Thirteen-year-old DAVID KEALOHA dreams of escaping rural Hawaii. But when JONAH MORRIS (13), a white kid from Phoenix, Arizona moves into the neighborhood, tragedy strikes, irrevocably changing the trajectory of David's life and those closest to him.

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In a place known as paradise, Stanley's life is far from it. Set in the unexplored neighborhoods of Hawai'i, Growing Up Local uncovers a boy's struggle to find his identity beyond his father's fists and his loyalty to his friends.