Nā Wāhine Buda Kiakahi: The Legacy of Hawaiian Women Buddhists
Directed by Eleni Avendaño
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This Film is a documentary film about the legacy of Hawaiian women Buddhists beginning with the life of Mary Mikahala Robinson Foster, lady in waiting to Queen Liliʻuokalani. While many have visited Foster Botanical Gardens in Honolulu, little has been known of her work to perpetuate the practice of Buddhism, even beyond Hawaiʻi, where she is revered in India and Sri Lanka for her contributions.Read moreLess
This Film is a documentary film about the legacy of Hawaiian women Buddhists beginning with the life of Mary Mikahala Robinson Foster, lady in waiting to Queen Liliʻuokalani. While many have visited Foster Botanical Gardens in Honolulu, little has been known of her work to perpetuate the practice of Buddhism, even beyond Hawaiʻi, where she is revered in India and Sri Lanka for her contributions.
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This Film is a documentary film about the legacy of Hawaiian women Buddhists beginning with the life of Mary Mikahala Robinson Foster, lady in waiting to Queen Liliʻuokalani. While many have visited Foster Botanical Gardens in Honolulu, little has been known of her work to perpetuate the practice of Buddhism, even beyond Hawaiʻi, where she is revered in India and Sri Lanka for her contributions.
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- Director
- Eleni Avendaño
- Producer
- Jon Kei Matsuoka
- Producer
- Naomi Yoshida
- Producer
- Anastasha Schielzeth
- Writer
- Eleni Avendaño
- Writer
- Jon Kei Matsuoka
- Director of Photography
- Eleni Avendaño
- Director of Photography
- Jeff Hawe
- Director of Photography
- Naomi Yoshida
- Director of Photography
- Anastasha Schielzeth
- Director of Photography
- Megan Lee