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This video documents the battle over the water in Waiahole Ditch on the island of O'ahu, where taro farmers and long-time residents seek to reclaim the natural stream waters that were taken in the early 1900's by sugar plantations. Shot on location in the Windward O'ahu valleys and Waipi'o valley on Hawai'i island, Stolen Waters explores the significance of the deity Kane and his embodiment of the water/rain cycle; Hawaiian tradition and law regarding water use; native stream life; and the delicate balance between the health of the streams, the health of the ocean and the health of the people. Featuring Pualani Kanahele, Calvin Hoe, Liko Hoe, Kawai Hoe, Charlie Reppun, Robert Nishimoto, Kaipo Faris, Kalani 'Apuakehau, Kia Fronda, Herbert Hoe, John Kilbey and Albert Badiyo. Produced in cooperation with the Native Hawaiian Advisory Council as part of an public educational campaign during a major contested case hearing on allocation of the water in Waiahole Ditch. Major funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through Pacific Islanders in Communication. Length: 27 minutes 1996 Broadcast/cablecast PBS stations throughout the U.S., 1998 Hawai'i Public Television, 1997 Aboriginal Peoples Television Network - Canada Awards New Visionary Award, Mother Earth/Father Sky category Two Rivers Native Film & Video Festival - Minneapolis finalist, EarthVision '98 - Santa Cruz Festivals Native American Film and Video Festival National Museum of the American Indian - New York City Especially for Kids, National Museum of the American Indian Video America Indigena (Video Native America) - Mexico Other America Film Festival - San Antonio Pacific Island Images Film Festival - Hawai'i Pacific Islands Taro Festival - Hawai'i All VHS and DVD copies are U.S. standard except for PAL VHS |
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