KAPO MA‘I LELE (KAPO AND HER FLYING LADY PARTS)

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and English

In ancient Hawai‘i, an arrogant demigod, Kamapuaʻa, pursues the fiery volcano goddess, Pele, who tires of his playboy exploits and calls upon her sister''s female power for aid. She lures him to O‘ahu, and in an explosive frenzy, traps him in the crater known from then on as Kohelepele.

Credits

Director(s):

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Laura Margulies

Producer(s):

Laura Margulies

Writer(s):

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Laura Margulies

Cast:

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Starr Kalahiki, Sam Keli’iho’omalu, Nicole Naone

Cinematographer(s):

Kalilinoe Detwiler, Elyse Chai, Laura Margulies

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