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Hahana - Two Episodes

Web (Full Length Episodes) – 2022

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

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Nixon Stoddart

Director, Producer, Editor

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Aroha Treacher

Director, Camera Operator

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Jermaine Leef

Director, Writer

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Judah Metu-Teaukura

Producer, Writer

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Sonny Ngatai

Writer, Performer

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Jimi Jackson

Writer, Performer

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