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Hawaiian Voices: Bridging Past To Present
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1998), 59 mins
This award-winning 1 hr documentary honors the role of kupuna (elders) in preserving Hawaiian culture. It focuses on the legacies of 3 respected Hawaiian elders whose lives bridged the transition from older times into the late 20th century. They are Ruth Makaila Kaholoa‘a; Lilia Wahinemaika‘i Hale; & Reverend...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1998), 59 mins
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This award-winning 1 hr documentary honors the role of kupuna (elders) in preserving Hawaiian culture. It focuses on the legacies of 3 respected Hawaiian elders whose lives bridged the transition from older times into the late 20th century. They are Ruth Makaila Kaholoa‘a; Lilia Wahinemaika‘i Hale; & Reverend David “Kawika” Ka‘alakea. Each is a living archive whose memories & perspectives need to be shared as a way of bringing the heali...
This award-winning 1 hr documentary honors the role of kupuna (elders) in preserving Hawaiian culture. It focuses on the legacies of 3 respected Hawaiian elders whose lives bridged the transition from older times into the late 20th century. They are Ruth Makaila Kaholoa‘a; Lilia Wahinemaika‘i Hale; & Reverend David “Kawika” Ka‘alakea. Each is a living archive whose memories & perspectives need to be shared as a way of bringing the healing wisdom of the past into the often fragmented world of the present.
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Date Written / Recorded
1998
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Hawaiian people, Cultural ethos, Cultural norms, Cultural identity, Cultural change and history, Haitians
Copyright Message
Copyright 1998 Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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The History of the Sons of Hawaii
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2000), 1 hour 21 mins
Some of the leading voices of the Hawaiian cultural renaissance, which began in the early 1960s, were musicians and singers. Their songs carried feelings that were yearning to be expressed throughout the island chain. Among the most influential groups of that era was the SONS OF HAWAI’I, led by Eddie Kamae, alre...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2000), 1 hour 21 mins
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Some of the leading voices of the Hawaiian cultural renaissance, which began in the early 1960s, were musicians and singers. Their songs carried feelings that were yearning to be expressed throughout the island chain. Among the most influential groups of that era was the SONS OF HAWAI’I, led by Eddie Kamae, already famous for his ‘ukelele styling, and by the great vocalist and slack-key guitar virtuoso, Gabby Pahinui. Together with bassist Jo...
Some of the leading voices of the Hawaiian cultural renaissance, which began in the early 1960s, were musicians and singers. Their songs carried feelings that were yearning to be expressed throughout the island chain. Among the most influential groups of that era was the SONS OF HAWAI’I, led by Eddie Kamae, already famous for his ‘ukelele styling, and by the great vocalist and slack-key guitar virtuoso, Gabby Pahinui. Together with bassist Joe Marshall and the brilliant young steel guitar player David “Feet” Rogers.
This documentary, the seventh in the Kamae’s award winning Hawaiian Legacy Series, tells the story of a charismatic band. Spanning forty years of Hawai’i’s rich musical tradition, the film offers an intimate look at a unique group of performers and composers, their songs, their humour, their devotion to a sound that continues to convey something essential about Hawaiian spirit.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural identity, Musicians, Revitalization and ethnogenesis, Ethnomusicology, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright 2000 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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Keepers of the Flame: The Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Dennis Mahaffay, fl. 1988 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2005), 57 mins
This is the story of three extraordinary Hawaiian women who helped revive Hawaiian culture when it was perilously close to being lost. It was a time when the monarchy had been overthrown, the Hawaiian language banned from public places and schools, and the Hawaiian heartbeat of hula forced underground.
Mary Kawen...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Dennis Mahaffay, fl. 1988 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2005), 57 mins
Description
This is the story of three extraordinary Hawaiian women who helped revive Hawaiian culture when it was perilously close to being lost. It was a time when the monarchy had been overthrown, the Hawaiian language banned from public places and schools, and the Hawaiian heartbeat of hula forced underground.
Mary Kawena Pukui, ‘lolani Luahine and Edith Kanaka’ole combined commitment to Hawaiian history with art and aloha, to reignite the flame of...
This is the story of three extraordinary Hawaiian women who helped revive Hawaiian culture when it was perilously close to being lost. It was a time when the monarchy had been overthrown, the Hawaiian language banned from public places and schools, and the Hawaiian heartbeat of hula forced underground.
