The Hawaiian archipelago comprises 137 islands in the middle of the Pacific. They are all volcanic and most are uninhabited. Having been literally born of the ocean, it is not surprising that hardly any other region is as defined by the sea as the 50th state of the USA. Mare TV tells the stories of the islanders and their close relationship with the great ocean. Molokai is the original island of Hawaii, the heart of the archipelago. It is said that on Molokai a goddess gave birth to the hula. And hula is more than a dance here - it is a prayer, a story and a way of life. For Hawaiians the ocean has always been their playground. And in Hawaii, that means surfing. We visit Brian Keaulana, one of the best surfers in the world. The talent obviously runs in the family: Brian's father is Buffalo Keaulana, a retired surfing legend. In Honolulu we visit the fish markets with the strongest sales in all the USA. A prime tuna fish can fetch US$ 15,000 here and anyone can bid at the auction. Afterwards we watch a canoeing lesson. Their ancestors relied solely on the wind and the stars and that's precisely how the students learn to canoe, deliberately foregoing map and compass.
Hawaii - The Pacific Island Kingdom
Foreign Cultures / Travel
- Title: Hawaii - The Pacific Island Kingdom
- Original title: Hawaii - Inselreich im Pazifik
- Format: 45', series
- Long running series: Mare TV
- Co-Production: nonfictionplanet for NDR
- Year of production: 2007
- Language / subtitle version: German
