Hawaii Movies

  • 2014
    A Place in the Middle

    A Place in the Middle

    A Place in the Middle

    82014HD

    Eleven year old Ho'onani dreams of leading the hula troupe at her inner-city Honolulu school. The only trouble is that the group is just for boys....

    A Place in the Middle
  • 2023
    It Takes a Tutu to Raise a Village

    It Takes a Tutu to Raise a Village

    It Takes a Tutu to Raise a Village

    102023HD

    A family from California moves to Hawaii and meets Tutu. Tutu teaches them how to live in Hawaii.

    It Takes a Tutu to Raise a Village
  • 1981
    The Sand Island Story

    The Sand Island Story

    The Sand Island Story

    01981HD

    This short documentary chronicles a four-month period between 1979 and 1980 when residents of Hawaii's Sand Island "squatter" community attempted to...

    The Sand Island Story
  • 2019
    Like a Mighty Wave

    Like a Mighty Wave

    Like a Mighty Wave

    92019HD

    On Wednesday, July 17th 2019, a heavily armed police force arrested 36 Native Hawaiian kūpuna peacefully protecting Maunakea from desecration....

    Like a Mighty Wave
  • 2009
    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i

    62009HD

    What if you are made to feel ashamed when you speak your "mother tongue" or ridiculed because of your accent? "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i"...

    Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i
  • 2003
    Conquest of Hawaii

    Conquest of Hawaii

    Conquest of Hawaii

    22003HD

    History Channel documentary which chronicles the history of Hawai'i and the rarely told story of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy by the...

    Conquest of Hawaii
  • 2010
    Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro

    Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro

    Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro

    02010HD

    Taro grower and Native Hawaiian practitioner Jerry Konanui works to propagate and save from extinction the numerous varieties of kalo (taro), a...

    Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro
  • 2011
    Over Hawaii

    Over Hawaii

    Over Hawaii

    02011HD

    Go to the Big Island and hover above erupting craters at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, watch flowing orange lava ooze across charred rock and steam...

    Over Hawaii
  • 2017
    Pauahi's Legacy

    Pauahi's Legacy

    Pauahi's Legacy

    02017HD

    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
  • 2008
    Charles Reed Bishop: Hawaii's First Banker

    Charles Reed Bishop: Hawaii's First Banker

    Charles Reed Bishop: Hawaii's First Banker

    02008HD

    The documentary, titled "Hawaii's First Banker", tells the story of a man of integrity, commitment and caring. The core values he established long...

    Charles Reed Bishop: Hawaii's First Banker
  • 1982
    Rap's Hawaii

    Rap's Hawaii

    Rap's Hawaii

    101982HD

    Hawaiian comedy institution Rap Reiplinger brings to life his most beloved characters in this Emmy-winning special, which features extensive...

    Rap's Hawaii
  • 1993
    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    91993HD

    This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the...

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
  • 2020
    Kama'āina

    Kama'āina

    Kama'āina

    02020HD

    After suffering abuse from her stepfather, a 16 y/o queer Mahina must navigate life on the streets, until she eventually finds refuge at the Puuhonua...

    Kama'āina
  • 2010
    Under a Jarvis Moon

    Under a Jarvis Moon

    Under a Jarvis Moon

    02010HD

    Under a Jarvis Moon is a 2010 documentary film about the young men, mostly of Hawaiian origin, sent in the 1930s and 1940s to colonize the Line...

    Under a Jarvis Moon
  • 2021
    Sharks of Hawaii

    Sharks of Hawaii

    Sharks of Hawaii

    02021HD

    Nearly 40 shark species live in the warm waters of Hawaii's volcanic islands, including white tip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks and tiger sharks.

    Sharks of Hawaii
  • 2019
    Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

    Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

    Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

    02019HD

    In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from...

    Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki
  • 2016
    95 and 6 to Go

    95 and 6 to Go

    95 and 6 to Go

    62016HD

    Filmmaker Kimi Takesue captures the cadence of daily life for Grandpa Tom, a retired postal worker born to Japanese immigrants to Hawai’i in...

    95 and 6 to Go
  • 2017
    Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

    Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

    Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson

    02017HD

    Pinky Thompson grew up in Hawaii during a time when one was punished for being Native Hawaiian. After almost losing his life in the battlefields of...

    Visions in the Dark: The Life of Pinky Thompson
  • 1926
    Sons of the Surf

    Sons of the Surf

    Sons of the Surf

    01926HD

    Surfing at Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. Most surfers are human, one is a dog. The educational documentary is part of the Bruce...

    Sons of the Surf
  • 1978
    Damien

    Damien

    Damien

    01978HD

    Terence Knapp plays Father Damien in this TV adaptation of the stage play. Damien goes to Hawaii in the late 1800s to care for lepers. Now deceased...

    Damien