
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 Kanaka Maoli poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84).
- Year2019
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereOklahoma
- DirectorJustyn Ah Chong
- ScreenwriterʻĀina Paikai
- ProducerKekama Amona, ʻIwalani Kūaliʻi-Kahoʻohanohano
- CastʻĀina Paikai, Imaikalani Kalāhele
- CinematographerAbraham Williams
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 Kanaka Maoli poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84).
- Year2019
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereOklahoma
- DirectorJustyn Ah Chong
- ScreenwriterʻĀina Paikai
- ProducerKekama Amona, ʻIwalani Kūaliʻi-Kahoʻohanohano
- CastʻĀina Paikai, Imaikalani Kalāhele
- CinematographerAbraham Williams