Nainoa Thompson Movies
- 2018
Moananuiākea: One Ocean, One People, One Canoe
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From 2019 Maui Film Festival This powerful documentary celebrates the historic Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage that connected countless individuals and...
- 2021
Rock Bottom Riser
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From the earliest voyagers who navigated by starlight to the discovery of habitable planets by astronomers, Rock Bottom Riser examines the...
- 2017
Voice of the Islands
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A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Walt Disney Animation Studios' MOANA, as aided by the Oceanic Story Trust.
- 2013
Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
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Director Sam George chronicles the remarkable life and times of the late Eddie Aikau, the legendary Hawaiian big wave surfer, pioneering lifeguard...
- 2023
Hōkūleʻa: Finding the Language of the Navigator
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In 2006, cultural anthropologist Wade Davis sailed with master navigator Nainoa Thompson to learn about the art of wayfinding. Fifteen years later...
- 2021
Bright Star
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Whetū Mārama is the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi and his significance for Māori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA,...
- 1970
Hōkūleʻa: The Proud Voyage Home
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This one hour program reviews the 2-year, 16,000 mile journey of the Polynesian Voyaging Society's double-hulled canoe Hōkūleʻa as it...