Film

Filmmaker Mikey Inouye and cast members of "Mālama Mākua," Sparky Rodrigues and Lynette Cruz, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about their new documentary about the decades-long fight to take Mākua Valley back from the Army.

Mālama Mākua's Lynette Cruz and Sparky Rodrigues and filmmaker Mikey Inouye talk about their film that shows the decades-long fight of military leases; Ray Tsuchiyama, realtor and management consultant, talks about whether Japanese travelers are coming back to Hawaiʻi

Maui Film Commissioner Brian Kohne spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the newly announced Wailuku Film Festival set to launch in June 2026.

Waikulu will be home to Maui's newest film festival; The Honolulu Zoo has a new exhibit featuring rare endemic snails

Disney’s trailer for the live-action “Moana” movie is out. But the reveal of the actress's hair has sparked debate about the representation of Pacific Islander hair in film. HPR’s Cassie Ordonio reports.

News anchor and filmmaker David Ono spoke with HPR’s Russell Subiono about his multimedia documentary on the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion called “Defining Courage.”

The short film, written and directed by Hawaiʻi-based filmmaker Katrin York, follows a surfing family on Oʻahu's North Shore.

Filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about her film titled "Before The Moon Falls."

Gordon Zane with the Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation discusses vacation rental regulations; Kimberlee Bassford talks about the dark turn her new documentary "Before the Moon Falls" took when its subject, Samoan writer Sia Figiel, was arrested for murder

A documentary called "Lāhainā Rising" just had its world premiere at this week’s Hawaiʻi International Film Festival, where it also won the Made in Hawaiʻi award. HPR caught up with the filmmakers.