Watch Okee's Story

In honor of World Hepatitis Day in July 2023, we are excited to release ninth short film in the "Share Our Stories" series about local people in Hawai’i living with hepatitis.

Love in Translation features Okpun “Okee” Smith (she/her), who shares how her hepatitis B journey included a liver transplant. For Okee, the key to overcoming her health challenges was her family, especially her son, Richard (he/him), who is also a hepatitis B storyteller.

Mahalo also to our favorite local filmmaker and champion, Alexander Bocchieri (http://www.abocchieri.com/).