2011 Q4 Ages 5-12 Runtime 19 minutes Animation

Long ago, Kala (the sun) raced across the sky as he pleased, leaving the land and it's people with short days and long, dark nights. Among those suffering from the lack of daylight was the goddess Hina, mother of Maui the demigod. In order to make things pono (right), Maui summons all his courage and travels to the highest summit of Haleakala, where he confronts the Mighty Kala. PACIFIC RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION AND LEARNING

Well-animated folk tale from Hawaii. A young boy helps his mother with chores and then joins his friends to hear grandma's story. Grandma tells a wonderful fable about a boy who had to tame the sun so it would give them more sunlight and his mother and the other people could get their work done. The animation is nicely executed with bright colors and an imaginative story. My 8-year-old son loved this short, couldn't take his eyes off of it.