Amid all the excitement and fanfare surrounding the arrival of Jason Momoa for a private screening of his new movie “Aquaman” at Consolidated Theatres at Ward Village Friday, the Hawaii-born actor seemed most moved by the emotional moments he shared with his father and two children.

“It made me cry — my dad blowing conch shell for me,” Momoa said.

“All my family’s here, and my babies doing the haka with me, trying to do a Polynesian blessing.”

Momoa, who lives in Topanga, Calif., with his wife, actress Lisa Bonet, and their two children, Lola, 11, and Nakoa-Wolf, 10, returned in triumph to Hawaii for the holidays with “Aquaman” already an international hit. The $200 million movie is expected to win the weekend box office with a predicted $70 million in U.S. ticket sales on top of the $332 million “Aquaman” has scored in overseas markets.

He requested that Warner Bros. arrange the private screening for his family and friends and as a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii.

Just before Momoa addressed fans, the imposing 39-year-old actor shed tears for what he called “one the greatest moments of my life.”

“I’m so honored to play this role because it represents all of us — all of Polynesia. A wise man once told me, we as Polynesians, we’re not separated by land, but we’re all connected by water … the Maoris, Tahitians, kanaka maoli. It’s all one tribe, all one nation.

“I love you guys so much,” he said before launching into a haka, a Maori war dance, along with his two children and a full Polynesian contingent.

Uncles, aunties, cousins and friends, including famed waterman Buffalo Keaulana, one of Momoa’s mentors, attended the private screening. Although born in Hawaii, the actor was raised by his mother in Iowa and spent his summers in Nanakuli with his father, Joseph Momoa, 63.

“We’re so proud for a kanaka maoli to reach this far for us,” said longtime family friend Leighton Tseu, who surfed with Momoa’s dad. “It’s an honor and a good example for the kids from Waianae, Makaha. If this was the old days, he’d be alii — a chief.”

And indeed, the blowing of conch shells and the hula, torches and chants preceding Momoa’s grand entrance resembled something reserved for alii.

Kalani Griffin, 51, of Kunia, who uses a wheelchair, got a front-row seat. “It’s awesome to see local people doing well in the industry. … Knowing that he grew up on the West side and the dad lived in a Quonset hut, he definitely came from humble beginnings.”

Hundreds of fans waited patiently in front of the theater, some hoping for an autograph.

Kapolei resident Tatiana Lee, 21, paid $1,000 for two tickets to the screening in an auction held to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, so that her mom, Vernette Lee, 51, could see her idol.

“For one thing, he’s hot,” Vernette Lee said. “He’s a good actor. He can play a villain, and in this one he’s a hero. He was born here. He does have Hawaii ties. … I’m excited, stoked, pumped.”

Rhonda Carvalho, 47, of Ewa Beach brought her two kids, ages 9 and 13, who were selected from the Boys & Girls Club to meet Momoa.

“Other than the fact that their mother loves him, they just love him,” she said, adding it’s a life lesson for them as well. “If you can come out of here, you can do anything. Local boy made it big. If he can do it, anybody can.”

Kaylee Jacobs, 12, of Kailua, representing the Windward branch of the Boys & Girls Club, said when one of the leaders asked who wanted to go to the screening, “I was the first one who said, ‘Me!’” She scored one of two tickets given out at the club.

“He’s my second-favorite character” after the Flash, said the DC Comics fan.