Keepers of the Flame: The Cultural Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women production materials

Collection

Parent CollectionHawaiian Legacy Foundation: Eddie & Myrna KamaeCollection LevelSubcollectionCollection SummaryThis subcollection contains the production materials and raw footage for the documentary "Keepers of the Flame: The Cultural Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women." This documentary tells the story of three extraordinary Hawaiian women who helped revive Hawaiian culture when it was perilously close to being lost. It was a time when the monarchy had been overthrown, the Hawaiian language banned from public places and schools, and the Hawaiian heartbeat of hula forced underground. Mary Kawena Pukui, ʻIolani Luahine and Edith Kanakaʻole combined commitment to Hawaiian history with art and aloha, to reignite the flame of tradition. Each planted seeds of the Hawaiian cultural renaissance. Kawena as a history and language expert, teacher and author, ʻIolani as a chanter, cultural icon and "high priestess of hula," and Edith as a songwriter, teacher and founder of the traditional school of hula, Hālau o Kekuhi. The lives of these three great women are described through heartfelt interviews with people who knew and were influenced by them, along with wonderful archival footage collected throughout the years.

Video

Scenics of kahua hula and Palahemo 8/7/97

Oli footage and interview with Kaʻupena Wong 3/31/95 tape 1

Musical performance by Kekuhi Kanahele-Frias, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 3/21/98 tape 2

Musical performance by Kekuhi Kanahele-Frias, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 3/21/98 tape 1

Merrie Monarch Hoʻike night 4/15/98 tape 4

Merrie Monarch Hoʻike night 4/15/98 tape 3

Mary Kawena Pukui photographs at Bishop Museum 11/25/95

Mary Ann "Queenie" Dowsett, "Maʻemaʻe Lihau" hula 3/28/98

Interview with Tommy Taurima in Lāʻie 9/18/95

Interview with Teresa Haunani Makuakane-Drechsel, Kamehameha School, Oʻahu 8/31/02 tape 2

Interview with Teresa Haunani Makuakane-Drechsel, Kamehameha School, Oʻahu 8/31/02 tape 1

Interview with Samuel Elbert 8/25/96

Interview with Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele 3/25/04 tape 3

Interview with Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele 3/25/04 tape 2

Interview with Pua Kanakaʻole Kanahele at Bishop Museum 7/3/97 tape 2

Interview with Pua Kanakaʻole Kanahele at Bishop Museum 7/3/97 tape 1

Interview with Piilani Nahiwa 10/6/96

Interview with Patience "Pat" Namaka Wiggin Bacon 11/25/95 tape 2

Interview with Patience "Pat" Namaka Wiggin Bacon 11/25/95 tape 1

Interview with Nathan Napoka, Moanalua Gardens 12/11/96 tape 2

Interview with Nathan Napoka, Moanalua Gardens 12/11/96 tape 1

Interview with Nalani Kanakaʻole and Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele 6/27/98 tape 2

Interview with Nalani Kanakaʻole and Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele 6/27/98 tape 1

Keepers of the Flame: The Cultural Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women production materials

Menu

Keepers of the Flame: The Cultural Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women production materials

‘Ulu‘ulu Archive