Kumu Hina
A place in the middle
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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Actors
Leo Anderson Akana
Narrator
Haemaccelo Kalu
Himself
Ho'Onani Kamai
Himself
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Herself
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