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AkakÅ« Upstairs is on Summer Break…See YOU in September!

August 7, 2017

During the month of August we will take some time off to restructure our AkakÅ«…

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Barefoot Boy in the Mango Tree: A Memoir of Maui and Me by Award-Winning Author Wayne Moniz

July 27, 2017

Wayne Moniz grew up on Maui before Hawaii was a state; before jet aircraft and…

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hawaii wildlife fund

Sharing Maui’s Beaches with Sea Turtles & Other Wildlife with Hannah Bernard –

July 13, 2017

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Hannah Bernard, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Hawai’i Wildlife Fund (HWF), and her team will present the film, “Red Turtle Rising”. The film was produced by Jay April and Lou Di Liberto for The Honu Project and was the winner of the 1999 Hawaii International Film Festival.

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Paradise Found

Special Prescreening Event: "Paradise Found" Taylor Camp, Kauai 1969-1977

July 10, 2017

*Take part in reviewing this updated version of:   Taylor Camp, Kauai 1969-1977 Taylor Camp sits…

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Pax Americana

An Independence Day Special Screening of “PAX AMERICANA” by Producer, Jay April –

July 6, 2017

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“PAX AMERICANA” is a short film depicting the end of Desert Storm in 1991. At that time, the US government staged Desert Storm Victory parades in dozens of US cities. Gen. William Westmoreland proclaimed a great ‘PAX AMERICANA’ that would last a thousand years! We knew better.

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Lucas Zarro

Learn an Easier Way to Make a “Short Film” and Successfully Submit it to Film Festivals.

June 29, 2017

Lucas Zarro is a young filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He has  experience both in front…

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