Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

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A narrative short film based on the work of the late Hawaiian poet, Wayne Kaumualiʻi Westlake. -  A soft-spoken Janitor, frustrated with cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists in Waikīkī, reflects on a traumatizing memory that stirs a voice from within. Down On the Sidewalk in Waikīkī is a narrative short film inspired by a collection of poetry published posthumously featuring the work of Hawaiian poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-84). Throughout his brief life and literary career, Wayne Kaumualii Westlake created an expansive body of work, his style influenced by his ...

Read More Taoist philosophies and imbued with the struggles of Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) living in the late 20th century dealing with issues of American colonialism and its effects, past, present, and future. Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947-1984)At the moment of

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