Na Loea: The Masters is an original film series that perpetuates kuanaike Hawaii, or a Hawaiian worldview, through the engaging stories of a select group of masters whose lives represent an amazing body of cultural wisdom.

Fulfilling a soldier's duty to preserve life, Edward Wendt personifies servant leadership with a tenacious resolve to fight for what is right. A Vietnam War veteran and a strong advocate for native Hawaiian rights, he used ancestral knowledge to survive in both scenarios. Ed, a pioneer in the taro restoration movement, has helped to re-establish the water rights for all traditional farmers in east Maui.—Justyn Ah Chong