A Storied Landscape (He Moʻolelo Wahi Pana)

He Moʻolelo Wahi Pana (A Storied Landscape) breathes life into an ancient Hawaiian moʻolelo, tracing the migration of two sisters, ʻAnaehoʻomalu and Puakō, from lush Puna to the arid shores of North Kona and South Kohala on Hawaiʻi Island. Guided by their mother, a revered chiefess and kahuna (priest), the sisters seek husbands while confronting the forces of love, jealousy and legacy. The film explores how place names anchor identity and how ancestral stories shape the present.