More than 90% of the projects financing comes from organisations invested in change that are based outside Hawaii.

Makawalurepresents an important step in recognizing Native Hawaiian filmmakers and the power of their stories.

John Cheng of 3AD Media will also executive produce.

Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae KimHawaii International Film Festival

Makawalutells the story of a typical July 4th luau on the island of Oahu through eight different perspectives.

so that make that happen we also needed to fundamentally change the traditional financing structure of independent film.

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