Inside the debut feature flick, Christopher Kahunahana intertwines modern Hawaiian society towards the historical generational ills off local some body living in a blog post-colonial economy.
“We should replace the conversation that individuals have surrounding Their state. The newest tourist business enjoys marketed, invested billions and you will vast amounts of cash exploiting and you can product sales The state as a paradise for all of us ahead… [Indigenous Hawaiians] are meant to server and captivate traffic,” Kahunahana told ABC Development.
“Waikiki,” the initial story feature written and you may brought by the a local Hawaiian, premiered at Urban World Film Event for the 2020. Kahunahana said the film is all about reclaiming this new Hawaiian story throughout a continuous reputation for exploitation.
“To sector The state just like the a travelers attraction, [non-local film makers of history] must get rid of the society and you may overlay pictures away from sexualization off ladies and you can all of our culture and exoticize you and ‘other’ all of us,” said Kahunahana.
Kanaka Maoli means an excellent “real otherwise correct person” out-of Hawaii. Kahunahana asserted that words issues, or given that Hawaiians say “?Olelo” issues, for example thinking significantly in the having fun with terms and conditions such as for example “mainland” into the United states. Continua a leggere