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Videos: Big Picture

The Big Picture: Hawaiian Culture

Welcome to the Big Picture: our collection of videos of the wellsprings of Hawaiian culture. These give you the big picture and the back story of a culture unlike anything, anywhere. Ours is the product of many countries not just around the Pacific, but as far afield as Portugal and Puerto Rico (and now, nearly every other element in the global mix). Beneath the veneer of urban American civilization lies a local dimension, first populated by immigrants from East Asia who came to work on the sugar plantations. This layer in turn rests upon the bedrock of the ancient Hawaiians, whom some say have been here for 800 years or more, and perhaps forever. At the time of contact with the West in 1778, their numbers were somewhere between 800,000 and 1.2 million. By the time of the first census in 1850, their numbers had declined, through disease and despair, to just 45,000. Today, there are only about 7,000 pure-blooded Hawaiians. Sadly, the race will eventually disappear. But its traditions will be perpetuated by the quarter-million part-Hawaiians who push forward with the Hawaiian Renaissance.

E Hoomau Maua Kealoha – May our love last forever.

The Big picture

“Ho’omau – Short Film” (15:24)

“Hawaiian Culture Video: The Petroglyphs of Hawaii” (1:53)

“Normalizing Hawaiian Culture On TV” (1:25:06)

“The Native Hawaiian Cultural Trademark” (10:40)

“PBS Hawai’i | Hiki No: Focus on Hawaiian Culture” (24:49)

“How Hawaiians Are Fighting for Their Native Culture” (4:05)

“Introduction to Hawaiian Culture” (7:11)

“Standing Above the Clouds | Hawaii Short Film Festival”

“Ho Lani Ko Luna, A Sky Above | Kalepa Baybayan at TedX Manoa” (26:03)

“Hawaiian Genealogy” (29:45)

“Hawaiian Culture and Traditions” (2:32)

“History of Hae Hawai’i With Laina Kainoa-Wong” (15:17)

“The Holoku in Cultural Context” (38:18)

“Nana I Ke Kumu VOL III HIGHLIGHTS” (25:12)

“Hawaiian Customs, Traditions, and Etiquette” (13:57)

“The Role of Men in Hawaiian Culture with Keola Kawai’ula’iliahi Chan of ‘Aha Kane” (37:16)

“A Hawaiian Philosopher: A Visit With Kaleikoa Kaeo” (29:03)

“Moolelo no Makapuu” (6:39)

“Hawaiian Poi Board and Poi Pounder” (0:54)

“How to Play Konane (Hawaiian Checkers)” (4:05)

“Hawaiiana | PBS Presents” (56:47)

“Hawai’i Rooted: Tom Pohaku Stone” (2:07)

“Ancient Art of Holua Slide” (9:07)

“Kipuka: The Story of the Legendary Hawaiian Paradise” (2:46)

“19th-Century Hawaiian Poi Pounders”

“Traditional Hawaiian Material Culture, Part 1” (30:05)

“Hawaiian Art Before and After James Cook | Widewalls”

“What is Hawaiian Culture Like?” (9:14)

“Search for Talented Artisans to Preserve Hawaiian Culture” (3:05)

“Island Connection – Indigenous Rights 2005” (1:00:06)

Ancient Hawaiian Culture

“Ancient Hawaiian Culture” (1:07:32)

"Aloha is Dying"

“Aloha is Dying” (53:24)

"How We Ruined Hawaiian Culture"

“How We Ruined Hawaiian Culture” (9:41)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian Culture

“Hawaii: Crucible of Life” (57:02)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Secrets of Hawaii"

“Secrets of Hawaii” (43:45)

"Native Hawaiians - Wikipedia Audio Article"

“Native Hawaiians – Wikipedia Audio Article” (29:57)

"Aloha 'Aina: Part 5"

“Aloha ‘Aina: Part 5” (7:06)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Culture of Hawaii"

“Culture of Hawaii”

"Introduction to Hawaiian Culture"

“Introduction to Hawaiian Culture” (7:11)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Connecting to the Hawaiian Culture"

“HVCB Cultural Training – Hawaiian Culture 101”

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "The Magical Land of Hawaii: A Tour of Sacred Power Places"

“The Magical Land of Hawaii: A Tour of Sacred Power Places” (3:44)

