Kū Kanaka/Stand Tall

27m
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This documentary profiles the late Kanalu Young whose dive into shallow water at age 15 left him quadriplegic. Angry and defiant, he begins to change when he discovers an untold story of Hawaiian history which fires him up to become a leader of his people.

Cast

Kanalu Young
Self (archive footage)
Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio
Self - Hawaiian Studies Professor
Haunani-Kay Trask
Unknown

Crew

Marlene Booth
Director

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