Growing Up Local

Using the unexplored and often tough neighborhoods of Hawai'i as a backdrop, Growing Up Local uncovers a boy’s struggle to establish his identity beyond his father’s fists and his loyalty to his friends. The tale of Stanley explores three generations of the Nagata family, and tells the universal story of the conflict between father and a son and the expectations and burdens that are passed on from generation to generation.

• Stuart ChingWriter
• James SerenoWriter
• James SerenoDirector

• Albert UeligitoneHenry Nagata
• Makoa SanchezStanley Nagata
• Darin FujimoriMasato Nagata
• Thiessen WrightKawika Nobriga
• Ocean ReaEva Costa
• Natalie Young AlbaneseStephanie Chun
• Auli'i KahalepauoleAna Garcia
• Arianna ChenoaEmily Nagata
• Rustin KauhaneYoung Henry
• Drae SayaFelipe Galang
• Isaiah Jones TimsonFred Medeiros
• Daryl BonillaJohn Nobriga