The mango tree in Milton "Papa" Kāne"s backyard has been rooted to his family since the day he was born, his piko planted lovingly beneath it. Now facing a terminal illness, and city enforcement demanding the tree"s removal — more costs his family can"t carry — Papa takes matters into his own hands. Before anyone else can decide the tree"s fate, he gives it, and himself, a send-off no one saw coming.