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Independent Lens: Kumu Hina

Watch a transgendered teacher inspire a young girl to claim leadership of an all-male hula troupe. Monday at 10 p.m. on PBS 6.

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Over the course of a momentous year, Kumu Hina, a native Hawaiian mahu (transgender) teacher, inspires a tomboyish young girl to claim her place as leader of an all-male hula troupe, as she herself searches for love and a fulfilling romantic relationship with an unpredictable young Tongan man.

Indpendent Lens: Kuma Hina, Monday at 10pm on PBS 6.

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