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Daniel Kauahi at work as a dolly grip. Photo from Daniel Kauahi.<\/p><\/div>\n

Former Kapolei resident Daniel Kauahi is seeking support to make a dream come true. Now living in Los Angeles, he hopes to raise $8,000 with his original T-shirt designs in order for him and his children to move back to the Islands. To raise funds, he started a campaign on crowdfunding website, Kickstarter.<\/p>\n

Kauahi made the move to California in 1997 and graduated from Chapman University with a degree in film and a minor in graphic arts. He now works as a dolly grip and has had a hand in films and television shows such as Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift<\/I>, Mr. Deeds<\/I>, Dexter<\/I>, Private Practice <\/I>and dozens more.<\/p>\n

“They trust me to coordinate with the director and the cinematographer to achieve the shot they are looking for. I really enjoying being an actual part of the creative process,” Kauahi said.<\/p>\n

“Next time you watch a movie and you see the camera move dramatically around the actor or chase along side a car, or crane way up, or just about any actual movement at all, you can see exactly the type of thing I do. It also gives me great pride that, although people may not actually notice my work, it is all there for millions to see.”<\/p>\n

While he feels fortunate to be working in the industry, Kauahi is using his expertise in graphic arts to make his way back home to Oahu.<\/p>\n

“The film industry in Hawaii can’t provide me with as much steady work as I find in Los Angeles, so I’m looking to expand in new directions,” he explained. “I’ve always wanted to move home. It’s the home of my ancestors and my ohana.”<\/p>\n

Kauahi moved to California to be closer to his eldest son, Kealii (17), who will graduate from high school next year.<\/p>\n

“Once that happens, I don’t have to stay here (in California),” he says. “I very much want to give my two young children (Maile, 7, and Koa, 2) the opportunity to experience Hawaii the way I did.”<\/p>\n

His Kickstarter campaign ends July 31. As per the website’s rules, his campaign must raise all $8,000 in order to receive any of the pledges.<\/p>\n

“My desire to start a clothing line is honestly born of the need to express my artistic side,” he said. “I’ve always been a closet artist. I had been to a lot of Hawaii festivals here (in California) yearning to just get a piece of anything Hawaiian and Polynesian.<\/p>\n

“Then I noticed that there were a heck of a lot of people yearning for the same thing. I saw a lot of the clothes and thought …<\/p>\n

I could just design something that I’d like to wear and hopefully people would like what I created. That’s how District 808 was born.”<\/p>\n

Kauahi hopes to make District 808 more than just a T-shirt company in the future. He dreams of opening shops in places as far as Japan and also wants to establish a scholarship program.<\/p>\n

“It all starts with the Kickstarter,” he explained. “Hopefully that is successful and I continue on in the direction I’d like. If I don’t reach my goal, it’s not the end.”<\/p>\n

Visit district808.com or kickstarter.com\/projects\/389805395\/district-808-hawaiian-inspired-t-shirt-designs<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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