Chief of War

This series is what we Hawaiians have needed forever. Finally someone ( This is Jason Momoas project ) is telling our story accurately. Love that the Olelo Hawaii is the language spoken. Love that there are Polynesian Actors who can authentically speak the beautiful Hawaiian language . It is a fictional story based on real events. I cant wait to see the rest.

I have been waiting forever for a good series about the early Hawaiian kingdom being united. I only watched the first one, and I'm sold so far. I hope they keep close to the historical events (even with Hollywood artistic interpretation or embellishments). The first inaccuracy is that the women did not cover up their upper bodies until the missionaries came and made them cover up...but you can't have all the women topless in this series...ha. Many scenes with actors are not filmed in Hawaii, but I guess it's hard to get known Mauna and the backgrounds of scenes without CGI or getting rid of all the current buildings and architecture. You can also tell that many extras and background people are New Zealanders and such. I wished they had used more extras with real Hawaiian bloodlines (the scene where they embarked on O'ahu's beach for battle was obvious). I don't know why they couldn't use more Hawaiian "locals" for parts. It was funny to see "Aquaman" and his dad, Tom Curry, share leadership scenes together in this series....

I was born on Maui, went to high school on Kauai, but unfortunately missed my junior year of Hawaiian history. Hopefully this will be on spot and a good for all to understand da early days of the islands...before England, U. S. and settlers took over, of course. Strap in...I feel this is going to be a good series.

Cinemography/editing is decent but typical without creative angles. Music is decent, but it would be awesome if they used more light chants in the background to intensify action or dramatic scenes (Kahiko, Auana, Hapa Haole, etc.). Acting is decent for the main characters. Overall, I am excited to see what this brings. Will it be as good as what "Shogun" did in telling Japan's samurai ancient history? Let's see how they do...

Finally a series worth watching. Rare gem in a sea of dumbed down tv entertainment. Great story telling, powerful scenes and amazing delivery by a great cast starring Jason Momoa.

This is the type of show that starts in a way that you just know it's going to be a great ride and it didn't disappoint.

One episode in and it's very good. I'm just here to read the reviews from people complaining about subtitles. Their native language isnt English so don't expect them to speak it. If you can't read, just say so. It's got action, some drama, and the back stories are slowly filling in. It's a promising miniseries.

To those complaining about the language and subs - you do realise that not everyone in this world speaks English..? That there are many different languages? Have you not ever watched foreign movie? JC. My mother is 75 and watches everything in original with subtitles. If you can't manage then it's not the series problem. This is beautifully narrated and filmed story so far. Kudos to all actors.