Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

Duration 20 min.
Country United States

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).

Cast
Kealiʻi, the Janitor ʻĀina Paikai
The Kahuna of Waikīkī Imaikalani Kalāhele
Crew
Director Justyn Ah Chong
Producer Kekama Amona, ʻIwalani Kūaliʻi-Kahoʻohanohano
Writer ʻĀina Paikai