Video & Television Resources

Public Access Television

`Olelo Community Television of O`ahu, Hawai`i airs the following programs. These are web streamed at www.olelo.org:

Video Resources

Videotapes are available at most Hawai'i State public libraries and through the distributors noted below.

Then There Were None Produced by Dr. Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey-Buyers, 1996, 26 minutes, $99 (educational); $20 (home video).

To millions of travelers the world over, Hawai'i is an alluring picture postcard paradise. But to Native Hawaiians, nothing could be further from the truth. This is their compelling story, of a race displaced by outside influences and now on the verge of extinction. A brilliantly told story unfolds in this award-winning documentary. Educational version available at http://www.piccom.org; home video available from e808.com at http://www.e808.com

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation Produced by Na Maka o Ka 'Aina, 1993, 58 minutes, $35.

A provocative look at a historical event of which few are aware. In 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston supported a coup d'etat against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili'uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as "an act of war." Available from Na Maka o Ka 'Aina at (808) 929-9659 or namaka@interpac.net http://www.namaka.com.

Ho'okuikahi: To Unify as One. Produced by Meleanna Aluli Meyer and John Keola Lake, 1998, 47 minutes, $30.

A documentary of the rise, fall and rebirth of King Kamehameha's greatest heiau (temple), Pu'u Kohola, dedicated to the unification of the islands and people. Located at Kawaihae, Hawaii, this heiau is the annual gathering place for Hawaiians to learn about themselves, ceremony and protocol. Available at Native Books, Inc. Ph. (800)-887-7751 (toll-free) or info@nativebookshawaii.com.

Nation Within: The Story of America 's Annexation of the Nation of Hawai'i . Produced by Tom Coffman, 1998, 56 minutes, $30.

Nation Within paints with clarity the complex web of national ideologies, ambitious white capitalists and international deceit that led to the loss of sovereignty for the Hawaiian people. Available at Native Books, Inc. Ph. (808)-887-7751 (toll-free) or info@nativebookshawaii.com.

The Tribunal Produced by Na Maka o Ka 'Aina, 1993, 84 minutes, $35.

Proceedings of the Peoples' International Tribunal Hawai'i 1993 in which the United States and the State of Hawai'i were put on trial for crimes against the native people of Hawai'i, the Kanaka Maoli. Available from Na Maka o Ka 'Aina at (808) 929-9659 or video@namaka.com http://www.namaka.com.