Puhipau
Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina - Documentary Series
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29m
The Hawaiian term “puhi pau” means “blown away, completely burned”. This program explores, in stark and sobering detail, the medical and social effects of a theoretical nuclear attack on Hawai‘i.
Featuring members of the Hawai'i medical community
Dr. Willis Butler
Dr. Sandra Penn
Dr. Tom Hall
Dr. Fred Reppun
Dr. Clifford Strahley
Hosted by Ho‘oipo DeCambra
Produced for the Hawai‘i chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility by Joan Lander and Puhipau of Nā Maka o Ka ʻĀina.
1982
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