Research Guides: Hawaiian Studies (HWST 107): Streaming Videos / DVDs

King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center - Videos

"The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center (the Center) is an administrative program of the Hawaii State Judiciary and a permanent educational institution created to inform and provide learning opportunities about the judicial process and Hawaii’s legal history from pre-contact to present. The Center receives financial support from the Friends of the Judiciary History Center of Hawaii, a non-profit attached to the Center."

JHC Video Collection - YouTube
Video titles include:
Nā Wāhine Kūʻē: Women of Resistance,
Ka Lei Maile Aliʻi – The Queen’s Women,
Law of the Land,
When Fear Reigned,
Oni vs Meek

FEATURED MEDIA - Fishponds

Ahupuaʻa, Fishponds and Loʻi
Call Number: DVD 0385
Discusses the uniqueness of the Hawaiian land use system with its fishponds and taro gardens which has enabled Hawaiians to live in harmony with nature. (2010; 90 min.)
Streaming ONLINE through "Ethnographic Video/Alexander Street"
Fishponds in Hawaiʻi (streaming video)
Lecture presented by the Kauai Historical Society, Nov. 22, 2002. (QuickTime required to view; free download at: http://www.quicktime.com) [Time 1:26:08]
Kāhea Loko = The Call of the Pond (streaming video)
Students interact with Hawaiian elders and fishpond caretakers to discover the design and function of different types of Hawaiian fishponds. Students listen to Hawaiian legends, learn cultural values, and find out why the ponds are valuable cultural resources and what is being done to restore and care for them. [Time 29:51]
The Fishponds of Hualalai (streaming video)
This episode of Hawaii Cooks visits the Four Seasons near the base of Mount Hualalai, finding not only a vacation resort, but also a center that perpetuates the Hawaiian culture through its food production methods and Hawaiian culture program. Traditional Hawaiian fishponds combined with a more controlled, scientific environment provide fresh seafood for the restaurants, while herb and fruit gardens also illustrate how Hawaiians lived closely off the land. [Time 26:21]
Hawaii's Wildlife Heritage: Bringing Back the Fish (streaming video)
Examines the replenishment of the fish population through modern technology and the release of certain fish species into Hawaiian fishponds and streams. [Time 29:53] Link to library record
Sustainable Agriculture on Molokaʻi (streaming video)
Hawaii Cooks travels to Molokaʻi to learn about the economic and agricultural changes on the island, specifically the community's move towrds sustainable agriculture and the reclamation of ancient loko iʻa (fishponds) and loʻi kalo (taro patch). [Time 27:27]
Lahuipuaʻa : pt. 2, Puako, Hawaiʻi
Call Number: UH Streaming Video
Discussion of fishponds and general aquaculture.

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FILMS ON DEMAND - Streaming Videos

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This streaming video service contains over 43,000 outstanding educational programs accessible anytime, anywhere, 24/7.
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Ethnographic Video Online, Volume III This link opens in a new window
More than 660 streaming video titles that focus on indigenous perspectives and points of view. A comprehensive resource of documentaries, feature films and shorts made by and for indigenous people and communities. Primary content focus: Oceania, Australia, and New Zealand.

DVDs...check them out at the library!

Ka Hana Kapa
Call Number: DVD 372
Publication Date: 2014
Ka Hana Kapa documents the history of kapa (bark cloth) in Hawaii and follows the complex process of Hawaiian kapa making from start to finish. Hawaiian kapa is one of the most beautiful art forms in the Pacific.
Mālama Hāloa = Protecting the Taro
Call Number: DVD 365
Publication Date: 2014
In this video, Jerry Konanui shares a lifetime of knowledge on identifying kalo (taro) varieties, successfully cultivating kalo, and preparing poi.
Kahoʻolawe Aloha ʻāina
Call Number: DVD 364
Publication Date: 2012
Examines the cultural, spiritual, and political significance of Kahoʻolawe to Hawaiians. Presents a historical overview and focuses on the efforts of the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana to stop the bombing of Kahoʻolawe and to revive the natural resources of the island.
The Hawaiian Art of Healing
Call Number: DVD 362
Publication Date: 2011
From the age of five, Henry Auwae learned the art of lāʻau lapaʻau (herbal medicine) from his grandmother, a woman whose knowledge extended back to nineteenth century Hawaiʻi. In this two-disk documentary series, "Papa" Auwae shares this traditional knowledge.
Noho Hewa: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawaiʻi
Call Number: DVD 358
Publication Date: 2009
A critical look at the relationships between the presence of the U.S. military in Hawaiʻi, development, and the alienation of Hawaiians from land and political power.
Pidgin: The Voice of Hawaiʻi
Call Number: DVD 230
Publication Date: 2009
Pidgin: the voice of Hawaiʻi profiles the language of Hawaiʻi's working people in its rise from plantation jargon to a source of island identity and pride.
Hawaii's Last Queen
Call Number: DVD 116
Publication Date: 2009
Born in 1838, Queen Lili'uokalani was a talented composer who took the throne after her brother's death in 1891. She dealt with U.S. government revoking her position on the sugar market, was overtaken by U.S. Marines, and lost her throne.
Then There Were None
Call Number: DVD 183
Publication Date: 2006
The story of a race displaced by outside influences and now on the verge of extinction is told in this award-winning documentary. Using archival photographs and seldom-seen tourism promotion film footage, this documentary reminds viewers how easy it is to sell Hawaii at the expense of its own indigenous people.
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
Call Number: DVD 366
Publication Date: 2006
Documents the controversy over whether additional astronomical observatories should be built on a mountain that Hawaiians consider sacred.
Online Access
Keepers of the Flame: The Cultural Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women
Call Number: DVD 372
Publication Date: 2005
This is the story of three extraordinary Hawaiian women who helped revive Hawaiian culture when it was perilously close to being lost: Mary Kawena Pukui, Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole, and ʻIolani Luahine.
Hawaii's Lost Riches
Call Number: DVD 117
Publication Date: 2002
Describes the history of Hawaii's Iolani Palace and the loss, recovery, and restoration of the treasures of the monarchy.