This theme celebrates the completed preservation work on Listen to the Forest, a 1991 documentary produced by Eddie & Myrna Kamae on the biodiversity of Hawai‘i’s rainforests & the unique relationship of reverence that exists between Hawai‘i's native landscape & its people. Over 33 hours of raw footage from the program is now available. To discover more about the films in the Hawaiian Legacy documentary series, please visit hawaiianlegacyfoundation.org
Eddie Kamae strums his ʻukulele and introduces his documentary; while inviting the audience to "Listen to the Forest." Several takes are recorded.
Naturalist and photographer William "Bill" Mull, Department of Entomology Bishop Museum retired, gives Myrna Kamae a tour of the ʻŌlaʻa Forest...
Ethnobotanist Dr. Beatrice "Bea" Krauss talks with Dr. Dennis Meyer about native plants. In this video Dr. Krauss discusses the common uses of...
Professor of Hawaiian language Rubellite "Ruby" Johnson discusses the cycle of life and the concept of death--or perhaps lack of concept of...
Kupuna Loea Malia Craver sits under an ʻUlu tree and reads a passage from "Hoiliili Havaii" written by Kepelino about birds in Hawaiʻi. The book...
Kumu Hula Johnny Lum Ho's Hālau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua performs hula to the Forest Songs "Kāhuli Aku," "Nānā Mai," and "Sweet Hāhā ʻAi A Ka Manu," on...
Students at Mountain View Elementary School sing "Nānā Mai" with director Eddie Kamae. They record several takes of the Hawaiian and English...
Kupuna Loea Malia Craver continues to read passages from Kepelino's "Hoiliili Havaii." She also discusses the shift of 1800s Hawaiian to modern...
This video begins with scenic footage of Volcanoes National Park. Hailing from University of Waikato, Professor Hirini Melbourne shares stories of...
Kawehi Ryder discusses his work on bringing the forest and Hawaiian values into schools. By following what kūpuna have done for him, he himself has...
Eddie Kamae and The Sons of Hawaiʻi (Braddah Smitty, George Kuo, and Joe Marshall) perform several takes and instrumental versions of the Forest...
Kumu Hula Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele and Hālau O Kekuhi perform several takes of "Kualoloa Keaʻau I Ka Nāhelehele" in the forest from which they...