E pili ana i kēia hana keaka
March, 1820. Hawaiʻi is overrun with foreign ships, guns, and diseases to which the native population has no immunity. A small group of American missionaries arrives, bringing the palapala, and word of a new god. To win the hearts of the people, they must first gain the approval of a queen. This is the story of…The Conversion of Kaʻahumanu.
Ke Kime Hana Keaka
Written by: Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
Directed by: Justina ʻŌlalimākiaikalauaki Mattos
Starring:
Desiree Moana Cruz as Kaʻahumanu
Danielle Kwami as Hannah
Keʻalohilani Kama-Hosea as Pali
Nicole Gour as Lucy Thurston
Catherine Williams as Sybil Bingham
With the Students of Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu
(under the direction of nā Kumu Haʻamauliola Aiona & Kauʻi Kaina)
Nā Mikioneli:
Seta, Kahale, Maikaʻi, Ikaika, Kahikimoe, Kealoha, Kealaula, Kuʻulei, Koaʻe, Pōhai, Hīnano, Kaʻiulani, Kauanoe, Kauwela, Kawela
Nā Kanaka Maoli:
Nāinoa, Kalaʻi, Tanielu, Walea, Makanalei, Keʻalohi, Kaliʻu, Kahiau, Kalama, Ahiʻena, Pōmaikaʻi, Waikā, Kawaiola, Hūalaʻi, Tomaia