The Dark Hobby

The Dark Hobby

May 21, 2021

The Hawai'ian Islands are ground zero for the aquarium trade who capture and traffic reef fish for hobbyists’ tanks, decimating the reef, ocean and earth’s oxygen. Native Hawai'ians, conservationists, scientists, aquarium fish collectors and breeders are locked in a controversy over the stunning “treasure of Hawai'i” – the ornamental fish.

The Dark Hobby

May 21, 2021

The Dark Hobby
The Hawai'ian Islands are ground zero for the aquarium trade who capture and traffic reef fish for hobbyists’ tanks, decimating the reef, ocean and earth’s oxygen. Native Hawai'ians, conservationists, scientists, aquarium fish collectors and breeders are locked in a controversy over the stunning “treasure of Hawai'i” – the ornamental fish.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers
Original title The Dark Hobby
Directors Paula Fouce
Writers Paula Fouce, William Haugse

Cast

Kimokeo Kapahulehua

as Self - Kapuna Elder

Robert Wintner

as Self

Wilfred Kaupiko

as Self - Mayor of Milolilii

Kaimi Kaupiko

as Self

Gail Grabowsky

as Self - Chaminade Univ, Honolulu

Ben Williamson

as Self - PETA

Jessica Wooley

as Self - House of Representatives

Jonathan Balcombe

as Self - Author

Teresa Telecky

as Self - Humane Society International

Kealoha Pisciotta

as Self - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou

Keith Christie

as Self - Underwater Filmmaker

Taylor Nicole Dean

as Self - Avid Pet Advocate

Paul Cox

as Self - Underwater Photographer