Gabriel Robertson the director of Ni ihau did not respond HuffPost request for comment. It s a total exploitation of an actual historical event about Hawaiian person. and Shameless was cast in the role of reallife Native Hawaiian hero Benehakaka Kanahele WWIIera drama Ni ihau people online Hawaiians especially responded with anger. But they re being entertained into not caring about it. attack on Pearl Harbor [...]

Ku ualoha Ho omanawanui professor Hawaiian literature the University Manoa believes that recounting this story now could stoke antiAsian fears and provoke more tension between . length tAttribute id f new . But as bigbudget films that whitewash roles for minorities continue to roll out clear some filmmakers are not learning [...]

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The film is particularly problematic in an age of Trumpian political warmongering with North Korea Hawaii as potential nuclear target and ground zero for annihilation especially if China gets involved she told HuffPost. Niihau pic itter m BDdweruR lil wahine coconutjpg May NAILED . All rights reserved. IG u s o navigator fd ls lsp px else sj log function return setHeight for [...]

The only resemblance I see is whitewashing of film meant to be about played by POC done many other Hollywood movies. The film is particularly problematic in an age of Trumpian political warmongering with North Korea Hawaii as potential nuclear target and ground zero for annihilation especially if China gets involved she told HuffPost [...]

Ho omanawanui said of the film This kind careless insensitive decisionmaking including casting does not consider realworld impacts Native Hawaiians residents and other peoples color when we made visible with full range human experiences emotions. length f o sb ie return if function a var ge hps sj ce span url default homepage endChild try catch isHomepage http main cook SRCHS PC padding px margin . Kelly published a documentary about these events in her film Noho Hewa. Hire people from Niihau to consult so you don eff up story language [...]

In movies and television you get everyone except us but portraying Anne Keala Kelly Native Hawaiian filmmaker told HuffPost. It s cultural cannibalism. And if Hollywood s powersthat be still aren convinced the modern moviewatching audience is craving more authenticity stories about people of color backlash trailing Ni ihau should proof enough [...]

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It s cultural cannibalism. It s the narrative equivalent of ethnic cleansing. Gabriel Robertson the director of Ni ihau did not respond HuffPost request for comment [...]

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