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Out of State

Out of State

Where is home?

2017 · 82 min · ★ 5.8 · Documentary

Out of State is the unlikely story of native Hawaiians men discovering their native culture as prisoners in the desert of Arizona, 3,000 miles, and across the ocean, from their island home.

Directed by Ciara Lacy

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