LI‘A: The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man -Eddie Kamae

The Hawaiian Legacy Series was born with the making and release of this first documentary.

LI‘A: The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man (1988)

HSV #1010 - 60 Minutes - Color
Hawai‘i International Film Festival Award Winner

. . . imparts a deep sense of the traditional Hawaiian balance between the people, their music and the land.
—Diane Mark, Cinevue, New York

This award winning documentary celebrates the music and spirit of revered Big Island performer and composer, Sam Li‘a Kalainaina, (1881-1975). It is also about a place, Waipi‘o Valley, and a life shaped and nourished by that place. Its world premiere screening opened the 1988 Hawai‘i International Film Festival.

The SONS OF HAWAII is the only documentary available on DVD. Other documentaries in the Series will be available in the near future. Your contribution to The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation can help make that happen. Please refer to Contribution page.