|  Red Turtle Rising   The story of a turtle goddess, some turtles, and the mortals who try to save them   Video Documentary, 1999, approx. 50 minutes   Ordering Info   |   |   Red Turtle Rising   The story of a turtle goddess,   some turtles,   and the mortals who try to save them  Winner, Hawaii International Film Festival 1999  This amazing documentary weaves together the legend of the ancient Hawaiian turtle goddess Kauila with the real life saga of one of the world's most endangered reptiles, the mysterious hawksbill turtle of Hawaii. See and hear stories in chant and hula that have not been told in centuries as biologists try to protect a being whose ancestors saw the rise and fall of the dinosaurs.   A film by Jay April & Lou De Liberto  Produced by The Honu Project  Starring Rubellite Kewena Johnson, George Naope, Kealii Reichel,   John Kaimikaua, Sunny Collo, & Charles Kaupu 
 
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  Ordering Information   Red Turtle Rising  may be ordered by going to the  Island Heritage site  .  (Click on Music and Video, and then on "Underwater" videos.) Price is $20.99 plus shipping. 
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