Tides of Tradition: The Life of Colonel Kong
- Documentary
- Drama
25
Storyline
Robert Kongaika runs from his family to join the military and becomes the first Tongan US Air Force Colonel. This is the true story of the island traditions, faith, and family that made him into the father he is today.
- Director:
- immigrant
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- faith
- ocean
- patriotism
- hawaii
- immigration
- leaving one's family
- family history
- military service
- colonel
- love
- family
- death in family
- family conflict
- fatherhood
- military
- military funeral
- ethnic diversity
- generational
- family values
- father daughter reunion
- crisis of faith
- latter day saints
- military airplane
- sea voyage
- ocean voyage
- polynesian
- military enrollment
- father daughter conflict
- christanity
- pacific ocean
- faithful husband
- immigrant experience
- family problems
- faith family
- father son conflict
- family legacy
- tonga
- loving father
- father son relationship
- father daughter relationship
- north star
- christian
- america
- tongan
- church of jesus christ of latter-day saints
- military spouse
- christian faith
- multi generational
- father and daughter
- polynesian cultural center
- byu-hawaii
- lds
- aircraft mechanic
- family story
- absent father
- diversity
- grandpa-grandson relationship
- first generation
- grandpa
- polynesian island
- planes
