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Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

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Biography

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, also known as Kumu Hina, is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) teacher, cultural practitioner, and community leader.

Known For

Leitis in Waiting
1.0

The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in the South Pacific Kingdom.

Leitis in Waiting

2018
Kumu Hina
6.1

A transgender Native Hawaiian teacher inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe, even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship in her own life.

Kumu Hina

2014
Kapaemahu
5.7

Long ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit, led by Kapaemahu, brought certain healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and were loved by the people for their gentle ways and the miraculous cures they performed.

Kapaemahu

2020
Kūkini
N/A

At the turn of the 18th century in the Hawaiian Kingdom, a man must outrun a mob of warriors to return to his family and deliver a message that could change the course of an ongoing war.

Kūkini

2024
Afterearth
N/A

As rising sealevels threaten locations touched by the Pacific Ocean in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines, China, and North America, four women give offerings of music, poetry and heartfelt testimonial to preserve the volcano, ocean, air and land for future generations.

Afterearth

2017
A Place in the Middle
8.0

Eleven year old Ho'onani dreams of leading the hula troupe at her inner-city Honolulu school. The only trouble is that the group is just for boys. She's fortunate that her teacher understands first-hand what it's like to be 'in the middle' - the ancient Hawaiian tradition of embracing both male and female spirit. Together they set out to prove that what matters most is to be true to yourself.

A Place in the Middle

2014
MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Story
N/A

A documentary that explores the Native Hawaiian concept of gender fluidity by interweaving intimate interviews with a multimedia stage performance featuring hula, chant, and contemporary music. The film centers on the artistic collaborators of the show—all acclaimed Hawaiian transgender artists—offering a powerful reflection on identity, culture, and expression.

MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Story

2025
Kapō Maʻi Lele
N/A

In ancient Hawai‘i, an arrogant demigod, Kamapuaʻa, pursues the fiery volcano goddess, Pele, who tires of his playboy exploits and calls upon her sister"s female power for aid. She lures him to O‘ahu, and in an explosive frenzy, traps him in the crater known from then on as Kohelepele.

Kapō Maʻi Lele

Ka ʻāʻumeʻume
N/A

Six Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiians) share their voyages in and out of diaspora. Their collective moʻolelo (story) wades through hope, grief, wisdom, and the effects of the illegal occupation of their homeland. They share the pull they have felt to return to Hawaiʻi and ka ʻāʻumeʻume (the struggle) to stay.

Ka ʻāʻumeʻume

2023