Mele Toli

A backstage exploration of what it means for young Islanders to preserve and pass on the culture of their ancestors, diving behind the scenes for a rare look into one of Hawaii's most popular (and least understood) tourist stops.

A young Samoan family has just found a new religion, the villages aren't to pleased so a few men go to the family's house and take the 5 month old baby. The family faces a tragedy which the mother struggles with for years. Years later the man responsible for taking baby Tala comes to ask for forgiveness from the family. Based on a true story.