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  • 28th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • 28th Annual Asian American Showcase
    • SLANTED
    • THIRD ACT
    • YEAR OF THE CAT
    • BEN & SUZANNE, A REUNION IN 4 PARTS
    • CAN I GET A WITNESS?
    • BITTERROOT
    • NEW WAVE
    • THE WEDDING BANQUET
    • ASIAN PERSUASION COMEDY VARIETY SHOW
    • SHORTS - One City, Many Perspectives
    • SHORTS - Marinig at Makita Ako [Hear & See Me]
    • SHORTS - Finding Home
    • SHORTS - Far & Away - Docs
    • SHORTS - Choosing Ourselves
    • SHORTS - Roadblocks
    • FILMMAKERS WORKSHOP
    • JONATHAN LAXAMANA EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
  • Past Showcase
    • 2024 SHOWCASE
    • JONATHAN LAXAMANA EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
    • DIDI
    • AAPI VOICES AT KARTEMQUIN
    • NOBUKO MIYAMOTO: A SONG IN MOVEMENT
    • ASHIMA
    • THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS
    • SMOKING TIGERS
    • SHORTS - BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
    • SHORTS - FAMILY IS EVERYTHING
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In SONS OF HALAWA, Anakala Pilipo Solatorio, the last surviving elder in Molokai’s sacred Halawa valley, searches for an heir to his vast trove of cultural knowledge, music, dance, and oral tradition.  Three young men--his youngest son Greg, and his two adopted sons Josh and Jason--absorb his teachings and strive for the role, yet are forced to consider the life of hardship and rural isolation required in order to carry on this legacy passed down by generations of native Hawaiians. Both in DCP digital.  (BS)

A performance featuring live Hawaiian music and dance, with New York-based Molokai crooner Jason Poole and Halau I Ka Pono--The Hula School of Chicago, follows the screening.

SOH Pilipo singing in Halawa.jpg Poi Pounding.jpg Pilipo and Jason honi.jpg SOH Father and Son blow conch.jpg Pilipo and Jason Ukulele on Beach.jpg Pilipo at Falls.jpg Pilipo with Brothers.jpg Opihi with Mona.jpg SOH Pilipo with Kalo.jpg