Center for Asian American Media

TROUBLED PARADISE reveals a Hawai’i that mainstream media rarely depicts and most tourists never see. Featuring four stories about Native Hawai’ians, this film is both a celebration of the richness of Hawai’ian culture and a compelling look at the social and political problems facing this indigenous population. Produced and directed by Steven Okazaki, Academy Award-winner for Days of Waiting.

“Our Aloha is not for sale.”

- Olga Nauka, Hawai’ian Activist

“Stunning...An engaging documentary that celebrates traditional Hawai’ian culture and documents the efforts of Native Hawai’ians to hold on to what is left.”

- San Francisco Examiner

Awards
CINE Golden Eagle

Recognition
National PBS Broadcast

College/Institution

K-12/Public Library/Community Group