From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Earl Cunha (March 4, 1922, Honolulu, Hawaii - September 18, 2005, Oceanside, California) was a Hawaiian born cinematographer and film director. Cunha's father was Albert "Sonny" Cunha, a Hawaiian songwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard E. Cunha, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia