Shaka A Story Of Aloha Documentary Movie

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Shaka A Story Of Aloha Documentary Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Where did the Shaka come from? Shaka, A Story of Aloha takes you on a joyful, eye-opening journey to uncover the origins of Hawai‘i’s most iconic hand sign. From surfers and pageants to leprosy colonies and war stories, filmmaker Steve Sue follows a trail of legends and living memory—leading to North Shore folk hero Hamana Kalili. Part detective story, part cultural celebration, this uplifting documentary is a tribute to the true spirit of Aloha.  Directed by Alexander Bocchieri Starring Steve Sue, Kekela Miller, Brook Mahealani Lee, Kenneth S. Hara, Peter Townend, and more  Available on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube Movies, and Cable On Demand JANUARY 16  A must-watch for fans of Hawaiian culture, surfing history, and documentaries that celebrate kindness, connection, and community.

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00:00How did you feel when the shaka started going global?

00:10Wherever I go, I would tell people where it came from because nobody knows.

00:15If you're not familiar, you don't know.

00:19They don't know that the shaka-san, because he lost his fingers.

00:23They think that he's bending his finger like this.

00:26Uncle, what's the first time you heard the word shaka?

00:50The shaka sign is a symbol for all people.

00:54But I love the fact that its birth is here in Hawai'i.

00:57Of course, we knew it came from here, but how? How?

01:00Lippie Espenda standing up at the corner going,

01:03Hey, Lippie Espenda!

01:06He go up to the camera and he say,

01:08Shaka, brother. That's the Oshaka.

01:11All over the island, kids played marbles.

01:14We didn't know about the shaka, and we're doing it all the time.

01:17It was slowly moving from town to town, and then it was island-wide, state-wide, and then it traveled.

01:34We became so commercialized.

01:37Shaka, brother!

01:38Now they're putting them all together.

01:40Who wove that lay together and put them into one?

01:44But the wave, there's no question.

01:47He would wave to us like this.

01:50So all us kids do that?

01:51That's how he got catchy.

01:53The woman used to say aloha.

01:55He used to go like this.

01:56Aloha!

01:58How is it that a little speck on Mother Earth has so much influence throughout the world?

02:04Just like these islands were, the Shaka sign was born and bred out of the ocean.

02:09The story is a lot richer and fuller than just the Shaka.

02:14When something amazing happens and you're born and raised in Hawaii, that's the reflex that you do.

02:18The Shaka sign is tremendously important. It's an extension, in my mind, of the aloha spirit.

02:25Hawaii and the Shaka has a lot to share. The world should take notice.

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