The influence of African Americans is not an aspect of Hawaii’s history that has attracted much, if any, attention. But filmmakers Edgy Lee and Don Brown intend to change that with “Exit to Paradise,” a one-hour documentary they hope to complete by summer.

Records indicate that the first black person arrived in Hawaii in 1796. As more came to the islands on whaling ships, many stayed and intermarried with local residents — leaving generations of islanders with African-American roots they might not even know about. <a href=”http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/08/features/story01.html”> Read More </a>