Mary Kawena Pukui, ‘lolani Luahine and Edith Kanaka’ole combined commitment to Hawaiian history with art and aloha, to reignite the flame of tradition. Each planted seeds of the Hawaiian cultural renaissance. Kawena as a history and language expert, teacher and author, ‘lolani as a chanter, cultural icon and ‘high priestess of hula’ and Edith as a songwriter, teacher and founder of the traditional school of hula, Halau O Kekuhi.
The lives of these three great women are described through heartfelt interviews with people who knew and were influenced by them, along with wonderful archival footage collected throughout the years.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Dennis Mahaffay, fl. 1988, Elissa Dulce, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Elissa Dulce, fl. 2005
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Hawaiian people, Cultural identity, Revitalization and ethnogenesis, Cubans
Copyright Message
Copyright 2005 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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Lahaina: Waves of Change
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Lisa Altieri Sosa, fl. 2007, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 and Dennis Mahaffay, fl. 1988 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2007), 57 mins
In 1999 Hawaiian music legend and documentary filmmaker Eddie Kamae visited the West Maui town of Lahaina, only to find that Pioneer Mill, the center of Lahaina’s sugar industry, was closing down. Eddie knew that this signaled the end of Lahaina’s plantation era, a simpler, more innocent time that he remembere...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Lisa Altieri Sosa, fl. 2007, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 and Dennis Mahaffay, fl. 1988 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2007), 57 mins
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In 1999 Hawaiian music legend and documentary filmmaker Eddie Kamae visited the West Maui town of Lahaina, only to find that Pioneer Mill, the center of Lahaina’s sugar industry, was closing down. Eddie knew that this signaled the end of Lahaina’s plantation era, a simpler, more innocent time that he remembered fondly from the childhood summers he spent in the area visiting his grandmother. He knew that a change as momentous as this need to b...
In 1999 Hawaiian music legend and documentary filmmaker Eddie Kamae visited the West Maui town of Lahaina, only to find that Pioneer Mill, the center of Lahaina’s sugar industry, was closing down. Eddie knew that this signaled the end of Lahaina’s plantation era, a simpler, more innocent time that he remembered fondly from the childhood summers he spent in the area visiting his grandmother. He knew that a change as momentous as this need to be documented so he filmed the last harvest, the last cane burning, and the final days of operation at Pioneer Mill. This time Eddie spent in this old Maui towm also revealed many treasures from the past, both historical and personal.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Lisa Altieri Sosa, fl. 2007, Dennis Mahaffay, fl. 1988, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural change and history, Oral history, Cultural identity, Hawaiian people, Cubans
Copyright Message
Copyright 2007 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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Li'a: The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1988), 1 hour
Sam Li’a was a Hawaiian song composer who spent his life in the remote valley of Waipi’o on the Big Island of Hawai’i. There he perpetuated the tradition of celebrating the beauty of one’s place and memorializing the events of its people. Among the musicians inspired by Sam Li’a is Eddie Kamae, a major f...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1988), 1 hour
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Sam Li’a was a Hawaiian song composer who spent his life in the remote valley of Waipi’o on the Big Island of Hawai’i. There he perpetuated the tradition of celebrating the beauty of one’s place and memorializing the events of its people. Among the musicians inspired by Sam Li’a is Eddie Kamae, a major force in the revival of Hawaiian music. In this film, he translates his gratitude and love for Li’a into a visual song, in which music...
Sam Li’a was a Hawaiian song composer who spent his life in the remote valley of Waipi’o on the Big Island of Hawai’i. There he perpetuated the tradition of celebrating the beauty of one’s place and memorializing the events of its people. Among the musicians inspired by Sam Li’a is Eddie Kamae, a major force in the revival of Hawaiian music. In this film, he translates his gratitude and love for Li’a into a visual song, in which music, place and people find their original harmony.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-
Date Published / Released
1988
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Person Discussed
Sam Li'a Kalainaina, 1881-1975
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Musicians, Ethnomusicology, Cultural identity, Cultural change and history, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright 1998 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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Listen To The Forest
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1993), 56 mins
Listen to the Forest is an environmental documentary speaking to the widespread concern for rainforest preservation. It is about the Hawaiian Islands, and also about a Hawaiian way of feeling. A film for all ages emphasizing the powerful connection between a unique natural history and Hawaii’s rich cultural life.
