MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter

MĀHŪ explores the concept of gender fluidity from a Native Hawaiian perspective by interweaving a multi-media stage performance featuring the hula dance, chant, and contemporary music around intimate interviews with acclaimed Native Hawaiian transgender artists as they prepare to open a show in Honolulu. The film shares intergenerational stories of the challenges of navigating their transgender identities. MĀHŪ serves as a reminder that before colonization, before Western concepts of gender and colonial prejudice, the indigenous sensibility of queer culture celebrated cultural truths based on inclusivity, diversity and aloha.