Scott W. Kekama Amona is an accomplished Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) director, producer, and writer, who transitioned from a career in education to storytelling. His work has garnered him notable accolades, including being a fellow at the Sundance Native Shorts Lab and the inaugural IllumiNative + Netflix Indigenous Producers Program. In 2024, he was honored as a NATIVe Stand recipient. Kekama is also one of eight Native Hawaiian writer-directors selected for the inaugural Makawalu feature film project, a collaboration with the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival (HIFF) alongside esteemed producers Sarah S. Kim, Anderson Le, John Cheng (3AD Media), and Daniel Dae Kim, with production set to commence in 2025. His short film, E Malama Pono, Willy Boy (EMPWB), premiered at the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and has since earned several audience awards at both HIFF and Māoriland Film Festivals. Recently, he served as associate producer on Alika Tengan’s Molokaʻi Bound (2024) and contributed as an advisor for an upcoming episode of a WGBH animated series focused on Indigenous narratives, slated for release in 2025. Currently, Kekama is in script development for his first feature film, titled Keke, which he is co-writing with his partner. A lifelong surfer and passionate activist, he is based in Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.