Japanese director Kadowaki Kōhei's animated feature "We Are Aliens" won the Kau Ka Hōkū (Shooting Star) Award at the 46th Hawai'i International Film Festival. The festival announced the jury prizes at an awards reception at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikīkī on Nov. 1. Hawaiian Airlines presented the award.
The festival also honored Ke Huy Quan and Sung Kang at the ceremony.