Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
1) Kapaemahu
Author
Language
English
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Bedford Library: Pride Picture Books
Dedham's AANHPI Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's National Native American Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's Pride Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's AANHPI Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's National Native American Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's Pride Month List (Children's Titles)
Description
Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers.
Publisher
Qwaves
Pub. Date
©2018
Language
English
Description
Leitis in waiting (70 min.): a raw yet tender portrait of Joey Mataele, the leader of an intrepid group of leitis, or indigenous transgender women, fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in their South Pacific Kingdom. The film follows Joey, a devout Catholic of noble descent, as she organizes an exuberant beauty pageant presided over by a princess, provides shelter and training for a young contestant rejected by her family,...
3) Kumu hina
Publisher
KumuHina.com
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Kumu hina is a powerful feature documentary about the struggle to maintain Pacific Islander culture and values within the Westernized society of modern day Hawaiʻi. It is told through the lens of an extraordinary Native Hawaiian who is both a proud and confident māhū, or transgender woman, and an honored and respected kumu, or teacher, cultural practitioner, and community leader"--Overview from website.
