    Produced by the United States Geological Survey and the National Park Service during the 1959-1960 eruption of Kilauea. Narrated footage includes...

    The Eruption of Kilauea 1959-1960
  • 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
  • 1994
    Back to the Roots

    Back to the Roots

    Back to the Roots

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    Kalo (taro) production on each of the major islands of Hawai'i circa 1994. Meet the amazing people who love and continue to cultivate taro on lo'i...

    Back to the Roots
  • 2019
    Prescribing Hope: Trapped on the Streets

    Prescribing Hope: Trapped on the Streets

    Prescribing Hope: Trapped on the Streets

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    For homeless people incapacitated by mental illness in Hawaii, years go by and nothing changes. They’re trapped. And their families struggle to...

    Prescribing Hope: Trapped on the Streets
  • 2009
    Golden Globe - Hawaii

    Golden Globe - Hawaii

    Golden Globe - Hawaii

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    Golden Globe - Hawaii
  • 1948
    Modern Hawaii

    Modern Hawaii

    Modern Hawaii

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    This film portrays Hawaii as a multifaceted American territory, far more than just a tourist destination with picturesque beaches and palm trees. It...

    Modern Hawaii
  • 1950
    Highway to Hawaii

    Highway to Hawaii

    Highway to Hawaii

    01950HD

    A tourist video of the visit to Hawaii, promoted by United Airlines.

    Highway to Hawaii
  • 2023
    Aina Nani

    Aina Nani

    Aina Nani

    02023HD

    Filmed on the big island of Hawai'i, this contemplative piece is composed of painterly landscapes and rich soundscapes that express the beauty and...

    Aina Nani
  • 1987
    Peppy

    Peppy

    Peppy

    01987HD

    An animated short film about a pineapple playing a guitar.

    Peppy
  • 2013
    Hawaiian Punch

    Hawaiian Punch

    Hawaiian Punch

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    Hawaiian Punch follows two young Mormons, Nick and Tor, during their time in Hawaii. The audience is privy to their lives sharing a house and their...

    Hawaiian Punch