Kuʻu ʻĀina Aloha
Beloved Land, Beloved Country
“Love for the land is our platform!”
From a letter by Judge Nahinu to Queen Liliʻuokalani
Kuʻu ʻĀina Aloha, Beloved Land, Beloved Country is a feature length, visual poem that challenges the documentary form.
A compelling story of Hawaiʻiʻs true history told through image, song, dance, prayer and story of ka poʻe aloha ʻāina – people who love the land, as kin, as mother. This piece affirms the resilience that the Hawaiian community has as they have wrested back their culture from the brink of extinction.
A truthful telling of Hawaiʻiʻs history and visions from the Hawaiian communityʻs perspective past and present – in the language of the land.
Alice Walker
Executive Producer
Meleanna Meyer
Producer, Director
David H. Kalama Jr.
Co-Producer, Director