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1993), 56 mins
Description
Listen to the Forest is an environmental documentary speaking to the widespread concern for rainforest preservation. It is about the Hawaiian Islands, and also about a Hawaiian way of feeling. A film for all ages emphasizing the powerful connection between a unique natural history and Hawaii’s rich cultural life.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Traditional history, Cultural ethos, Cultural views, Cultural identity, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright 1993 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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Luther Kahekili Makekau: A One Kine Hawaiian Man
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1997), 58 mins
This award-winning documentary pays tribute to the untamed spirit of a colourful and controversial Hawaiian man. Known throughout the islands and descended from a line of warrior chiefs, Luther Makekau was part philosopher and part outlaw, a chanter and a singer, a fighter and a lover, a cattle rustler, a rebel an...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1997), 58 mins
Description
This award-winning documentary pays tribute to the untamed spirit of a colourful and controversial Hawaiian man. Known throughout the islands and descended from a line of warrior chiefs, Luther Makekau was part philosopher and part outlaw, a chanter and a singer, a fighter and a lover, a cattle rustler, a rebel and a poet.
Born on Maui in 1890, during the reign of King Kalakaua, he lived nearly a hundred years, shaped by a century of turbulent c...
This award-winning documentary pays tribute to the untamed spirit of a colourful and controversial Hawaiian man. Known throughout the islands and descended from a line of warrior chiefs, Luther Makekau was part philosopher and part outlaw, a chanter and a singer, a fighter and a lover, a cattle rustler, a rebel and a poet.
Born on Maui in 1890, during the reign of King Kalakaua, he lived nearly a hundred years, shaped by a century of turbulent cultural change.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural identity, Oral history, Hawaiian people, Cultural change and history, Haitians, Cubans
Copyright Message
Copyright 1997 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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Nation Within
directed by Joy Chong-Stannard, fl. 1998; produced by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 1998), 1 hour 25 mins
The story of Hawaii's annexation to the United States of America has always been told from the point of view of Western historians. After more than 100 years since the Hawaiian Islands' monarchy was dismantled and the American flag raised to claim this small, friendly nation, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tom Co...
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directed by Joy Chong-Stannard, fl. 1998; produced by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998 (Hawaii: Privately Published, 1998), 1 hour 25 mins
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The story of Hawaii's annexation to the United States of America has always been told from the point of view of Western historians. After more than 100 years since the Hawaiian Islands' monarchy was dismantled and the American flag raised to claim this small, friendly nation, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tom Coffman takes his turn. Based on his bestselling book by the same name, this film version visualizes the story of a political lie and an...
The story of Hawaii's annexation to the United States of America has always been told from the point of view of Western historians. After more than 100 years since the Hawaiian Islands' monarchy was dismantled and the American flag raised to claim this small, friendly nation, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tom Coffman takes his turn. Based on his bestselling book by the same name, this film version visualizes the story of a political lie and an injustice that today has moved Hawaiians to seek restoration of their kingdom. In this compelling, stirring and new vision of the American overthrow, Coffman weaves into existing Western history uncovered historical facts as well as the point of view of Hawaiians and their storytellers. Hawaii's last queen, an opposition leader/newspaper man, and other voices from the past fill in the missing parts of this history. One 'voice' that spoke the loudest but has only been recently uncovered is the petition signed by almost all the Hawaiians of that day who sent their stated opposition to Washington D.C. Uncovered in the National Archives of the United States by a contemporary Hawaiian-language scholar, the petition stands as evidence of what Hawaiians really wanted, dispelling the myth that they supported the annexation. Co-produced with PBS Hawaii, it has been shown widely across the country.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tom Coffman, fl. 1998, Joy Chong-Stannard, fl. 1998
Author / Creator
Joy Chong-Stannard, fl. 1998, Tom Coffman, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Historical reconstructions, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Annexation of land, Asians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 Tom Coffman. All rights reserved
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Then There Were None
directed by Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-; produced by Rob Robinson, fl. 1996 and Martha Noyes, fl. 1996 (Honolulu, HI: Pacific Islanders in Communications, 1996), 26 mins
More than half a million native Hawaiians were living in the islands at the time of European contact in 1778. Within 50 years, that population was cut in half as Western diseases claimed thousands of lives. A litany of events followed: American missionaries preached unfamiliar ideas and customs; sugarcane and pine...
