Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

Keali’i is a soft-spoken janitor who cleans up after the careless onslaught of the tourism industry in downtown Waikiki. Traumatic memories urge him to write poetry and to find the power in his voice as a Hawai’ian. Featuring poetry by Wayne Kaumualii Westlake.

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Looking Past Paradise: Shorts from Hawai’i

Increased accessibility to filmmaking tools because of digitization has allowed storytellers from marginalized communities to express their truths….