In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from within a soft-spoken Hawaiian janitor down on the sidewalk in Waikiki. This narrative short film is inspired by a collection of poetry published posthumously featuring the work of Kānaka Maoli poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84).
Justyn Ah Chong
Justyn Ah Chong
Iwalani Kualii-Kahoohanohano
Scott W. Kekama Amona
Kamakaniokaʻāina Paikai
Abraham Williams
Max Aruj
Keahi Delovio
Young Woman
Imaikalani Kalahele
The Kahuna of Waikiki
Shiro Kawai
Japanese Businessman
Kamakaniokaʻāina Paikai
Kealii, the Janitor
Olona Media
Pacific Islanders in Communications