by Steve | Apr 22, 2021 | Backstory, News
When naming films, buildings and products with Hawaiian names, there’s a fine line between celebrating a cultural story and appropriating the culture’s heritage. With naming of the Shaka film, we’ve been keenly aware of the subject, so assembled a...
by Steve | Apr 2, 2021 | Backstory, Factoids, News
As a 30-minute educational documentary, “Shaka, the Power of Aloha” is intended as an inspiration piece to open minds and raise spirits. A 90-minute version many follow in the near future as the storyline and content captured are certainly rich enough to...
by Steve | Mar 29, 2021 | Backstory, News
We’re honored to welcome Henry Kapono to the Shaka Film production team as music producer. We’ve previously worked with Henry and wife Lezlee (the business brains behind the Kapono Inc and Kapono Foundation), so we know we’re in good hands with these...
by Steve | Mar 22, 2021 | Backstory, News
Shaka, the Power of Mana welcomes Co-Executive Producer Bryan Spicer and Hawaii Sight & Sound Productions to the production team. Bryan’s role as co-Exec Producer is to ensure that the film is smartly produced and has top quality entertainment value. Over...
by Steve | Mar 8, 2021 | Backstory
We were honored to interview Uncle Cy Bridges this week. In true Shaka form, upon being asked to be interviewed, Uncle Cy exhibited great humility, noting that there were other more important people who could give a better story. We of course knew otherwise. And...
