Pili Ka Moʻo
The Fukumitsu ʻOhana (family) of Hakipuʻu are Native Hawaiian taro farmers and keepers of this generational practice. While much of Oʻahu has become urbanized, Hakipuʻu remains a kīpuka (oasis) of traditional knowledge where great chiefs once resided and their bones still remain. The Fukumitsus are tossed into a world of complex real estate and judicial proceedings when nearby Kualoa Ranch, a large settler-owned corporation, destroys their familial burials to make way for continued development
United States
English & Native Hawaiian
Regina Premiere
Indigenous Short Film
- Concept/Story Justyn Ah Chong, Malia Akutagawa
- Screenplay Kaʻolonānalapaʻa Ah Chong
- Cinematography Justyn Ah Chong
- Producer Taylor Hensel, Adam Mazo, Kavita Pillay, Tracy Rector
- Editing Justyn Ah Chong, Nick Stone
- Sound Justyn Ah Chong