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Kumu Hina

Kumu Hina

Keynote Speaker: Hawaiian Transgender Teacher & Community Leader

Kumu Hina Biography

Kumu Hina is a Native Hawaiian teacher, cultural practitioner and filmmaker who uses digital media to protect and perpetuate indigenous languages and traditions. She began her film work as a protagonist and educational advisor for the award winning films "Kumu Hina" and "A Place in the Middle," and received a National Education Association Human Rights Award, Native Hawaiian Educator of the year and White House Champion of Change for the groundbreaking impact campaigns associated with those films.

Continuing her journey to the other side of the lens, Kumu Hina produced the award-winning short "Lady Eva" and PBS feature documentary "Leitis" in Waiting about her transgender sisters in the Kingdom of Tonga. Kapaemahu is her first film in Olelo Niihau, in which she is fluent. Hina is also a transgender health advocate, burial council chair, candidate for the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and composer of “Ku Haaheo E Kuu Hawaii,” the internationally known anthem for the protection of Mauna Kea. Hina is a community advocate on a range of issues including Aina-based education, Malama Iwi Kupuna and Mahu/LGBTQI subject areas was born and raised on the island of O’ahu.

She is fluent in Hawaiian language and can communicate in several other Polynesian dialects and has formally studied Tongan, Samoan and Tahitian languages. She is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Class of 1990 and a twice graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Hawaiian Studies and Education.

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Kumu Hina Videos

Kumu Hina: In Performance
Transgender Today - Kumu Hina
He Inoa Mana | Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (Kumu Hina) | TEDxMaui

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What topics does Kumu Hina speak about?

Kumu Hina is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Diversity, Asian Heritage, LGBTQ, Empowerment, Motivational, Social Justice, DEI, Civil Rights, Indigenous Heritage, Social Activism, Faith & Religion, Culture, Teacher Motivation, Academic, Youth and Education Policy & Reform.

Where does Kumu Hina travel from?

Kumu Hina generally travels from Haleiwa, HI, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Kumu Hina is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Diversity, Asian Heritage and LGBTQ. The estimated speaking fee range to book Kumu Hina for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Kumu Hina generally travels from Haleiwa, HI, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Geena Rocero, Kylar Broadus and Lydia X. Z. Brown. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kumu Hina for an upcoming event.

Kumu Hina Videos

Kumu Hina: In Performance
Transgender Today - Kumu Hina
He Inoa Mana | Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (Kumu Hina) | TEDxMaui
KUMU HINA Trailer

Kumu Hina Reviews

  • University of Colorado Boulder, Center for Inclusion and Social Change - Mar 14 2019

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