Waikiki (film)

Richard Hamasaki is a poet and independent filmmaker and producer who has been active in Hawai‘i’s literary and arts community for 50 years, collaborating with creatives locally, regionally and internationally. In 1976, he independently published seven issues of Seaweeds and Constructions, an art and literary magazine ending its run after the tragic death of his friend, mentor and co-editor, Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947–1984). After 40 years of teaching language arts in Hawaiʻi, Richard resumed producing and directing mostly poetry-based films. In 2024, Richard gifted Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum his extensive Hawaiʻi/Pacific library along with his and his brother Mark Hamasaki’s silkscreens, printed matter, selected photographs and more from their ʻElepaio Press collective. Richard Hamasaki identifies as Sansei, a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the US continent and the occupied Hawaiian Islands.

Drew Kahu‘āina Broderick is an artist, curator and educator from the windward side of Oʻahu in US-occupied Hawaiʻi. His work is guided by the multigenerational efforts of queer folk and Kanaka ʻŌiwi women—especially his mother and aunties—who have devoted their lives to art, culture, education, healing and community. Currently, he co-leads, with filmmaker Sancia Miala Shiba Nash, kekahi wahi (2020–), a grassroots film initiative documenting transformations across the Hawaiian archipelago. Recent projects include ʻAi ā manō (2024) with Kapulani Landgraf and Kaili Chun, ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters (2023) with Josh Tengan and Noelle M.K.Y. Kahanu, and Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022: Pacific Century—E Hoʻomau no Moananuiākea with Melissa Chiu and Miwako Tezuka.