The Wind & the Reckoning

Based on one of the most interesting stories in Hawaiian history! It's portrayed so beautifully and I love that it's spoken in 'olelo Hawaii (the Hawaiian language). Don't be afraid of the subtitles 🤙

I've read Ko'olau's wife Pi'ilani's book and I thought the heart of it was brought to life so honestly and vividly by the filmmakers.

My 8 and 11 year old kids enjoyed the film too; it wasn't too scary for them and they related to the boy in the story.

I live on Kaua'i, so I can tell it was not filmed in the actual locations; aside from establishing shots. What would have made it better for me would be to have seen the actual places where the events took place. Kalalau beach and valley is majestic in real life (though I'm sure it looks different now than it did in Ko'olau's time) and but also so very remote and protected I'm sure it would be nearly impossible to film out there with full cast & crew.

The filmmakers did a great job with the essence of the story and telling it in a way that can make Hawaii proud.

Director David Cunningham delivers another masterpiece in his new film The Wind and the Reckoning. The film is beautiful shot in Hawaii. The cast delivers a heartfelt performance. I loved the balance of English and the Hawaiian language. I left the theater contemplating the importance of Ohana and how far I would go to protect my own family. The Wind and the Reckoning is a powerful, moving and beautiful film. History is so important for us to learn from and than we can apply the lessons learned to our life today. Let's learn from the past and begin to heal. This is a must see movie that will entertain, inform and inspire.

I love the history of this film, and the use of the native Hawaiian language, not so familiar to many, but as powerful as it is beautiful. The scenery is great and the overall look of the film is wonderful. The storyline is so appropriate for today after COVID gave world governments more power then we've experienced for many years. Power in the wrong hands is treachery and courage is always inspiring!

Living in Hawaii has given me a new appreciation of the struggle the Hawaiians faced as the rest of the world descended on this beautiful island paradise. It grieves me that they had to put up with belittling attitudes and judgemental aggression. Change in the name of progress is not always kind, gentle, gracious nor righteous.

Wow...just wow! What an incredible film. And beautifully shot as well. Jason Scott Lee and Lindsay Watson gave such powerful performances and Henry Ian Cusick was outstanding. I saw the film in Honolulu at The Consolidated Ward Theater during its opening week. Some of the actors were there to answer when it finished. When the movie ended, there was a group in the audience that actually stood up and sang a sort of a chant back to the filmmakers, like they were thanking them for making this film. I was speechless. I have to say I am a bit embarrassed that I had no idea this had happened to the Hawaiians.

Such a powerful story told with so much love and respect for the Hawaiian culture. Beautifully cinematic. I was so moved by the family and their refusal to sacrifice their togetherness, even in the face of being hunted down like prey. A heart wrenching and eye-opening look at a period of history that I knew very little about, but that had reshaped the course of life for native Hawaiians: when lepers were rounded up and forcibly removed to leper colonies on the island of Moloka'i. I love that the characters spoke in Hawaiian-beautiful authenticity and an invitation for us to experience their culture and their heart. Would definitely recommend watching it-but with tissues!