06/30/2026
Aloha Kuanaʻike community 🌺
It has been about two months since we gathered at Spirit Fest, and we are still carrying the spirit, connection, and aloha from that weekend.
One of the most powerful moments of Spirit Fest 2025 was welcoming the Tibetan Monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery to Oʻahu, where they created a sand mandala and shared in a beautiful cultural exchange with Hawaiian elders, Kahu, and community leaders.
That sacred moment is now becoming a film.
When the Mountain Met the Ocean, directed by Ramy Mam in partnership with Kuanaʻike Films, explores ceremony, culture, impermanence, sovereignty, and what it means to stay rooted when the world around us shifts.
The film has already been filmed, edited, and submitted to HIFF as a work in progress. Now we need support to help finish the final post-production details.
We are 90% of the way there.
Your support does not start this film. It finishes it.
Please view the campaign either with the Link in Bio or text “filmsupport” to 44321 to learn more. Also please share with your communities!
Mahalo for helping carry this story forward. 🌊⛰️
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