Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

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).

• Justyn Ah ChongDirector
• Kamakaniokaʻāina PaikaiWriter
• Max ArujOriginal Music Composer

• Keahi DelovioYoung Woman
• Imaikalani KalaheleThe Kahuna of Waikiki
• Shiro KawaiJapanese Businessman
• Kamakaniokaʻāina PaikaiKealii, the Janitor