An Asian-American advocacy group has criticized Sony's movie "Aloha" for inaccurately representing Hawaii's racial demographic.nnFollow Kath...
An Asian-American advocacy group has criticized Sony's movie "Aloha" for inaccurately representing Hawaii's racial demographic.nnFollow Katherine Biek: http://www.twitter.com/KatherineBieknSee more at http://www.newsy.com nnTranscript:nCameron Crowe's "Aloha" is set to come out this weekend, starring a whole cast of big names like Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Alec Baldwin. But they're not the ones making headlines.nnThe Media Action Network for Asian Americans, or MANAA, released a statement to the New York Post saying the movie, set in Hawaii, marginalizes native Hawaiian culture and characters in favor of white ones.nnA spokesman for the group said the film "whitewashed" Asians and Pacific islanders out of the movie. He added that Hollywood's use of the exotic location without including its citizens is an "insult to the diverse culture and fabric of Hawaii."nnAn anonymous source from "Aloha" told The Hollywood Reporter that no member of MANAA has seen the movie or read the script. nnIn fact, very few people have seen the movie. As Variety reports, in an unusual move Sony seems to be keeping the film under wraps, having declined to screen the movie for a reporter and keeping critics from posting reviews until the eve of the premiere.nnIn a Sony featurette, members of the cast seemed focused on capturing what they called "the spirit of Hawaii." nn"There's such an energy about Hawaii. It's very welcoming," Rachel McAdams said. nn"There's a huge spirit of love, and kindness, and compassion, and understanding," Emma Stone said. nnHow the movie focuses on the relationships among the predominately white lead characters and their relationship to Hawaii remains to be seen. But there's still the question of minor characters and extras and if they represent the state's people. nnThe U.S. Census Bureau estimated in 2014, about 27 percent of the state's population was Caucasian, while Asians represented 38 percent and native Hawaiians 10 percent. nnIt seems that a U.S. military base has a big presence in the film, which, in reality, has a different racial makeup.nnThe U.S. Air Force, which Cooper and Stone's characters are supposed to work with, reports nationally that 73 percent of its members are Caucasian, with 3 percent Asian and 1 percent native Hawaiian. nnMANAA also cited "Pearl Harbor," "50 First Dates" and "Blue Crush," which it says all pushed the islands' culture aside to focus on non-Hawaiian characters.nnSources: nGetty Images http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actor-bradley-cooper-attends-the-20th-annual-screen-actors-news-photo/463580093 nGetty Images http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actress-emma-stone-attends-the-opening-ceremony-and-birdman-news-photo/454252008 nGetty Images http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actor-alec-baldwin-attends-the-3rd-annual-nfl-honors-at-news-photo/466599209 nNew York Post http://nypost.com/2015/05/20/asian-american-group-says-cameron-crowe-whitewashed-his-new-film/ nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6H4eQhllVM nThe Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cameron-crowes-aloha-criticized-depicting-797794 nGetty Images http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/actor-alec-baldwin-and-director-cameron-crowe-attend-the-news-photo/474145332 nGetty Images http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/emma-stone-and-bradley-cooper-attend-a-photocall-for-aloha-news-photo/473605766 nVariety http://variety.com/2015/film/news/aloha-cameron-crowe-bradley-cooper-emma-stone-1201499891/ nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIzHt_9WtlQ nU.S. Census Bureau http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/15000.html nU.S. Air Force http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/airforcepersonneldemographics.asp nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XGYaORVDZs nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGYcxjywx0o nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YBpoBzWW4gnnImage via: Sony Picturesnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D273Tiea-IQ Less