Pukiki, The Portuguese Americans of Hawai'i (DVD)
Produced, Directed and Edited
by Fr. Luis
Proença
In 1876 the Reciprocity Treaty was signed between
the Kingdom of Hawaii and United States of America,
opening a huge market for Hawaii's Sugar Plantations.
Hawaii needed skilled workers fast and the Portuguese
responded. The thousands of Portuguese from the islands
of Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde who came to Hawaii
between 1878 and 1913 would change Hawaii forever.
Today, the third and forth generation of Portuguese-Hawaiians
question their past. With their language lost and their
contributions heavily woven into the multi-cultural
fabric of Hawaiian culture, some find themselves wondering
if they are Portuguese, Hawaiian or American.
"Pukiki - The American-Portuguese
in Hawaii",© 2003. Digital
Betacam, 45 minutes. Official Selection at “Hawaii
International Film Festival” (Oct.31,
2003). International Satellite
Broadcast on RTPi
(Rádio Televisão Portuguesa Internacional) on
October 6th, , 2003 at 1:15 PM and 7 PM (California
time) and on October 9th , 2003 at 11:30 PM (California
time) 2003. TV Broadcast on Maui
TV Channel-32 Akaku on October and November
2003. TV Broadcast on RTP2 (Channel
2 in Portugal) on June 10 at 7 PM, 2004. International
Satellite Broadcast on RTPi on
October 22, 2005 at 2: 30 PM (CA time). Telly
Awards 2003 and Aurora
Gold Award, 2004.
ISBN 0-9779707-1–X, Los
Angeles: Arrupe Productions, 2006. Distributed
by Hope Media Productions.
Review in
English and Review in Portugues
Cover
View the trailer
100 kps | 300
kps
Poster
|
/images/horizspacer.jpg){kind=spacer}
