Welcome to Mālamalama Films.
We are a native Hawaiian film and media production company based in Hawaiʻi + Aotearoa.
MĀLAMALAMA
1. light of knowledge, clarity of thinking, enlightenment; shining, radiant, clear.
Our dream is to enlighten the current film and media landscape with a native Hawaiian perspective, and create access for indigenous and local Hawaiʻi voices to shine.
We’re interested in telling stories about Hawai’i, for Hawai’i.
OUR CONTENT SERVICES
Photo / Video / Directing / Editing
Our services include media and content creation for films, series, and commercials for brands, businesses, and independent storytellers of all kinds.
OUR PRODUCTION SERVICES
creative + development / pre-production / production / post-production
We offer a comprehensive range of logistic + production services to support your process, leaving you with more space to focus on your creative vision.
OUR TOOLS
Range of LEICA cameras & lenses.
+ Additional Canon underwater capability for both stills and motion.
Our emphasis on a naturalistic and cinematic experience guide us to seek the best tools possible, to ensure our stories are crafted as beautifully as they’re told.
Whether this is your first production or your 100th, whatever you can dream up, we’d love to help you tell your story.
OUR FOUNDER
As a proud Kānaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian) screenwriter, director, producer, and actress, Mainei Kinimaka attributes her love for filmmaking to the longstanding tradition of storytelling in indigenous Hawaiian and Pacifica culture, as well as her. Her intimate upbringing with and on the island of Kauaʻi inspired her naturalistic approach of capturing the stories around her in the visual medium.
She believes in the power of stories, no matter the scale, and in the power of many hands joining together - everyone involved has a vital contribution to make, no matter how small.
Her goal as an artist is to contribute meaningful stories that uplift the Hawaiian community and collective Hawaiian identity.