
Released
This short documentary chronicles a four-month period between 1979 and 1980 when residents of Hawaii's Sand Island "squatter" community attempted to resist eviction from the Honolulu shoreline - resulting in displacement, arrests, and the destruction of a community.
Keywords
indigenous
hawaii
squatter
displacement
forced relocation
colonialism
eviction
woman director
honolulu, hawaii
squatting
1980s
native hawaiian
traditional culture
Casts
Puhipau
Narrator
Crews
Joan Lander
Editor
Jerry Rochford
Producer
Victoria Keith
Producer
Victoria Keith
Director
Scott Shirai
Additional Camera