Film

Nā Wāhine Buda Kiakahi: The Legacy of Hawaiian Women Buddhists

202542mDocumentary

Director: Eleni Avendaño
Year: 2025

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.

Top cast

Nola A. Nāhulu

Self

Puanani Burgess

Self

Norma Ryūkō Kawelokū Wong

Self

Manu Aluli Meyer

Self

George Tanabe

Self

Joshlyn Sand

Self

Puakea Nogelmeier

Self

Directed by

Eleni Avendaño

Written by

Eleni Avendaño, Jon Kei Matsuoka

Produced by

Jon Kei Matsuoka, Naomi Yoshida, Anastasha Schielzeth

Film

Nā Wāhine Buda Kiakahi: The Legacy of Hawaiian Women Buddhists

202542mDocumentary

United States

Director: Eleni Avendaño
Year: 2025

Top cast

Nola A. Nāhulu

Self

Puanani Burgess

Self

Norma Ryūkō Kawelokū Wong

Self

Manu Aluli Meyer

Self

George Tanabe

Self

Joshlyn Sand

Self

Puakea Nogelmeier

Self

Directed by

Eleni Avendaño

Written by

Eleni Avendaño, Jon Kei Matsuoka

Produced by

Jon Kei Matsuoka, Naomi Yoshida, Anastasha Schielzeth