Storytelling & Heritage Film Festivals
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Sunday, December 4, 3:00 PM
Heritage Film Festival: Kaho'olawe Aloha 'Aina
McCoy Studio Theater
Heritage films tell the stories of indigenous people of Hawai‘i and the Pacific, highlighting culture, history, arts and current affairs.
Meet the talented people who help bring these stories to the public in a Q&A session after the screening. Three short films about Kaho‘olawe Island and its historic struggles will be shown,
portraying the earliest days of the movement to stop the bombing of Kaho‘olawe; scenes from the life of George Jarrett Helm, Jr. as he worked tirelessly to stop the bombing and inspire
others to take up the cause of Aloha ‘Aina, and compelling footage dealing with the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana’s 1982 campaign to stop RIMPAC.242
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Sunday, January 22, 3:00 PM
Storytelling Festival: Maui, Hina & Ka Hana Kapa
The Pa
One of the many legends of Hawai‘i is about Maui, the demi-god, lassoing the sun to slow its path across the
sky so his mother Hina’s kapa could dry. Our particular version of this story is centered here on Maui and will be performed in chant, dance and the art of storytelling.
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Sunday, January 29, 4:00 PM
Heritage Film Festival: Lychee Thieves
McCoy Studio Theater
Heritage films tell the stories of indigenous people of Hawai‘i and the Pacific, highlighting culture, history, arts and current affairs.
Meet the talented people who help bring these stories to the public in a Q&A session after the screening. In Lychee Thieves, a cautionary tale with universal appeal, a bountiful
lychee tree causes a commotion among locals fighting for the sweet fruit,revealing humorous and contentious interactions among the culturally diverse people of Hawai‘i.
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