by Steve | Sep 9, 2021 | Backstory, Factoids, News, Press Releases
huge mahalo to Catherine Cruz for having Steve Sue (me) on “The Conversation,” Hawaii Public Radio to feature the Shaka film project. I was told we’d do a 10 minute interview but the end product was a full 28 minutes on the history and meaning of the...
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 Steve | Jul 18, 2021 | Backstory, News
“Shaka, The Power of Aloha” high school curriculum was produced and implemented at the Youth Services Center at Dole Cannery over the past four months. Three curriculum sets were commissioned by Hawaii’s Workforce Development Council and implemented...
by Steve | May 10, 2021 | Backstory, News
Our Shaka ohana grew this week with the addition of the Shaka Tea group. Shaka Tea comes in with a huge dose of aloha, a good amount of cash and bottle service at Shaka movie events including at the ID8 Studios Grand Opening on May 6, 2021 where Shaka, the Power of...
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...
