Kumu Kahua is a smallish community theater located in middle downtown Honolulu.  It features shows by local Hawaii-based playwrights featuring themes and stories of the people of the state.  Hawaiian Creole English, also known as  pidgin , is liberally used. It was founded 51 years ago by graduate students of the University of Hawaii to highlight locally-written experimental works.  The organizers were granted not-for-profit status 40 years ago and in 1994 the Hawaii State Legislature awarded the group its current 100-seat playhouse on prime commercial property at 46 Merchant Street. Kumu Kahua Theatre also offers classes in acting and writing, sponsoring an annual playwriting contest in conjunction with the University of Hawaii Theatre Department.  Just last week paid more than $500 for seats to  Beautiful  at the Blaidell Concert Hall.  Two seats at Kumu cost $40, but was given to us. So off we went Sunday afternoon to watch  Who You Again? , written by  Ryan Okinaka  ( middle ), dir