Hahana - Two Episodes

Social media web series Hahana celebrates te reo Māori and the creativity of rangatahi Māori with a medley of comedy and education. In the Matariki special, Hahana regulars Judah Metu-Teaukura, Scarlett-Manaia Te Aramakutu-Morgan, Chaeli Manuel and other regulars do the viral Matariki dance, and introduce some Matariki basics — including finding the star cluster, and the Hautapu ceremony. In the second clip, Hahana showcases singer-songwriter Makayla Mainini, who won TikTok attention for singing in te reo Māori. Makayla opens up about navigating her mixed Māori, American, and Italian identity online.

There have been a few challenges on TikTok that I've faced from people that say like 'Oh aren't you a Palagi?' or 'Aren't you a Pākehā?' Being Māori is not about what you look like or how much Māori you have in you. It does not matter what you look like.

– Makayla Mainini

Key Cast & Crew

Nixon Stoddart

Director, Producer, Editor

Aroha Treacher

Director, Camera Operator

Jermaine Leef

Director, Writer

Judah Metu-Teaukura

Producer, Writer

Sonny Ngatai

Writer, Performer

Jimi Jackson

Writer, Performer