Rise of the Wahine

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battled discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.

• Dean KaneshiroWriter
• Dean KaneshiroDirector

• Sarah Wayne CalliesNarrator
• Donnis ThompsonHerself (archive footage)
• Patsy MinkSelf (archive footage)
• Beth McLachlinHerself
• Dave ShojiHimself
• Wendy MinkSelf
• Bernice SandlerHerself
• Lacey O'NealHerself
• Chris McLachlinHimself
• Pat SaikiHerself
• Marilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohanoHerself
• Serena MichaelHerself