Directed by Cris Romento.
Aloha is a way of life for Native Hawaiians, who are taught from a young age to treat people with kindness and compassion. This film asks the question, How do Native Hawaiians in the diaspora keep the feeling of Aloha in their hearts, even when they live thousands of miles away? Follow two Native Hawaiians living in the Pacific Northwest as they reflect on how Aloha sustains them amidst distance, loss, and longing. Meanwhile, back in Hawaiʻi, local residents grapple with the legacy of colonization that has resulted in many Hawaiians being displaced from their homeland.
Explore the debate around the unique legal status of American Samoa, a U.S. territory whose residents are not U.S. citizens, and as a result, retain Indigenous ownership over their land.
Examine the state of public schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands 7 years after back-to-back Category 5 Hurricanes Maria and Irma made landfall.
Follow the transformation of the waterways of Puʻuloa, the area now known as Pearl Harbor on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, from a vibrant hub of abundance to a polluted industrial zone.
Follow filmmaker Brian Muna as he meets with CHamoru language advocates and youth in Guam who are revitalizing their Indigenous language.
Follow Maekiaphan, a Taino woman from the U.S. Virgin Islands on her journey to reclaim her Taino heritage and to become the first woman Kasike (chief) of the Taino tribe.
Watch as a community of elders gathers in the Calle Loiza district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, for Friday night Karaoke as the neighborhood around them rapidly transforms due to the forces of gentrification.
Watch as beach-goers, protestors, performance artists, and scientists come together to protect Escambrón Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, making the case for why this public space is vital to the well-being of the people and marine life that intermingle on its shores.
