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Kumu Hina

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A transgender Native Hawaiian teacher 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 in her own life.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2014-06-22

Runtime: 75 mins

Director: Joe Wilson, Dean Hamer

Writer: Leo Anderson Akana, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Kumu Hina

Production Companies: qWaves.com, ITVS, Pacific Islanders in Communications

Production Countries: Fiji, United States of America

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