by Minette Lew-McCabe | Oct 24, 2021 | News
Due to the surge in COVID-19 Delta variant cases, we had to postpone the Shaka Summit after our inaugural in-person session in July on “Protecting Cultural Stories.” Eventually, we decided to pivot to a virtual format via Zoom for the remainder of the series. Two...
by Minette Lew-McCabe | Jul 31, 2021 | News
We successfully launched the Shaka Summit on July 27, 2021 with a session on “Protecting Cultural Stories.” This was the first pau hana event of our thought leader visioning series on how to leverage the Shaka gesture to make Hawaiʻi and the world beyond a better...
by Minette Lew-McCabe | Jul 19, 2021 | News
As part of our outreach and our fundraising efforts, we are launching the Shaka Summit. This will be a thought leader visioning series on how to leverage the Shaka gesture to make Hawaiʻi and the world beyond a better place. The documentary’s storyline and it’s...
by Minette Lew-McCabe | Jul 18, 2021 | Backstory, News
In creating a fundraising trailer, we had to work with limited elements captured before main production. However, the story of the Shaka is so vast and layered, it was impossible to try and sum up the story in one short video. The challenge for our Director Alex...
by Minette Lew-McCabe | Mar 30, 2021 | News, Press Releases
HONOLULU, HI – Bizgenics, a Hawaiʻi-based 501(C)(3) education nonprofit is in production of a new crowdsourced education documentary titled “Shaka, the Power of Aloha.” This true story chronicles how one man’s handicap became the global symbol of fearless...
