Nine featured productions, each with a page on what Malaʻe Productions contributed: Directors of Photography and co-production, underwater and aerial cinematography, stock footage and equipment rentals for PBS Nature, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, PBS / IMAX and Hawaii News Now.
Malaʻe Productions has filmed Hawaii's natural world for broadcast since 2003. The credits below are the ones featured on our homepage; every role, piece of gear and location on these pages is drawn from the same inventory and portfolio described across the site.
Featured productions
- Sharks of Hawaii (PBS Nature) — Co-Producer & Directors of Photography. Co-produced and served as Directors of Photography for this award-winning PBS Nature documentary exploring the extraordinary shark species inhabiting Hawaii's waters.
- Wild Hawaii: Secrets of the Deep (National Geographic / PBS) — Director of Photography, Cinematography & Stock Video. Served as Director of Photography and contributed cinematography and stock video for this deep-dive exploration of Hawaii's most remote underwater ecosystems.
- Wild Hawaii: Land of Fire (National Geographic / PBS) — Director of Photography, Cinematography, Stock Video & Equipment Rentals. Captured the raw volcanic landscapes of the Big Island as Director of Photography, combining cinematography, stock library footage, and full equipment support.
- Sharks of the Fire Goddess (Discovery Channel) — Director of Photography, Cinematography, Stock Video & Equipment Rentals. Led underwater and aerial cinematography for this Discovery Channel special documenting Hawaii's legendary Tiger Sharks in the volcanic waters of the Big Island.
- Sharkcano (Discovery Channel) — Director of Photography, Cinematography, Stock Video & Equipment Rentals. Provided Director of Photography services, cinematography, stock video, and full equipment support for this Discovery Channel production exploring sharks thriving near active underwater volcanoes.
- America's National Parks (PBS / IMAX) — Equipment Rentals & Stock Video Sourcing. Provided specialized equipment — water housings, RED cameras, gimbals, macro equipment, and camera jibs — along with stock video sourcing for this sweeping national parks series.
- Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (Discovery Channel) — Underwater Cinematography & Equipment Rentals. Provided underwater cinematography and full equipment support for this Discovery Channel spin-off following the sons of Deadliest Catch captains as they seek a secret fishing ground in Hawaiian waters.
- World's Most Dangerous Sharks (National Geographic) — Cinematography, Drone & Equipment Rentals. Provided cinematography, drone aerial coverage, and full equipment support for this National Geographic production profiling the ocean's most formidable shark species.
- Tiger Shark Feeding Frenzy (Hawaii News Now) — Exclusive Field Footage. Malaʻe Productions captured exclusive footage of Tiger Sharks feeding on a whale carcass off Hawaii's coast — a rare natural history event that earned national news coverage.
Related
- Cinema — Malaʻe Productions has filmed Hawaii's natural world for broadcast since 2003 — as Directors of Photography and cinematographers on PBS Nature's Sharks of Hawaii, National Geographic's Wild Hawaii: Secrets of the Deep and Wild Hawaii: Land of Fire, and Discovery Channel's Sharkcano and Sharks of the Fire Goddess.
- Equipment Rentals — Rent RED cinema cameras, Shotover gimbals, DJI drones, Nauticam underwater housings and full production packages on the Big Island, with delivery statewide and a price match guarantee.
- Contact — Tell us about your production, rental or stock footage needs anywhere in Hawaii. We reply with availability and pricing, typically within one business day.