Chief of War confirms it up front: Jason Momoa’s Kaʻiana is drawn from a real aliʻi named Kaʻiana ʻAhuʻula. The series follows archival history that places him at the center of late-18th-century ...

Before “Chief of War,” the history of Hawaiʻi had never been front and center in a mainstream Hollywood production and told from a Native Hawaiian viewpoint. The Apple TV+ series, which premiered Aug.