Film Synopsis "Kau Lāʻau and Maʻamaʻa: Traditional Hawaiian Ulua Fishing" is a half-hour … View

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Pili Productions launched its new book Under the Volcano: The People of Kalapana, 1823 to 2010, by … Continue Reading
Stories by Mrs. Emma Kauhi Listen to stories by Emma Kapunoho‘ulaokalani Kauhi about her early life … Continue Reading
Kau Lāʻau and Maʻamaʻa: Traditional Hawaiian Ulua Fishing The film is a half-hour documentary about … Continue Reading
He Mo‘olelo no Kapa‘ahu/ Story of Kapa‘ahu (1996) Stories by Emma Kapunoho‘ulaokalani Kauhi about … Continue Reading
Pili Productions is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1997 and based in Hilo, Island of Hawai‘i. We … Continue Reading
Film Synopsis "Kau Lāʻau and Maʻamaʻa: Traditional Hawaiian Ulua Fishing" is a half-hour … View
"He Moʻolelo no Kapaʻahu/Story of Kapaʻahu." Stories by Emma Kauhi of her 1920s childhood at … Listen
"Under the Volcano" is a description of the Kalapana Hawaiian community in Puna, Hawaiʻi … More
Tells the story of Cathrine Puahala’s life at Kalaupapa Settlement for Hansen's disease … More
The archive contains 203 interviews with 78 individuals (or small groups of individuals). The interviews were carried out by Charles “Kale” Langlas or his students between 1987 and 2010 for the purpose of documenting the history of various areas. Most of the people interviewed were elderly and have … Read more
Pili Productions is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1997 and based in Hilo, Island of Hawai‘i. We sponsor projects which describe local and Native Hawaiian culture through writing, film or other … Read more