Film

Vince Keala Lucero is a filmmaker and board member of the Hawaiʻi Film Alliance. He spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about doubling down on the effort to bolster Hawaiʻi's film industry.

The Conversation's Maddie Bender sat down with the creative team behind the film "Split Ends." The film won both the Judge's Choice and Audience Choice Awards at the Showdown in Chinatown filmmaking contest.

Local film industry professionals form the Hawaiʻi Film Alliance; NPR "Short Wave" co-hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber dive into the ocean in a new series called "Sea Camp"

The stars of "Lilo & Stitch" have experienced some big changes since the movie became a hit in 2025. Eight-year-old Maia Kealoha says she's been recognized "like five thousand times" at stores and has given up Doritos to keep her teeth clean.

Maestro Conner Gray Covington is in Honolulu this week to conduct Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert and How to Train Your Dragon in Concert with the Hawai`i Symphony Orchestra. "Itʻs wonderful music on itʻs own, but... whatʻs the film like without the music?" The excitement and the energy of a live orchestra accompanying the film on the screen is not to be missed. https://www.myhso.org

Sayla Uʻilani Whalen is making her directorial debut at the upcoming Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival. The Conversation's Maddie Bender spoke to Whalen about her short film screening on June 28, at the HoMA Doris Duke Theatre.

The nonprofit Pacific Islanders in Communications could be victims of Congress's clawback of federal funds intended for public media outlets like NPR and PBS. The move from the U.S. House prompted the 34-year-old nonprofit to pause two programs that have distributed nearly $25 million to independent creators, including those in Hawai‘i, since 1992.

“Kūkini” tells the story of the invasion of Maui at the time of King Kamehameha through the eyes of Maui warriors.

A local short film based on the time when King Kamehameha set out to conquer the Hawaiian Islands will be screened in Lahaina this week.

More than three decades ago, filmmakers Sara Banks and Kate Sample released the documentary “Out in Paradise.” The 1993 film focused on the stories of 30 women who, at the time, were living their lives as lesbians in Hawaiʻi.