Hawaii Movies
- 1993
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation91993HD
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...
- 2008
Charles Reed Bishop: Hawaii's First Banker
Charles Reed Bishop: Hawaii's First Banker02008HD
The documentary, titled "Hawaii's First Banker", tells the story of a man of integrity, commitment and caring. The core values he established long...
- 2008
Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority02008HD
In 1965, Patsy Takemoto Mink became the first woman of color in the United States Congress. Seven years later, she ran for the US presidency and was...
- 2014
A Place in the Middle
A Place in the Middle82014HD
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....
- 2011
Over Hawaii
Over Hawaii02011HD
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...
- 2022
O'o: The Last Voice of Kauai
O'o: The Last Voice of Kauai02022HD
An environmental film about human-caused extinction featuring a bird known as the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, which was once endemic to the...
- 1938
The Great Heart
The Great Heart6.3331938HD
This short film tells the true story of the heroic sacrifice of Father Damien, the Belgian priest who suffered a living death in order to bring hope...
- 2016
95 and 6 to Go
95 and 6 to Go62016HD
Filmmaker Kimi Takesue captures the cadence of daily life for Grandpa Tom, a retired postal worker born to Japanese immigrants to Hawai’i in...
- 2022
After the Endling
After the Endling62022HD
A shadow puppet film inspired by the story of an extinct Hawaiian tree snail (pūpū kani oe) named Lonely George.
- 2018
Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood
Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood02018HD
Samuel Wilder King, a descendant of Scottish sailors and Hawaiian royalty, served as a distinguished Naval officer in both World Wars before becoming...
- 2001
The Night Marchers
The Night Marchers42001HD
The Night Marchers follows a "real" documentary crew who have strangely disappeared following a journey to chilling Hawaiian site. On a mission to...
- 2020
Tua
Tua42020HD
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, a generational football talent, embarks on a journey that began from a childhood family prophecy. Follow Tua as he...
- 2024
Huli
Huli02024HD
After a boxer relocates from New York to Hawai'i, a friendship with his coach expands his awareness of ancestral connection, purpose, and power....
- 1982
Rap's Hawaii
Rap's Hawaii101982HD
Hawaiian comedy institution Rap Reiplinger brings to life his most beloved characters in this Emmy-winning special, which features extensive...
- 2019
Hawaii: Living on the Edge in Paradise?
Hawaii: Living on the Edge in Paradise?02019HD
During the summer of 2018, hundreds of earthquakes shook the summit of Kiilauea, sparking the volcano's largest eruption in 200 years. To some, it...
- 2019
Like a Mighty Wave
Like a Mighty Wave92019HD
On Wednesday, July 17th 2019, a heavily armed police force arrested 36 Native Hawaiian kūpuna peacefully protecting Maunakea from desecration....
- 2016
Aloha From Lavaland
Aloha From Lavaland02016HD
Explores what it really means to live in such an unpredictable paradise, and what the incident can teach the rest of the world about community,...
- 1989
Pele's Appeal
Pele's Appeal01989HD
In the swirling volcanic steam and misty rain forest of Kilauea volcano’s east rift zone on the island of Hawai’i, two forces meet head...
- 2003
Nihi
Nihi02003HD
Nihi is a film biography of Titus Kinimaka, one of the last remaining professional big-wave riders of pure Hawaiian descent. As a boy, he won surf...
- 1997
Hawaii's Last Queen
Hawaii's Last Queen71997HD
Honeymooners, tourists and surfers flock to Hawaiian shores every year, but life wasn't always serene in the tropical paradise. In the 1890s, the...