Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki (2019)

Overview : 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).

Release Date : March 23, 2019

Runtime : 20m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Olona Media, PIC

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : beach, poetry, indigenous, hawaii, poet, murder, janitor, pacific island, colonialism, tourism, native hawaiian, waikiki