"Hawaiian Heritage"

“Hawaiian Heritage” (17:45)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Waimea Valley Guided Nature Walks: Hawaiian History and Culture"

“Waimea Valley Guided Nature Walks: Hawaiian History and Culture” (1:52)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Bishop Museum Explores Hawaiian History and Culture"

“Bishop Museum Explores Hawaiian History and Culture” (1:38)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Hawaiian Culture Field Trip"

“Hawaiian Culture Field Trip” (4:05)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Learn About Hawaiian Culture at Waimea Valley"

“Learn About Hawaiian Culture at Waimea Valley” (4:24)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Hawaiian Culture Tips: What Native Hawaiians Are Like, Etc."

“Hawaiian Culture Tips: What Native Hawaiians Are Like, Etc.” (7:08)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Hawaiian Kine Stuff - Setting the Record Straight with Al Gonzalez"

“Hawaiian Kine Stuff – Setting the Record Straight with Al Gonzalez” (42:40)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Kalei on Hawaiian Culture"

“Kalei on Hawaiian Culture” (2:14)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Focus on Hawaiian Culture"

“Focus on Hawaiian Culture” (24:49)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Is Hawaiian Culture Worth Preserving?"

“Learning About Hawaiian Culture” (8:35)

pre-contact

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "Restoring Kaneiolouma, An Ancient Village Lost to Time"

“Restoring Kaneiolouma, An Ancient Village Lost to Time” (5:48)

"Aloha 'Aina, Part 1: Indigenous Life in Hawaii"

“Aloha ‘Aina, Part 1: Indigenous Life in Hawaii” (18:19)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian Culture

“Tom Martel III – Hawaiian Archaeology” (1:02:14)

war, weapons, and martial arts

“Deadly Shark Tooth Weapons” (8:08)

“The Secret Hawaiian Martial Art: Lua” (3:44)

“Lua: A Right of Passage – Hawaiian Martial Arts Hoike, July 24, 2011” (3:42)

“The Warrior’s Blade” (11:09)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian Culture

“Testing With My Swordfish Bill Swords” (8:32)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian Culture

“Traditional Hawaiian Weapons” (5:24)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian Culture

“Lua – Hawaiian Martial Art” (2:46)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian Culture

“Deadly Sharktooth Weapons” (8:08)

"Ancient Hawaiian Weapons"

“Ancient Hawaiian Weapons” (1:25)

"Ancient Hawaiian Special Forces"

“Ancient Hawaiian Special Forces” (3:23)

"Polynesian Martial Arts" (21:19)

“Polynesian Martial Arts” (21:19)

"A Brief Look at Lua, the Ancient Hawaiian Martial Art"

“A Brief Look at Lua, the Ancient Hawaiian Martial Art”

"Lei o Mano: Deadly Shark Tooth Weapons"

“Lei o Mano: Deadly Shark Tooth Weapons” (8:08)

"Umi Kai: Hawaiian Weaponry and Martial Arts"

“Umi Kai: Hawaiian Weaponry and Martial Arts” (28:11)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian culture

“Death From Both Ends?” (13:14)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian culture

“Lua: Art of Defense of Kanaka Maoli” (3:31)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian culture

“Damage From A Shark-Tooth Axe!” (4:21)

“Hawaiian Warrior Ghost Stories” (10:33)

perspectives

the Big Picture: Hawaiian culture

“Cancer and Culture – A Native Hawaiian Perspective” (8:31)

the Big Picture: Hawaiian culture

“Voyaging Deeper: Feeling the Spirit of Hawaii and Polynesia” (2:17)

"Voices of Papahanaumokuakea"

“Voices of Papahanaumokuakea” (58:30)

"Normalizing Hawaiian Culture on TV"

“Normalizing Hawaiian Culture on TV” (1:25:06)

videos of the culture of Hawaii | "What Pacific Islanders Want You to Know"

“What Pacific Islanders Want You to Know” (5:24)

other stuff

"Maui Marathon: Native Hawaiian History of Long-Distance Running"

“Maui Marathon: Native Hawaiian History of Long-Distance Running” (2:48)

People of the Sea - Hawai'i Rooted"

People of the Sea – Hawai’i Rooted” (3:08)

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