Awards

"All the films in the Made in Hawai'i Competition had their own strengths and visions, but one work stood out for its loyalty and commitment to its specifically Hawaiian location and community. Bringing to the screen a world little seen even in Hawaiian films, it wove a universal tale of economic struggle and longtime friendship into a proudly local, indigenous setting. Refusing to stoop to either overdone Hollywood twists or the 'poverty porn' gaze of an outsider, the film instead focused on the day-to-day financial struggles and decisions of those caught between barriers both economic and physical, as the film's attentive framing of its spectacular natural landscape made clear."