Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

Directed by Justyn Ah Chong

With Keahi Delovio, Imaikalani Kalahele, Shiro Kawai and Kamakaniokaʻāina Paikai

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).