{"id":135144,"date":"2021-02-09T09:54:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=135144"},"modified":"2021-02-09T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T19:54:35","slug":"finding-ohana-talk-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/09\/finding-ohana-talk-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix sponsors ‘talk story’ event about Finding \u02bbOhana"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Finding<\/p>\n

A recording of “Talk Story: Finding ʻOhana<\/span> in Pasifika and the Diaspora,” an event facilitated by University of Hawaiʻi–West<\/span> Oʻahu<\/span><\/a> Assistant Professor J. Lelemia Irvine<\/strong>, is now available to view on Facebook<\/a>. The event was sponsored by Netflix and held in association with the release of the original film by the popular streaming service.<\/p>\n

During the January event, Irvine conducted a conversation with Pacific Islander leaders about the importance of storytelling in our communities.<\/p>\n

The family-friendly action-comedy Finding ʻOhana<\/span><\/em><\/a> premiered on January 29 on Netflix. The movie is set during the summer in rural Oʻahu<\/span> and tells the story of two Brooklyn-raised siblings.<\/p>\n

“These kids return home (to Hawaiʻi<\/span>) and get in touch with their Hawaiian heritage and roots,” Irvine said. “The main character, Pili, aspires to become a Hawaiian scientist when she grows up.”<\/p>\n

According to Netflix\u2019s description of the film, their summer takes an exciting turn “when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an epic adventure.”<\/p>\n

“The purpose of this talk story sponsored by Netflix is to amplify Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community voices,” Irvine said.<\/p>\n

“Talk Story: Finding ʻOhana<\/span> in Pasifika and the Diaspora” also included a special performance by the traditional Hawaiian music group ʻUheʻuhene,<\/span> featuring 东精影业<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> graduate and former employee Heather Kapua Kalua<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

—By Zenaida Serrano Arvman<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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