Stuck in Honolulu

by Lee Cataluna

A Native Hawaiian elder finds himself stuck in a hospital room with a young person who triggers his biases and challenges his idea of himself as a good man. The two pass long, lonely hours in the night together and bond through the healing power of stories.

A Native Hawaiian elder finds himself stuck in a hospital room with a young person who triggers his biases and challenges his idea of himself as a good man. The two pass long, lonely hours in the night together and bond through the healing power of stories.

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  • Emma Bilderback: Stuck in Honolulu by Lee Cataluna
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    Stuck in Honolulu is a beautiful triad that explores family and identity. Tati and Daddy are stuck in a Godot-like situation where they are unable to leave. Daddy and Lihau are stuck in an emotional stalemate as Daddy recovers in the hospital. Tati and Lihau are stuck in their personal insecurities that they take out on each other. It explores what it means to be in a place but not of a place. Lee evokes the beauty of Hawaiian storytelling in the American theater space.

    Stuck in Honolulu is a beautiful triad that explores family and identity. Tati and Daddy are stuck in a Godot-like situation where they are unable to leave. Daddy and Lihau are stuck in an emotional stalemate as Daddy recovers in the hospital. Tati and Lihau are stuck in their personal insecurities that they take out on each other. It explores what it means to be in a place but not of a place. Lee evokes the beauty of Hawaiian storytelling in the American theater space.

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