Sun, May 07
|Honokaa
Kapu: Sacred Hawaiian Burials
A powerful film that connects past & present in the issues facing the Hawaiian people in their homeland.
Time & Location
May 07, 2023, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Honokaa, 45-3574 Mamane St, Honokaa, HI 96727, USA
About the Event
Director Keoni Alvarez and Uncle Palikapu will be in house for Q&A!
Over twenty years ago, a native Hawaiian named Keoni Kealoha Alvarez found his calling when he stumbled upon on a secret cave in the woods near his ancestral home. Inside this cave were iwi, the sacred bones of native Hawaiians from generations past. At only eight years old, Keoni could not begin to imagine how this discovery would change his life.
For hundreds of years, Hawaiians have fought a battle for ownership to the rights of native Hawaiian burial grounds, keeping the sacred bones of their ancestors safe. In 2002, Keoni’s district became the target for developers who sought affordable property on the island.
Faced with a powerful, wealthy outsider who threatened to plow through the cave near his home, Keoni found himself in the position of David against his own version of a seemingly unconquerable Goliath.
The…