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Momoa co-created Chief of War with Thomas Pa’a Sibbett to tell one of the most famous stories of Hawaii’s colonization. Momoa plays the mysterious figure Ka’iana, who sailed around the world as a guest of European traders before returning home to tell his stories. The trailer seems to hint at his journeys in one shot where he is bundled in furs on a snow mountain, but for the most part, the action takes place on Hawaii.
In the trailer, Ka’iana speaks knowingly to others about his experience among westerners, warning that they won’t scruple to claim whatever they can from the island, regardless of what the native people want. However, it’s also clear that the islands are embroiled in their own power struggle, and it’s hard to tell where Ka’iana stands within it. He clearly does some fighting against other Hawaiian’s in this preview, and he doesn’t seem to agree with Kamehameha (Kaina Makua) that the islands must be united under a single monarch.
