Aloha Page #3

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Couple of guys in the garb,

little hula-hula, blow the horn.

- Mm-hm.

- We all work together.

No, brah. Grab some food,

listen to the music and go home.

How can we make this work, Bumpy?

- He says two mountains.

- What?

- Two mountains.

- Captain, please.

- What?

- My kupuna says the two mountains...

...the two at the foot of the valley.

In good faith.

Whoa, whoa. I can't--

I can't give you back Hawaii, Bumpy.

And free cell phone service.

We don't get but one bar.

- In fact, we hardly get that.

- I can't do that.

- You're making it impossible for me.

- Take it or leave it.

- King.

Captain.

I believe in our land and our myths

and our traditions...

...and more than anything, in the sky.

- What are you doing?

- This is not the military of old, Bumpy.

This is the new.

And you have my word,

as a member of the 15th Airlift...

...of the United States

Air Force Space Command...

...that we will not put weapons

above these sacred islands.

You can trust me.

Bumpy, I'm sorry.

Will you do one thing for me?

- Of course.

- Can I hear "Waimanalo Blues"...

...in the style of Gabby?

- Sure.

I used to have a cassette version

and I lost it...

...and I crave it,

and I know they can play it.

I guarantee it. Let's do that.

Okay.

Wind's gonna blow, so I'm gonna go

I'm on the road again

Starting where the mountains left me

I end up where I began

The beaches they sell

To build their hotels

My fathers and I once knew

Birds all along sunlight at dawn

Singing Waimanalo blues

Yeah.

Down on the road

Mountains so old

Far on the countryside

MAN 1; on, yeah.

MAN 2; Yeah.

Birds on the wing forget in a while

- Sorry-

Okay-

All of your dreams

Sometimes it just seems

That I'm just... II

- Free cell service and--

- Half a mountain.

- Two mountains.

- No cell phone, one mountain.

- Three mountains, no cell phone.

- Two mountains, cell phone.

- We're there. You're tough.

- Tough? I gave you everything.

- I didn't wanna give it.

- Thanks for bringing the car up.

- Yeah, brah, no problem.

- This is our sovereign flag.

My gift to you

because we always ohana.

I felt a lot of mana

from the two of you tonight.

Especially you.

Thank you, king. I'm deeply moved.

Warmest aloha, Mr. Kanahele.

Sky has a lot to say tonight.

Stick around.

You're gonna skin your knees

on eternity, brah.

- Love of country.

- Love of country.

- Love of country.

- Love of country.

Never f*** you over, brah.

I think the sky is speaking to us.

Something's coming.

You know this is all metaphorical.

This is how Hawaii works.

We speak money,

they speak myths and sky...

...but the sky doesn't actually speak...

...and give an opinion.

That was all about land,

cash and cell phones.

Nothing's sacred.

It's all for sale.

Tell me you don't believe in the sky.

You think it's just air up there?

It's the future.

That is the pull of the unknowable.

That's the answer to every question.

Let's just keep it to the gate

and the blessing.

Cell phones, mountain,

blessing on Sunday.

Aloha.

February 11, 1983,

I asked for a telescope.

My dad drove to the Meade

Telescope company in Long Beach...

...and got me this maroon scope.

That was the summer

of the Iridium flares.

The Iridium flares?

It's the glint of the first satellites.

A lot of them are dead now...

...but still streaking across the sky,

picking up the light of the sun.

Where has that guy been?

Mm.

Stop the car. Stop. Stop the car.

Stop, stop, stop.

- Look down. Look down.

- You okay?

- What is it? What is it?

- lt's the night marchers of Waimanalo.

Ancient tribal warriors that are

paying respect to their ancestors.

They're looking for their burial sites.

Show respect by looking down.

You can't look up or you're cursed.

You're not Hawaiian.

I'm aware of the myth.

It's probably just a reenactment.

Just making sure we're still alive.

Are we?

- Hey, you.

- Hi.

I miss Dad.

I always miss Dad.

But he's gonna be home tomorrow.

And Brian Gilcrest is coming over.

Let's get you something to eat.

Thanks, Hannah. Have a good night.

- Thanks, Mom.

- Oh.

My dad was half Chinese, half Hawaiian.

And my mother is Swedish.

She's of Swedish descent,

so I am a quarter Hawaiian.

How great that they met.

They had so much fun together.

They really did. What else can I do?

Put the wings on this platter

and take it out, along with the salt.

- That would be fantastic.

- Perfect.

- That looks good.

- Thank you.

On a green Christmas tree a

You wore the uniform.

Came from work.

Filling out a report on me?

- We shared an apparition last night.

- Reenactment.

I salute your elaborate system

of denial, sir.

- Hey, Spielberg.

- Don't look into the camera.

- Okay. ls your mother in there?

- Yep.

Yep.

Start fallin' I

Oh. Heh-heh-heh.

Hi. Heh, heh.

Would you like a beer?

- No?

- I'm okay.

- l'll ease into it. Do you have a soda?

- Yeah.

- L'll take that.

- Here you go.

Uh...

Oh. That's lovely.

Thank you. Very thoughtful.

- I apologize in advance for Captain Ng.

- Oh, my God, are you kidding?

She showed up early and helped me

with housework. I wanna keep her.

She tell you

she was one-quarter Hawaiian?

Heh, heh, yeah, like 50 times.

Why don't you just have

what you want?

What?

Well, do you have what you want?

Hmm?

Blue, blue, blue Christmas N

Your dad is Johnny Woodside.

I'm gonna teach

you Woodside children to salute.

It's something that you know.

Cut at the corner of your eyebrow...

...and then drop it back down

the center line.

Straight up. And back down.

Mitchell, put your camera down.

I gotta see your salute.

You've got it now on film forever.

Here we go.

- Got everything on film.

- Ready?

Just go up the middle line of your body

and drop it back down.

But up strong.

And drop.

You gotta be strong with it.

That was a little bit wobbly.

You're gonna slice the air.

Up to the eyebrow. Good.

And, with some power,

drop back down.

I'm getting the hang of this.

And here we go.

Slice up. Straight up.

And drop.

That's good.

- I am gonna have that beer.

- Okay.

In answer to your question,

Woody doesn't speak.

But you know what? He's a great dad.

I don't think I'm ready

to talk to you like a girlfriend...

...so just stop me before

I talk to you like a girlfriend, heh.

He is a great dad.

He's a really great dad when he's here.

And he got us this corner house,

and I really don't wanna lose it.

So things are good.

I'm not sure if it's supposed to make it

easier with him, you know, flying...

...to all these confidential locations

and not being able to tell me or--

I'm just-- I'm stressed.

I'm stressed.

I'm stressed all the time.

And if I'm stressed in Hawaii...

...I mean, can you imagine

what I would be like somewhere else?

You even recognize the girl who ran

through Sheppard's Field naked...

...after a Cure concert?

- Who could forget that girl?

- You know what?

- What?

Don't ever have any regrets.

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