Imaikalani Kalahele

Down on the Sidewalk in Waikiki

Justyn Ah Chong

Keahi Delovio, Imaikalani Kalahele

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).