What to Watch at the 2020 Hawai‘i International Film Festival This Month
Watch hard-to-find features, cinema star panels, a lumpia superhero, a pidgin “Breakfast Club” and more than 170 streaming films through November 29.
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Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend: November 11–18, 2020
Hit the drive-in for a hard-to-find crime film, listen to new Hawaiian music from an award-winning ensemble, take a hike on a Tuesday (we won’t tell) and shop safe.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend: November 4–11, 2020
Make like a (free) tree, let your photo cheer on the Warriors at Aloha Stadium, watch a hula festival and get tickets to Hawai‘i’s biggest film festival.
Watch Hawai‘i’s Joseph Soul Audition for Season 19 of “The Voice”
The Makakilo singer, originally from Hāna, made it onto Team Kelly on Monday’s season premiere.
Hawai‘i Public Radio’s Dabney Gough Shares Her 6 Picks for Fall
Here’s what she’s streaming, reading, watching and doing in Honolulu this season.
The History of Hawai‘i: A Fall TV Season Without “Hawai‘i Five-0” Has Us Looking Back to Our 1970 Interview with Jack Lord
The history of Hawai‘i from our files.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: July 15–22, 2020
Transport yourself back to Hawai‘i circa 1820, participate in an ‘ukulele festival from home, watch a film about Hawai‘i’s future Olympian and more.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend at Home in Honolulu: May 13–19, 2020
Finish a fun run, unleash your creative side with a virtual paint party, learn about the history of civic engagement in Hawai‘i and tune in to a HiSAM From Home workshop.
Honolulu Quarantine Diary: It’s the Weekend. What in the Heck Will We Do?
We took our Super Bowl party equipment and used it for a COVID-19 movie party.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend at Home in Honolulu: May 6–12, 2020
Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, get back into shape with weekly livestreams, play trivia to win gift cards to your favorite local bars and attend a virtual pet event.
Hawai‘i’s World Champion Surfer Carissa Moore Wants You to Feel More Love and Aloha. Her First Film Shows What That Looks Like
Our very own Olympics rep and champion’s “RISS: A Film About More Love,” is giddy, heartfelt, intimate and family friendly—perfect for these trying times.
Everything We Wanted to Know About North Shore’s Thunderstorm Artis
Thunderstorm Artis is currently one of Top 17 contestants on “The Voice,” and performed “live” from home last night on NBC. Here, he opens up about his Hawai‘i faves, what it’s like working with the coaches and how he got his unforgettable name.
How to Watch Jack Johnson’s “Kōkua Festival 2020: Live From Home” in Hawai‘i
The Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation’s annual music festival has adapted to the new normal and brings us a streaming music festival straight to our homes on Saturday, April 25.
Things to Do at Home: Take a Class or Learn a New Skill
Learn to speak Hawaiian, sign up for a class, pick up a new musical hobby and celebrate Earth Day all from the comfort of your own couch.
How to Watch the “One World: Together at Home” Online Benefit Concert From Hawai‘i
A very special global event is happening right now. Everyone from Lady Gaga to Jack Johnson to Jimmy Fallon to Awkwafina will live stream themselves from their living rooms for “One World: Together at Home.”
Watch: Hale‘iwa’s Thunderstorm Artis Wins His Battle Round This Week on “The Voice”
Stay tuned to see the favorite of Season 18’s Team Legend in the knockout round, which begins April 13.
Things to Do at Home: The Best Books to Read, Concerts to Stream and Things to Do to Stay Entertained Inside This Weekend
Join a film club, tackle our must-read list, play trivia or watch your favorite artists perform from their living rooms.
Stream Short-and-Sweet Cinematic Gems with HIFF@HOME
(Sponsored) Hawai‘i International Film Festival’s new virtual initiative features a specially curated program of previously screened short films, all viewable online for free.
The Final Episode of “Hawai‘i Five-0” Airs Tonight After 10 Seasons—And We’re Feeling All the Memories
The series comes to an end on April 3 with Steve finally solving the case his father left him.
Things to Do at Home: The Best Movies, TV Shows, Operas and Stage Plays to Stream
Your ultimate guide to quaran-streaming the best entertainment available right now.
50 First Dates: 145 Thoughts We Had While Watching “Love Is Blind” with Netflix Party
What better time to watch strangers get engaged without ever meeting face-to-face than while practicing social distancing ourselves?
Actor Daniel Dae Kim Shares His Story of Testing Positive for COVID-19 in Honolulu
He urges people to take the disease seriously, praises medical staff and workers, cautions against prejudice. And he describes his recovery.
8 Valentine’s Day Date Ideas for Movie and Theater Lovers in Hawai‘i
Thanks to screenings of the Oscar-nominated shorts, the Honolulu African American Film Festival and an interactive whodunnit mystery theater, couples can easily step up their regular dinner-and-a-show game.
Behind the Scenes: What’s Life Like as an Movie Extra in Hawai‘i?
Peek behind the scenes at my Where’s Waldo?-like acting “career” in locally shot movies and TV shows.
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