E MĀLAMA PONO, WILLY BOY

Directed by Scott W. Kekama Amona

Cast: Hailee K-Aloha, Inger-Kae Kealaokalani Pacheco, Ioane Goodhue, Kalena Holani, Kamakaniokaʻāina Paikai, Kawika Kahiapo, Keali'inoi Tengan, Lāiana Kanoa-Wong, Meredith Desha Enos, Nani Rían Kenna Ross, Sam Kapoi, Shawn Kaho'olemana Naone, Taylor Kaneiakala

Pacific Cinewaves
Hawaiʻi
Drama, Human Rights, Pacific Islander, Social Issues
English, Hawaiian
Subtitled
2023
18 mins
West Coast premiere

When a Native Hawaiian Police Officer is called in on his day off to evict the protesting Native Hawaiian residents of a homeless settlement deemed “illegal” by the State of Hawaii, he is forced to choose between supporting his family, upholding the law, and doing what is morally right…or PONO.

CREDITS
Writer: Nani Rían Kenna Ross & Scott W. Kekama Amona
Producer: Justyn Ah Chong, Scott W. Kekama Amona, Nani Rían Kenna Ross, Jana Park Moore
Executive Producer: Leanne Ferrer, Pacific Islanders in Communicaiton, Linda Nichols, Robert Nichols
Director of Photography: Chapin Hall
Editor: Kali Kasashima
Production Designer: Elias Chang
Composer: Kanoa Wolfe-Doblin
Sound Designer: Kamauliola Agunat
Music: Rexie, Sudden Rush