This section of the website was created in an effort to organize and preserve videos that carry great mana'o (knowledge/teachings) pertaining the researching and study of mo`okū`auhau (genealogy) of the Kānaka Māoli (Native Hawaiian) people.
We hope by providing this section of the website, those looking to mahele (share) in the mana'o these videos have to offer, can do so in a quick and efficient way by having a single source to go to in order to view this content.
Hawaiian Mo'olelo (History) (click for additional info.)
Hui Panala'au: By the Bishop Museum. This short video tells the unusual story of 130 young men from Hawai'i, most of them Native Hawaiian, sent to occupy small uninhabited atolls located in the middle of the Pacific between Hawaii and Australia, from 1935 to 1942. Travel back in time to the remote Pacific through photographs, archival footage, and interviews with the men and their families. This video was part of a larger exhibit from the Bishop Museum dedicated to the men of Hui Panalaau, to their contribution and the sacrifices they made throughout the seven years occupation of these remote islands in the Equatorial Pacific.
The Mapping of Hawai'i (click for additional info.)