Overview

• At the July 18 world premiere in Ko Olina Beach Park, Jason Momoa, his children Lola and Nakoa-Wolf, and partner Adria Arjona wore coordinated tribal capes to honor Hawaiian traditions.
• Chief of War, co-created by Momoa and Thomas Pa‘a Sibbett, dramatizes the late-18th-century unification of the Hawaiian Islands with a predominantly Polynesian cast and extensive Hawaiian-language dialogue.
• Momoa praised his son’s independently secured casting in Dune 3 and predicted Nakoa-Wolf will outshine his own early acting efforts in Denis Villeneuve’s sequel.
• The actor described Chief of War as the greatest moment of his career and emphasized the importance of cultural authenticity in bringing native Hawaiian history to screens.
• The series will debut on Apple TV+ on August 1, with the premiere setting the tone for its celebration of indigenous storytelling.