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directed by Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-; produced by Rob Robinson, fl. 1996 and Martha Noyes, fl. 1996 (Honolulu, HI: Pacific Islanders in Communications, 1996), 26 mins
Description
More than half a million native Hawaiians were living in the islands at the time of European contact in 1778. Within 50 years, that population was cut in half as Western diseases claimed thousands of lives. A litany of events followed: American missionaries preached unfamiliar ideas and customs; sugarcane and pineapple plantations absorbed individual farmlands; waves of immigrant workers arrived, making Hawaiians a minority in their own land; and...
More than half a million native Hawaiians were living in the islands at the time of European contact in 1778. Within 50 years, that population was cut in half as Western diseases claimed thousands of lives. A litany of events followed: American missionaries preached unfamiliar ideas and customs; sugarcane and pineapple plantations absorbed individual farmlands; waves of immigrant workers arrived, making Hawaiians a minority in their own land; and WWII brought a lasting military presence. University of Hawai'i sociologists estimate that the extinction of full-blooded Hawaiians could come within the next 45 years. To millions of travelers the world over, Hawai'i is an alluring picture postcard paradise. But to its Native Hawaiian people, nothing could be further from the truth. Their compelling story, of a race displaced and now on the verge of extinction, is brilliantly told in this award-winning documentary created by the great-granddaughter of Hawaiian high chiefs and English seafarers.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-, Rob Robinson, fl. 1996, Martha Noyes, fl. 1996
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Pacific Islanders in Communications
Speaker / Narrator
Elizabeth Lindsey, 1956-
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural change and history, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Egyptians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 Pacific Islanders in Communications. All rights reserved
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Those Who Came Before: The Musical Journey of Eddie Kamae
directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2011), 57 mins
Those Who Came Before tells the story of a young Hawaiian 'ukulele virtuoso's journey of musical self-discovery and how it turned into a 50-year pursuit of Hawaiian cultural and musical traditions. The documentary pays tribute to the music of Hawaiians whose gifts of knowledge helped guide Eddie Kamae. His pursuit...
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directed by Eddie Kamae, 1927-; produced by Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998 and Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970 (Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 2011), 57 mins
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Those Who Came Before tells the story of a young Hawaiian 'ukulele virtuoso's journey of musical self-discovery and how it turned into a 50-year pursuit of Hawaiian cultural and musical traditions. The documentary pays tribute to the music of Hawaiians whose gifts of knowledge helped guide Eddie Kamae. His pursuit led him to some of the most respected gatekeepers of the Hawaiian Renaissance: the great author and translator Mary Kawena Pukui, the...
Those Who Came Before tells the story of a young Hawaiian 'ukulele virtuoso's journey of musical self-discovery and how it turned into a 50-year pursuit of Hawaiian cultural and musical traditions. The documentary pays tribute to the music of Hawaiians whose gifts of knowledge helped guide Eddie Kamae. His pursuit led him to some of the most respected gatekeepers of the Hawaiian Renaissance: the great author and translator Mary Kawena Pukui, the 'Songwriter of Waipi'o' Sam Li'a, 'Aloha Chant' author Pilahi Paki, and Hawaiian cultural resource Lilia 'Mama' Hale. One by one, they entrusted him with key pieces of Hawaii's musical heritage – inspiring him to understand, perform, and pass that heritage on to the children of Hawai'i. Those Who Came Before: The Musical Journey of Eddie Kamae, is the 10th documentary from Eddie and Myrna Kamae's celebrated and multiple award- winning Hawaiian Legacy Series.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970, Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Rodney A. Ohtani, fl. 1998, Ka'upena Wong
Author / Creator
Eddie Kamae, 1927-, Myrna Kamae, fl. 1970
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Speaker / Narrator
Ka'upena Wong
Person Discussed
Eddie Kamae, 1927-
Topic / Theme
Hawaiian, Cultural identity, Revitalization and ethnogenesis, Ethnomusicology, Traditional history, Hawaiians
Copyright Message
Copyright 2011 The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
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