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“On the major islands of Hawai'i, Maui, O'ahu, and Kaua'i, meanwhile, military airfields, training camps, weapons storage facilities, and exclusive housing and beach areas remind the Native Hawaiian who owns Hawai'i: the foreign, colonial country called the United States of America.” - Haunani-Kay Trask, From a Native Daughter (1993)
ʻĀina is the Native Hawaiian Word for land. And for Native Hawaiians, land has been and continues to be a contentious subject, from the rising cost of housing on the Islands, to the enduring exploitation of Hawaiʻi’s natural resources. We invite you to enjoy these films made by Native Hawaiians that explore what it means to Aloha ʻĀina.
This program is only available to view in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state.
Dear Aloha is a heartfelt story about the meaning of aloha through the lives of Diasporic Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest and how it sustains them through distance, loss, and longing. Meanwhile, in Hawai‘i, locals confront the lasting impact of colonization that has Hawaiians disappearing from their homeland.
- Year2024
- Runtime00:15:30
- LanguageʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, English
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorCris Romento
- ScreenwriterCris Romento
- ProducerErin Lau, Vee Hua
- CinematographerShaneika Aguilar
- EditorShirley Thompson, Cris Romento
“On the major islands of Hawai'i, Maui, O'ahu, and Kaua'i, meanwhile, military airfields, training camps, weapons storage facilities, and exclusive housing and beach areas remind the Native Hawaiian who owns Hawai'i: the foreign, colonial country called the United States of America.” - Haunani-Kay Trask, From a Native Daughter (1993)
ʻĀina is the Native Hawaiian Word for land. And for Native Hawaiians, land has been and continues to be a contentious subject, from the rising cost of housing on the Islands, to the enduring exploitation of Hawaiʻi’s natural resources. We invite you to enjoy these films made by Native Hawaiians that explore what it means to Aloha ʻĀina.
This program is only available to view in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state.
Dear Aloha is a heartfelt story about the meaning of aloha through the lives of Diasporic Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest and how it sustains them through distance, loss, and longing. Meanwhile, in Hawai‘i, locals confront the lasting impact of colonization that has Hawaiians disappearing from their homeland.
- Year2024
- Runtime00:15:30
- LanguageʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, English
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorCris Romento
- ScreenwriterCris Romento
- ProducerErin Lau, Vee Hua
- CinematographerShaneika Aguilar
- EditorShirley Thompson, Cris Romento