Bob Newell

Hanai Bob Newell

What happens when a wealthy and famous movie star couple adopt a poor Hawaiian girl? This is the theme of "Hanai," Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" retold in contemporary Hawai`i. Will Malia, a poverty stricken girl from Makaha, be able to win acceptance from the upper class Strong family? As thing go from bad to worse, Malia has no choice but to find her own path to love and happiness. \ Hanai is not just a contemporary romance; it is a deep reflection on racial and class divides.