A Historical Narrative on Authentic Storytelling in the Post-Pandemic Era Born into a family of missionaries, director David L. Cunningham unveiled his latest cinematic masterpiece, “The Wind and The Reckoning,” in 2022. This film serves as a passionate a ...
‘Waikiki’: Half remembered dream or waking nightmare?
Written By: Nathan Liu This article may contain spoilers. When you hear “Waikiki,” what do you think? White beaches? Blue waves? Drinks with tiny umbrellas? I’ll bet it’s not homelessness or domestic violence. And yet, both thi ...
Reimagining the archive: A review of ‘Cane Fire’ in conversation with Anthony Banua-Simon and Mike Vass
Written By: Kano Umezaki This article may contain spoilers. For decades, U.S. expansionists have branded Kaua’i as a land for leisure, primed with rich forests and vast shorelines. With its geopolitical alignment to the Asia-Pacific, Kaua’i also p ...
‘The mentality and environment we create is something that’s always founded in love’: An interview with filmmaker Jalena Keane-Lee
Written By: Kano Umezaki As we celebrate Asian/Pacific/American Heritage Month, I found it important to think about ways in which filmmaking can support the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) community materially through co ...
Interview with Director Tadashi Nakamura of MELE MURALS
MELE MURALS. Credit: ŌIWI TV & Tadashi Nakamura What is graffiti? Art? Rebellion? Expression? For artists Estria Miyashiro (a.k.a Estria) and John Hina (a.k.a Prime), graffiti has become a conduit for connecting with Hawaiian culture. Alongside a gr ...