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I am a dedicated storyteller with 25+ years of experience perpetuating Hawaiian narratives through culturally grounded cinematography, aerial capture, and ocean surf filming. I collaborate with Pacific Island communities to document and preserve cultural practices with respect for kūpuna / elders and ʻāina / the land and sea. I am committed to honoring our kūpuna while empowering the next generation of indigenous storytellers through modern media techniques. As the founder of The Menehune Film Academy, I mentor youth and develop curriculum that blends Hawaiian values with technical production skills, helping diverse communities tell their stories. My youtube channel just got moneitized last year in the youtube partner program and it is growing to 750,000 views thus far. I have a series I am producing on traveling through Polynesia as well. Looking forward to hearing from you! I've been creating content, building an audience on different platforms for about 20 years. Lost my fb and ig but have grown them back up with dynamic posts and lifestyle. I've been studying youtube for a few years now and it would be great to guide you through this process.…I am a dedicated storyteller with 25+ years of experience perpetuating Hawaiian narratives through culturally grounded cinematography, aerial capture, and ocean surf filming. I collaborate with Pacific Island communities to document and preserve cultural practices with respect for kūpuna / elders and ʻāina / the land and sea. I am committed to honoring our kūpuna while empowering the next generation of indigenous storytellers through modern media techniques. As the founder of The Menehune Film Academy, I mentor youth and develop curriculum that blends Hawaiian values with technical production skills, helping diverse communities tell their stories. My youtube channel just got moneitized last year in the youtube partner program and it is growing to 750,000 views thus far. I have a series I am producing on traveling through Polynesia as well. Looking forward to hearing from you! I've been creating content, building an audience on different platforms for about 20 years. Lost my fb and ig but have grown them back up with dynamic posts and lifestyle. I've been studying youtube for a few years now and it would be great to guide you through this process.

PĀKĒ Salmon

Cinematographer, Director of Photography, Film Director, +2

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I am a dedicated storyteller with 25+ years of experience perpetuating Hawaiian narratives through culturally grounded cinematography, aerial capture, and ocean surf filming. I collaborate with Pacific Island communities to document and preserve cultural practices with respect for kūpuna / elders and ʻāina / the land and sea. I am committed to honoring our kūpuna while empowering the next generation of indigenous storytellers through modern media techniques. As the founder of The Menehune Film Academy, I mentor youth and develop curriculum that blends Hawaiian values with technical production skills, helping diverse communities tell their stories. My youtube channel just got moneitized last year in the youtube partner program and it is growing to 750,000 views thus far. I have a series I am producing on traveling through Polynesia as well. Looking forward to hearing from you! I've been creating content, building an audience on different platforms for about 20 years. Lost my fb and ig but have grown them back up with dynamic posts and lifestyle. I've been studying youtube for a few years now and it would be great to guide you through this process.…I am a dedicated storyteller with 25+ years of experience perpetuating Hawaiian narratives through culturally grounded cinematography, aerial capture, and ocean surf filming. I collaborate with Pacific Island communities to document and preserve cultural practices with respect for kūpuna / elders and ʻāina / the land and sea. I am committed to honoring our kūpuna while empowering the next generation of indigenous storytellers through modern media techniques. As the founder of The Menehune Film Academy, I mentor youth and develop curriculum that blends Hawaiian values with technical production skills, helping diverse communities tell their stories. My youtube channel just got moneitized last year in the youtube partner program and it is growing to 750,000 views thus far. I have a series I am producing on traveling through Polynesia as well. Looking forward to hearing from you! I've been creating content, building an audience on different platforms for about 20 years. Lost my fb and ig but have grown them back up with dynamic posts and lifestyle. I've been studying youtube for a few years now and it would be great to guide you through this process.

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I am a dedicated storyteller with 25+ years of experience perpetuating Hawaiian narratives through culturally grounded cinematography, aerial capture, and ocean surf filming. I collaborate with Pacific Island communities to document and preserve cultural practices with respect for kūpuna / elders and ʻāina / the land and sea.

I am committed to honoring our kūpuna while empowering the next generation of indigenous storytellers through modern media techniques. As the founder of The Menehune Film Academy, I mentor youth and develop curriculum that blends Hawaiian values with technical production skills, helping diverse communities tell their stories.

My youtube channel just got moneitized last year in the youtube partner program and it is growing to 750,000 views thus far. I have a series I am producing on traveling through Polynesia as well.

Looking forward to hearing from you! I’ve been creating content, building an audience on different platforms for about 20 years. Lost my fb and ig but have grown them back up with dynamic posts and lifestyle.

I’ve been studying youtube for a few years now and it would be great to guide you through this process.

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DaVinci Resolve Studio

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DaVinci Resolve Studio

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Work Experience

Founder at The Menehune Film Academy

January 1, 2020 - Present

Established youth-focused program teaching culturally grounded filmmaking; Developed partnerships with Pacific Island communities in Hawaiʻi and throughout Polynesia for youth film festivals, artist in residences, and art collaborations; Mentored over 50 young storytellers in digital media creation; Created curriculum integrating Hawaiian values with technical production skills.