Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Pa‘a Sibbett sits down with guests Pohaku Stone, Anne Stone, and Dr. Kēhaunani Abad to discuss Episode 5: The Race of the Gods. Their talk story grounds us in the values and practices that build ‘ohana and kaiāulu, highlights the political power and mana of Hawaiian women like Ka‘ahumanu and Kānekapōlei, and carries us along ancestral tracks from Hāloa to hōlua that continue to shape who we are today.
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0:00 Intro
0:52 Welina
1:56 I Maika‘i ke Kalo i ka ‘Oha
6:07 Looking at Today
6:58 Kamehameha the Mahi‘ai
8:49 Kaina the Mahi‘ai
11:17 Kamehameha the Caretaker
11:40 Kekuhi Kanaka‘ole as Kanekapolei
15:34 Oli and Mele in Everyday Moments
17:32 Kānaka being asked to play Kānaka
21:49 Ka‘ahumanu's Arc
25:51 Chiefesses and Purposeful Connecting of Ali‘i Lines
29:04 Hawaiian Women and Political Power
29:41 Bringing Universal Stories Together For Understanding
31:32 Waine‘e, Winee, Wahine
35:55 The Nature of Hawaiians Wanting to Explore
39:56 Reviving Hōlua
47:20 Massiveness, Maintenance, Resources and Sophistication
49:32 Challenging Pele
51:13 Locating and Restoring Hōlua
56:46 Mahalos
1:00:19 Outro
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Find learning resources and links at kanaeokana.net/chiefofwar
Learn more about the Hawai‘i Film Alliance: hawaiifilmalliance.org
Pa‘a Sibbett sits down with guests Pohaku Stone, Anne Stone, and Dr. Kēhaunani Abad to discuss Episode 5: The Race of the Gods. Their talk story grounds us in the values and practices that build ‘ohana and kaiāulu, highlights the political power and mana of Hawaiian women like Ka‘ahumanu and Kānekapōlei, and carries us along ancestral tracks from Hāloa to hōlua that continue to shape who we are today.
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0:00 Intro
0:52 Welina
1:56 I Maika‘i ke Kalo i ka ‘Oha
6:07 Looking at Today
6:58 Kamehameha the Mahi‘ai
8:49 Kaina the Mahi‘ai
11:17 Kamehameha the Caretaker
11:40 Kekuhi Kanaka‘ole as Kanekapolei
15:34 Oli and Mele in Everyday Moments
17:32 Kānaka being asked to play Kānaka
21:49 Ka‘ahumanu's Arc
25:51 Chiefesses and Purposeful Connecting of Ali‘i Lines
29:04 Hawaiian Women and Political Power
29:41 Bringing Universal Stories Together For Understanding
31:32 Waine‘e, Winee, Wahine
35:55 The Nature of Hawaiians Wanting to Explore
39:56 Reviving Hōlua
47:20 Massiveness, Maintenance, Resources and Sophistication
49:32 Challenging Pele
51:13 Locating and Restoring Hōlua
56:46 Mahalos
1:00:19 Outro
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Watch Chief of War on Apple TV+: tv.apple.com/us/show/chief-of-war/umc.cmc.6ag0zq020ielwv7m83v8r4dkw
Dive deeper into more episodes of Hu‘e Kaona: Chief of War Talk Story Sessions at kanaeokana.net/chiefofwar
Like and subscribe: youtube.com/kanaeokana?sub_confirmation=1
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Find learning resources and links at kanaeokana.net/chiefofwar
Learn more about the Hawai‘i Film Alliance: hawaiifilmalliance.org
