Kumu Hina

Kumu Hina

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Kumu Hina

NITV | March 1, 2016

Intercultural understanding

Ethical understanding

Personal and social capability

Critical thinking

Classification: Mature

Kumu Hina is a powerful film about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the Westernised society of modern day Hawaii. It is told through the eyes of Hina Wong-Kalu, an extraordinary Native Hawaiian who is both a proud and confident mahu, or transgender woman, and an honoured and respected kumu, or teacher.

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Kumu Hina is a powerful film about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the Westernised society of modern day Hawaii. It is told through the eyes of Hina Wong-Kalu, an extraordinary Native Hawaiian who is both a proud and confident mahu, or transgender woman, and an honoured and respected kumu, or teacher.

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