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1	->''"Finding Ohana follows two siblings, played by Kea Peahu and Alex Aiono, whose trip to an Oahu town becomes a treasure-hunt adventure that connects them to their Hawaiian heritage. According to The Nerds of Color, the actors were excited by the opportunity when they read the script. Peahu, who plays Pili, said she connected with her character through similar life experiences. Actors Lindsay Watson (Hana) and Alex Aiono (E), who play Hana and E, were both quick to realize the significance of having Hawaiian culture portrayed in such an authentic light and at such a large scale, reports The Nerds of Color."''
2	-->-- This [[https://asamnews.com/2021/02/02/a-goonies-style-move-with-an-aapi-cast-set-in-hawaii/ article]] about ''Film/FindingOhana''
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4	Works and media about the indigenous people of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Oceania}} Pacific Islands]] which encompass the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia (which includes [[UsefulNotes/RapaNui Rapa Nui/Easter Island]] and UsefulNotes/FrenchPolynesia).
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6	Please make sure that the work being added is about Pacific Islander people, as in they center around them and their lives and experiences.
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8	See also CreatorsOfPacificIslandsDescent. Native Hawaiians would be featured in this index, for works centering on indgenous people in North America, see NativeAmericanAndFirstNationsMedia.
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10	See also AfricanAmericanMedia, ArabAmericansInMedia, AsianAmericanMedia, JudaismAndJewishCultureInMedia, and LatinoAmericanMedia.
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12	[[index]]
13	[floatboxright:
14	'''Related:'''
15	* CreatorsOfPacificIslandsDescent
16	]
17	[[foldercontrol]]
18
19	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
20	* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureTheJOJOLands''
21	[[/folder]]
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23	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
24	* ''ComicStrip/ComicZoneLiloAndStitch''
25	[[/folder]]
26
27	[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
28	* ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' franchise (original 2002–2006 continuity): The human protagonist and the Earth-born members of her family are Native Hawaiian.
29	** ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch''
30	** ''WesternAnimation/StitchTheMovie''
31	** ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch2StitchHasAGlitch''
32	** ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch''
33	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}''
34	[[/folder]]
35
36	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
37	* ''Film/Aquaman2018'': Protagonist is half-Polynesian
38	** ''Film/AquamanAndTheLostKingdom''
39	* ''Film/Boy2010''
40	* ''Film/TheDeadLands''
41	* ''Film/FindingOhana''
42	* ''Film/GauguinVoyageToTahiti''
43	* ''Film/HobbsAndShaw'': Hobbs is Samoan and the third act takes place in Samoa.
44	* ''Film/HuntForTheWilderpeople''
45	* ''Film/JohnnyLingo''
46	* ''Film/TheLegendOfJohnnyLingo''
47	* ''Film/OnceWereWarriors''
48	* ''Film/ThePrinceOfThePacific''
49	* ''Film/RapaNui1994'': All the characters are Easter Islanders; [[FakeNationality none of the actors are]].
50	* ''Film/TonganNinja''
51	* ''Film/TwoCarsOneNight''
52	* ''Film/{{Utu}}''
53	* ''Film/WhaleRider''
54	[[/folder]]
55
56	[[folder:Literature]]
57	* ''Literature/TheBonePeople''
58	* ''Literature/{{Nation}}'' is set on a South Pacific island in an AlternateHistory, with one of the two protagonists being a native of the island.
59	[[/folder]]
60
61	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
62	* ''Series/HawaiiFive0''
63	* ''Series/TwoSentenceHorrorStories'': "[[Recap/TwoSentenceHorrorStoriesS3E8Erased Erased]]" episode
64	* ''Series/YoungRock''
65	[[/folder]]
66
67	[[folder:Music]]
68	* Music/AlienWeaponry is a ThrashMetal band from Auckland that writes songs in te reo Māori.
69	[[/folder]]
70
71	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
72	* Numerous wrestlers inside and outside of the WWE have Pacific ancestry/nationality. Some have even incorporated it into their personas.
73	** The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and The Usos)
74	** Dakota Kai
75	** Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
76	** Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
77	** Haku
78	** Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
79	** Nia Jax
80	** Rikishi
81	** Samoa Joe
82	** Tamina Snuka
83	** Umaga
84	** The Wild Samoans
85	** Yokozuna (although he played a Japanese character)
86	[[/folder]]
87
88	[[folder:Theatre]]
89	* ''Theatre/AFrigateBirdSings'', by David Fane, Oscar Kightley and Nathaniel Lees
90	[[/folder]]
91
92	[[folder:Video Games]]
93	* ''Lilo & Stitch'' video games
94	** ''[[VideoGame/LiloAndStitchGameBoyAdvance Lilo & Stitch]]'' (Game Boy Advance)
95	** ''VideoGame/LiloAndStitchTroubleInParadise''
96	** ''VideoGame/LiloAndStitch2HamstervielHavoc''
97	* ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternityIIDeadfire'' takes place in a fictional archipelago based heavily off of Polynesia, and whose main story deals with its fantasy world's version of 19th century colonialism in the region.
98	* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' takes place in the Alola region that's based on Hawaii. Some characters in the game and its sequel can be identified as Pacific Islanders.
99	* ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheKasai''
100	* ''VisualNovel/SinWithMe'': Malakai's route (Samoan-American love interest).
101	[[/folder]]
102
103	[[folder:Western Animation]]
104	* ''WesternAnimation/BroTown'': Set in New Zealand, the main characters are Pacific Islanders.
105	* ''WesternAnimation/HaileysOnIt''
106	* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries''
107	[[/folder]]
108
109	[[/index]]

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