Kumu Hina

Kumu Hina

A place in the middle

2014 en 75 minutes

Rating: 6.1

Plot

A powerful film about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the Westernized society of modern day Hawaiʻi. It is told through the lens of an extraordinary Native Hawaiian who is both a proud and confident māhū, or transgender woman, and an honored and respected kumu, or teacher, cultural practitioner, and community leader.

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Cast

Leo Anderson Akana

Leo Anderson Akana

Narrator

Haemaccelo Kalu

Haemaccelo Kalu

Himself

Ho'Onani Kamai

Ho'Onani Kamai

Himself

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Herself

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