Kumu Hina

A place in the middle

Kumu Hina — 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.

• Release date
• June 22, 2014
• Runtime
• 75 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Joe Wilson

Kumu Hina — Cast

L

Leo Anderson Akana Narrator

H

Haemaccelo Kalu Himself

H

Ho'Onani Kamai Himself Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu Herself