Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Biography

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu is a native Hawaiian teacher, cultural practitioner, composer and filmmaker who uses digital media to protect and perpetuate indigenous languages and traditions. She began her film work as a protagonist and educational advisor for the award winning documentaries Kumu Hina and A Place in the Middle, and received a National Education Association Human Rights Award, Native Hawaiian Educator of the year and White House Champion of Change for the ground breaking impact campaigns associated with those films. Hina produced the PBS/ARTE feature documentary Leitis in Waiting and award-winning short Lady Eva about her transgender sisters in the Kingdom of Tonga. Hina is also a transgender health advocate, and composer of Ku Haaheo E Kuu Hawaii, the internationally-known anthem for the protection of Mauna Kea.

Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca

Producer

Documentaries
2018

Leitis in Waiting

2017

Lady Eva

Short
2023

Aikāne

2020

Kapaemahu

Director

Documentaries
2018

Leitis in Waiting

Short
2020

Kapaemahu

Actress

Documentaries
2014

Kumu Hina