by Riz Rahman | May 9, 2024 | News Channel, Press
The shaka is poised to become Hawaii’s official hand gesture. Last week, Hawaiian lawmakers passed a bill that would officially enshrine the gesture in the state’s culture. The shaka, also popular in surf culture and commonly known as “hang loose” is a friendly hand...
by Riz Rahman | May 8, 2024 | News Channel, Press
For decades, Hawaii residents have used the “shaka” hand gesture to convey several greetings — hello, goodbye, thank you and aloha. Now the shaka, which involves extending the thumb and pinkie finger while curling the others down, is on its way to becoming Hawaii’s...
by Riz Rahman | May 3, 2024 | Media, Press
VC Film Fest 2024. IdeateTV host Rachel Kang interviews Steve Sue the writer and producer on the feature length documentary Shaka: A Story of Aloha. An engaging documentary that delves into the history of the Shaka. Find out how Steve has made the Shaka into a bill in...
by Riz Rahman | May 3, 2024 | Media, Press
VC Film Fest 2024. IdeateTV host Rachel Kang interviews Alex Bocchieri the director on the feature length documentary Shaka: A Story of Aloha. An engaging documentary that delves into the history of the...
by Riz Rahman | May 2, 2024 | Media, Press
We kick off AAPI Month talking about the new movie “Shaka, The Story of Aloha,” that will make its world debut on Thursday at the VC Film Fest in Downtown LA. Steve Sue, who is the filmmaker, producer and writer of the film, joins us in the KCAL...
by Riz Rahman | May 2, 2024 | News Channel, Press
To a hapless Brit, the clenched fist thumb-and-pinkie wave, may look more like a beckoning to “call me” than a universally recognised sign of goodwill. But in Hawaii, the “Shaka” gesture, often interpreted by mainland North Americans to mean “hang loose”, is so...
