Finding ʻOhana

Finding ʻOhana is a family adventure film about a brother and sister from Brooklyn who spend a summer in a small rural town on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Pili and her older brother Ioane are not especially enthusiastic about the trip, until they come across an old journal that appears to point toward long-lost treasure. Following its clues turns their vacation into a hunt that brings them together with new friends and reconnects them with their Hawaiian heritage.

The film was directed by Jude Weng and written by Christina Strain, and produced by Ian Bryce. It stars Kea Peahu as Pili, Alex Aiono as Ioane, X Mayo as Melody, Kyndra Sanchez as Yoli Greenberg, Lindsay Watson as Hana, and Owen Vaccaro as Casper, with a credited cast of 22. It runs 123 minutes and blends action, adventure, comedy and family drama.

Released in January 2021, Finding ʻOhana is a contemporary entry in the family adventure genre rather than a career landmark for its director. On IMDb it holds a 6.1 rating from around 13,000 votes, and on TMDB a 6.2 from roughly 457 votes, indicating a modest but consistent audience response. A critics' rating of 7/10 from 21 reviews places it somewhat above the audience scores, suggesting reviewers responded a little more warmly than general viewers did.