Released:
2003-03-10

Overview:
The strain of juggling her responsibilities as wife, mother, and successful paralegal have worn Emma Burke out. Thus it is that Emma welcomes the opportunity to briefly take leave of her Boston home and head for sunny Hawaii. It is not, however, a pleasure trip: Having promised to honor the dying wishes of her Hawaiian-born surrogate mother. Leaving her husband, Mike, behind to care for their two children, Emma arrives in Hawaii for the first time since childhood, where she is reunited with her childhood friend Kala, the handsome son of her late surrogate parent.

Director:
Maggie Greenwald

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Virginia Madsen
  as
  Emma Burke
• 
  Lainie Kazan
  as
  Julia
• 
  Jason Momoa
  as
  Kala
• 
  Kieu Chinh
  as
  Kehau
• 
  James Dean
  as
  Neil