While it's tourism industry may have been slightly lackluster, Hawaiʻi recently had a big win on the silver screen, with the release of Jason Momoa's passion project, "Chief of War", last Friday, which tells the story of Chief Ka'iana of Kauaʻi.

The new Apple TV+ series “Chief of War,” starring Jason Momoa, is more than just a television show — it’s a breakthrough for Hawaiian storytelling and representation. For the first time, authentic Hawaiian history is being told on a major streaming platform,

His contemporary was Kamehameha I (played in Chief of War by Kaina Makua), who would eventually become known as Kamehameha the Great. Like Kaʻiana, he was probably born in the 1750s, and came from the Big Island. And his aristocratic lineage, though questioned, cemented his future as a strong leader too, according to National Geographic.