Kapeneta Te'o-Tafiti

Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL, returns home from Afghanistan and applies his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and former MI:6 agent, Juliet Higgins.

Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.

The Metaverse is at the doorstep of humanity. Would you spend all day in virtual paradise? Which adventures would you go on? What kind of person would you like to be? Would you even want to go back to reality? Both embracing the exciting possibilities of technological innovation and highlighting dangers that arise from immersion in virtual worlds, "META: HAWAII" is clashing two thematic opposites in one short film experience.