PACIFIC HEARTBEAT Season 12


#1201 - OLA HOU - JOURNEY TO NEW YORK FASHION WEEK (60:00)

A film by: Justyn Ah Chong (TV-G)

When Native Hawaiian fashion designer Sharayah Chun-Lai receives an out-of-the blue invitation from the world-renowned Runway 7 to showcase her brand, Ola Hou Designs, at the prestigious New York Fashion Week, she and her supportive family are tossed into a fast-paced world of planning, preparation, and runway readiness to bring the spirit of the Big Island to the magic of the Big Apple. Woven into the fabric of Ola Hou Designs is a story of resilience, family, and all the things it takes to make a dream become reality. Join the journey as Sharayah puts it all on the line to bring Ola Hou Designs to the New York runway.

#1202 - ISLAND COWGIRLS (60:00)

A film by: Liz Barney and Alison Week (TV-PG)

ISLAND COWGIRLS highlights two Hawaiian cowgirls (paniolo) who have dedicated their lives to caring for their family ranches. On the northwest side of Hawai‘i island, as La‘I Bertlemann prepares to graduate from highschool, she must make a difficult decision whether to stay home in Hawai‘i and continue her family tradition of land stewardship or leave. Meanwhile, on the south side, Lani Cran Petrie is at a crossroads as she continues to plan for the future of her ranch while faced with the uncertainty of the state-held lease of the land expiring soon.

#1203 - DAUGHTERS OF THE WAVES (60:00)

A film by: Sébastien Daguerressar and Lisa Monin (TV-G)

Although only 20, Vahine Fierro is undaunted by the Teahupoo wave, considered the most dangerous in the world. Vahine surfs as no other Polynesian girl has ever surfed. In Tahitian culture, riding the waves is an ancestral activity from which women had been gradually eliminated, but now surfing is open to women, just in time for the Olympics. Coming from an entire family of surfers, Vahine and her two sisters hope to make a living with their passion and travel the world.

#1204 - HAWAI‘I’S PRECIOUS RESOURCES (1 x 30:00, 2 x 15:00) (TV-G)

Three short films that explore the delicate balance in Hawai‘i’s ecosystems, that encourage us to reflect on our relationship with the natural world and show us that even the smallest species, like Hawaiian tree snails, and ornamental trees, like the coconut, are worth saving.

KÂHULI (30:00)

A film by: Chris A. Johns

In KÂHULI, cultural and scientific experts guide us through what stands to be lost if Hawai‘i’s snails go extinct.

AFTER THE ENDLING (15:00)

A film by: Daniel A. Kelin II

AFTER THE ENDLING takes us on an experiential journey through the world of shadow puppetry.

KUMU NIU (15:00)

A film by: Alex Cantatore and the National Association of State Foresters

The island of O'ahu is covered with coconut palms, but for fear of liability the vast majority of these sacred trees have been stripped of coconuts. The grassroots movement "Niu Now" is on a mission to restore the "niu," or coconut, as a fundamental food crop in Hawai'i and spread the Indigenous wisdom of "aloha 'âina:" loving land and serving people.