The Sand Island Story

The Sand Island Story (1981)

January 1st, 19810h 28min

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This short documentary chronicles a four-month period between 1979 and 1980 when residents of Hawaii's Sand Island "squatter" community attempted to resist eviction from the Honolulu shoreline - resulting in displacement, arrests, and the destruction of a community.


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