Kumu Hina Documentary

This is the documentary movie I'm looking forward to seeing that tells the remarkable story of Hina Wong-Kalu, a transgender native Hawaiian teacher who uses traditional Hawaiian culture at a charter school to empower her students and create “a place in the middle” where all people are valued and respected.

Hina Wong-Kalu is a highly respected kumu, or teacher, cultural practitioner and community leader. She is also māhū – a person who embodies both male and female characteristics, or what Westerners call transgender.  

The documentary follows a year in her life as she juggles all those aspects of her life.