Screening includes a pre-recorded filmmaker discussion.
Across borders, humans are raising their voices and speaking out on behalf of their environment, their livelihoods, and their very existence. Bear witness to indigenous leaders and environmental advocates as they examine the impacts of advocacy and activism in their community.
The Fukumitsu ʻOhana (family) of Hakipuʻu are Native Hawaiian taro farmers and keepers of this generational practice. While much of Oʻahu has become urbanized, Hakipuʻu remains a kīpuka (oasis) of traditional knowledge where great chiefs once resided and their bones still remain. The Fukumitsus are tossed into a world of complex real estate and judicial proceedings when nearby Kualoa Ranch, a large settler-owned corporation, destroys their familial burials to make way for continued development plans.
- Year2021
- Runtime14 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereD.C. Premiere
- DirectorJustyn Ah Chong
Screening includes a pre-recorded filmmaker discussion.
Across borders, humans are raising their voices and speaking out on behalf of their environment, their livelihoods, and their very existence. Bear witness to indigenous leaders and environmental advocates as they examine the impacts of advocacy and activism in their community.
The Fukumitsu ʻOhana (family) of Hakipuʻu are Native Hawaiian taro farmers and keepers of this generational practice. While much of Oʻahu has become urbanized, Hakipuʻu remains a kīpuka (oasis) of traditional knowledge where great chiefs once resided and their bones still remain. The Fukumitsus are tossed into a world of complex real estate and judicial proceedings when nearby Kualoa Ranch, a large settler-owned corporation, destroys their familial burials to make way for continued development plans.
- Year2021
- Runtime14 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereD.C. Premiere
- DirectorJustyn Ah Chong