The controversy over “Dog, the Bounty Hunter” and his racist remarks provides an appropriate hook for a broader conversation about race and racism in the multi-ethnic society that is Hawai‘i.
That’s of course a major theme in Holding Fast The Dream, now in production (and for which support is still critically needed). We firmly believe that the more each of us knows about the rainbow of races and ethnicities that populate our islands and our planet, the greater the potential to grow past the limits that racism imposes.
It also prompted Hawai‘i’s NAACP to move the bigger issue forward via a public forum on November 4, which hopefully shines some light on our islands’ little secrets involving race, understanding, and acceptance.
We’ll be shooting that forum in hopes that what comes out of it advances the theme of our film…and our ability to fully appreciate the diversity that Hawai‘i offers.