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Casting of non-Hawaiian in ‘Ni‘ihau’ movie upsets some

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Like the growing outrage on social media this week, Hawaii State Film Commissioner Donne Dawson is troubled by the fact that a non-Hawaiian, actor Zach McGowan has been cast in the role as Benehakaka “Ben” Kanahele.