2014

Summary 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. View more details

Documentary

2014

Na Loea: The Masters

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Mac Poepoe Keone Nunes Ed Wendt Jerry Ongies

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 26, 2014

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Production companies : Makauila

Documentary

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 26, 2014

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Production companies : Makauila

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Episode 1 • Apr 26, 2014

Ed Wendt - The Great Heart of Waiokane

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.

Episode 2 • Mar 31, 2014

Herbert Hoe - Food for the Soul

Growing up in the ahupuaa of Hakipuu, Herbert Hoe learned from a young age the value of ohana and the aina and the mutual dependence between the two. Following a career in the Honolulu Fire Department, Herbert recognized how the widespread health afflictions of the Native Hawaiian people impaired our ability to care for ourselves, our families, and our communities. His Ai Pono diet program aims to remedy these issues by returning to the traditional foods of our ancestors. Herbert's work demonstrates how many of the most pressing questions can be answered using practices of our kupuna.

Episode 3 • Apr 30, 2014

Mac Poepoe - Malama Moomomi

For locals on the rural Hawaiian island of Molokai, the "ice box" isn't just the refrigerator in their kitchens but the abundant ocean that still provides a main source of sustenance for that community; a community that has fought against development and many modern "conveniences" with great resolve to maintain their unique island lifestyle. Malama Moomomi features "Mac" Poepoe, a native Hawaiian fisherman and community leader on Molokai, who has dedicated his life to sharing his knowledge of traditional resource management with the hope of ensuring that this ocean "ice box" will be well-stocked for generations to come. Mac's wealth of knowledge and expertise accumulated over his years of growing up in the rigor and lifestyle of a Hawaiian family that has been fishing and maintaining the sustainability of these waters for generations.

Episode 4 • May 31, 2014

Keone Nunes - Ancestral Ink

This is the story of traditional Hawaiian kakau (tattoo) artist, Keone Nunes, and the journey of cultural re-discovery inherent in kakau uhi (tattooing). The process of kakau uhi is one where the artist guides their subjects down a path of self-discovery, revealing life lessons of who they are and where they come from. Traditional kakau is an art that was nearly lost to Hawaiians, but Keone's perseverance to learn, practice and teach this craft has been a critical determiner of its survival and resurgence in the Hawaiian community today.

Episode 5 • Jun 30, 2014

Lolena Nicholas - Lolena's Legacy

One hundred years after the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the government oppression of the native language and two generations of very few native speakers, the Hawaiian language was near extinction by the turn of the 20th century. Despite the odds, a small group of determined parents banded together with the few remaining native speakers in the early 1980's, to bring the olelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language) back to the mouths and ears of keiki (children) in Hawaii. Lolena Nicholas, a native of the isolated island of Niihau, was one of these very first native speakers that came forward to help raise a new generation of native speakers. Since then she has taught the keiki of her first keiki and she continues to give selflessly to this thriving movement, building a legacy of language.

Episode 6 • Oct 05, 2014

Jerry Ongies - Hawaiiloa: Rebuilding the Legend

While the ancient art of non-instrument navigation has been rekindled throughout Polynesia, the knowledge of canoe building has been largely forgotten except for a select few artisans. Following in the wake of her sister canoe Hokulea, the Hawaiiloa canoe was hulled from two spruce logs gifted from the tribes of Alaska to prove the ingenuity of traditional building and voyaging techniques. But with the passing of her original builder - Wright "Wrighto" Bowman - Hawaiiloa was left to wait for another master craftsman. With a steady hand and unwavering dedication, Jerry Ongies is breathing new life into one of Hawaii's most storied sailing canoes.

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