Luther Kahekili Makekau : a one kine Hawaiian man /

This award-winning documentary pays tribute to the untamed spirit of a colourful and controversial Hawaiian man. Known throughout the islands and descended from a line of warrior chiefs, Luther Makekau was part philosopher and part outlaw, a chanter and a singer, a fighter and a lover, a cattle rust...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Kamae, Myrna (Producer), Kamae, Eddie (Director), Wong, Kaʻupena (Narrator)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: Honolulu, HI : Hawaiian Legacy Foundation, 1997
Series:Ethnographic video online ; volume 3
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Summary:This award-winning documentary pays tribute to the untamed spirit of a colourful and controversial Hawaiian man. Known throughout the islands and descended from a line of warrior chiefs, Luther Makekau was part philosopher and part outlaw, a chanter and a singer, a fighter and a lover, a cattle rustler, a rebel and a poet. Born on Maui in 1890, during the reign of King Kalakaua, he lived nearly a hundred years, shaped by a century of turbulent cultural change.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 16, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (59 min.))
Playing Time:00:58:15
Access:Access restricted to authorised ANU staff and students.
Language:In English.