Teacher Hina
Director Dean Hamer
Countries United States
Duration 77 min
Synopsis
KUMU HINA is an intimate and unflinching portrait of Hina Wong-Kalu, a transgender Native Hawaiian teacher who is passing on the ancient tradition of mahu - those who combine the best of male and female. Over the course of a momentous year, Hina inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship by marrying an unpredictable young man from Tonga. An incredible docu-drama that unfolds like a narrative film, KUMU HINA reveals a side of Hawaii never before seen on screen.
KUMU HINA is an intimate and unflinching portrait of Hina Wong-Kalu, a transgender Native Hawaiian teacher who is passing on the ancient tradition of mahu - those who combine the best of male and female. Over the course of a momentous year, Hina inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship by marrying an unpredictable young man from Tonga. An incredible docu-drama that unfolds like a narrative film, KUMU HINA reveals a side of Hawaii never before seen on screen.