Ea (2025) 70 mins. 16:9, color, sound

Ea, co-directed by Noah Keone Viernes and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash, is a feature length experimental documentary about Keʻeaumoku Kapu, a Kanaka ʻŌiwi community leader, activist, and caretaker of Nā ʻAikāne o Maui. Produced by North Beach-West Maui Benefit Fund, the film focuses on Kapu’s nearly 20-year battle, in and out of the U.S. court system, to reclaim his kuleana land in Kauaʻula valley on the island of Maui. Sovereign is a testament to the resilience of one family, whose efforts serve as a source of guidance for future generations pursuing land and water rights.

Support Nā ʻAikane o Maui, Cultural Center of Lahaina here: https://naaikane.org

Featuring: Keʻeaumoku Kapu, Uʻilani Kapu, ʻOhana Kapu, Akoni Akana, Sam Kaʻai, Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier, Lance Collins, Bianca Isaki, Haunani-Kay Trask

Produced: Noah Keone Viernes, Lance Collins

Co-produced: kekahi wahi

Executive producer: Bianca Isaki, Linda Nye, Claire Daoang

Director of Photography: AJ Feducia

Lead Animator: Shinya Akutagawa

Digital Cartographer: Sean Connelly

Editor: kekahi wahi (Sancia Miala Shiba Nash & Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick)

Score: Composed and Arranged by Noah Keone Viernes

Hawaiian Language translator: Puaokamele Dizon, Kuiokalani Gapero