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“Shaka, A Story of Aloha” will Premiere at HIFF in October, 2024
HONOLULU (Sept. 6, 2024) — The feature-length documentary Shaka, A Story of Aloha, which delves into the origins, meanings, and mysteries of the iconic Shaka gesture, is set to make its Hawai‘i debut in October 2024. The film has been selected as an official entry for...
Shaka License Plates Now Available
The nonprofit Hawai’i Shaka License Plate program kicked off Thursday, May 23, 10-10:30am at Kapalama Satellite City Hall, 925 Dillingham Blvd., Honolulu. The Shaka License Plate is an official Hawai’i State DMV license plate thatʻs available to all residents in the...
Shaka Film, VC Film Festival Premiere
"Shaka, A Story of Aloha" had itʻs world premiere in Los Angeles at the VC Film Festival on opening night, May 2, 2024. Travelers to the event from Hawai’i included Producer/writer Steve Sue, Director Alexander Bocchieri, Cinematographer Kristle Backe, Camera operator...
“Shaka” Emoji Application Submitted to Unicode
HONOLULU, HI (April 4, 2024) - A documentary filmmaker, tech journalist, and a renowned digital designer submitted a proposal this week to the Unicode Consortium to create a new emoji representing the iconic "shaka" hand gesture. The shaka—featuring the thumb and...
Shaka World Premiere at VCFest, LA, 05.02.24
The world premiere of "Shaka, A Story of Aloha" will be featured in this year’s VC Film Fest! #VCFilmFest will take place May 01-10, 2024 in Los Angeles, our screening set for Thursday 5/2/24 at he Japanese American Museum in Los Angeles. Come hang with us as we...
Shaka Film Focus Test Screenings Underway
Schools, companies, organizations and other groups are invited to present free FOCUS GROUP TEST SCREENINGS of “Shaka, A Story of Aloha” through the end of calendar 2023. Focus Group Tests are “Rough Cut” screenings done to gain insights to drive the final edit of a...
BTS Sugarcane Train
Huge mahalo to Hawaiian Railway Society for hosting our Shaka film shoot this past Saturday at their train yard and museum in Ewa, and mahalo to KoHana Rum for providing sugarcane sticks. If you haven't been on a sugarcane train ride before, it's super fun and rich...
New Trailer: Now Including 30+ Interviews, a Hukilau, a Shaka Contest
A new trailer for "Shaka, A Story of Aloha" dropped onto YouTube today that includes scenes from all the epic shots of the film.We're excited and thankful that we've ben able to get this far during a shoot that ended up extending to a three year period due to the...
Remedy Spa Hawaii’s ShakaCon, A Contest to Wrap Principal Photography
Principal photography for Remedy Spa Hawaii's "Shaka, A Story of Aloha" wrapped with an epic Shaka Contest at Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) on October 19, 2022. 380 guests enjoyed a traditional luau dinner, entertainment by Shaka Music Director Henry Kapono and a...
HNL Media Follow Shaka Film Production
HNL News Crews, Eyes on Hawaii photo club and a number of print and digital outlets made the trek to La’ie on Friday and Saturday, August 19-20, 2022 to cover a Hukilau reenactment for "Shaka, A Story of Aloha" documentary. A Hukilau is an ancient Hawaiian communal...
La’ie Hukilau Filmed for “Shaka, A Story of Aloha”
Huge mahalo to the La’ie community for bringing back the grand Hukilau from days past. Over that past months, planning was undertaken by La’ie Community Association to do the event in all it's glory. The entire town came together with support by Polynesian Cultural...
Remedy Spa Hawaii Joins Shaka Ohana
We're excited to announce that Remedy Spa HI, Hawaii's newest high-end spa has joined the Shaka Film Ohana in a top sponsorship position. As a top sponsor, Remedy Spa HI will be the sole presenting sponsor of ShakaFest (tentatively slated for April 30, 2022 during...
Shaka Film is Part of a Share Aloha Movement