Maui filmmaker is busy with aumakua, taiko documentaries Kenneth Burgmaier also produced films with B.B. King and Aretha Franklin
Award-winning Maui filmmaker Kenneth Martinez Burgmaier is in the midst of completing his latest documentary “Aumakua: Hawaiian Spiritual Guardians.”
Known for his music and Hawaii-themed docs, many of his works are now available for viewing on Amazon Prime.
A prolific director/producer, he has released films on a variety of artists from blues icon B.B. King and soul queen Aretha Franklin to Hawaiian slack key guitar legend Keola Beamer.
The forthcoming documentary on Hawaiian guardian spirits features interviews with Clifford Nae’ole, cultural adviser at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua; Kahu Lyons Naone; Calvin Hoe; and Danny Kaniela Akaka.
