Only six other states in the nation have worse teen suicide rates than Hawai'i. The crisis hits all ethnic and income groups -from wealthy kids at fancy academies confronting unreasonable expectations to working class Native Hawaiians facing huge obstacles to climbing out of poverty. Hawai'i consistently rates as one of the happiest states in America, so what explains this dichotomy? Hurting in Hawai'i looks at the causes of the teen suicide epidemic and at ways to provide teens with the social, cultural and emotional tools to deal with this issue.
Hurting in Hawai'i is currently in pre-production.
For decades suburban sprawl has gobbled up the O‘ahu countryside. Now those pressures threaten the most rural part of the island where the fabled North Shore meets the majestic Windward coast. O‘ahu’s Master Plan aims to keep major development out of these areas. But these communities of Native Hawaiian and long-time immigrant families need housing and jobs. Can their needs be met while keeping the area Forever Country?
Forever Country is currently in the research phase.
THE THIRD CITY
Can the pearl of the Pacific really adopt the Manhattan development model as a strategy to both preserve its beauty and meet the demands of a huge housing crisis?
That's the question at the heart of The Third City, the nickname for the last undeveloped oceanfront neighborhood in Honolulu.
The Whole Patient
The Whole Patient will document Integrated Medicine in action, through interviews with patients and practitioners and footage of the treatment process. We will follow patients as they struggle to recover from such conditions as opioid addiction, anorexia and PTSD. The drama of their journey to wellness will be intercut by interviews with top researchers, insurers and policy-makers across the country who will discuss the latest science and the need to fully integrate American healthcare.
Hindu USA
Hindu USA follows three young Hindu-Americans on a cross-country quest for their religious roots. At a time of mounting inequality, racism and violence they hope to discover that Hinduism’s message of tolerance and harmony has the power to help meet the challenges America faces and to reverse the bigotry that increasingly impacts their community.