Hui Mo‘olelo Film Festival 2024

On Saturday, April 27, 2024, we will host our third Hui Mo‘olelo Film Festival from 3-5 PM at ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. The public is invited to this premiere of a new collection of animated film shorts that celebrate Maui history, culture and sense of place. The result of our most recent call to artists, the works stem from our Hui Mo'olelo program partnership with the County of Maui and Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House / Maui Historical Society.
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​Artists: Richard O'Connor and team + Sasha Hercik
Stories: Maui stories by 14 participants will be interpreted. Scroll down for each project page. 
Join: April 27 at 3 PM @ ProArts Playhouse, 1280 South Kihei Road (FREE) - first come, first seated (Max: 150 guests) Please RSVP

Selected by a community panel, artists Richard O'Connor and Sasha Hercik have worked with our team for months to bring a collection of stories to life by 1) Anuhea Yagi & Hōaka Delos Reyes; 2) Nanifay Paglinawan & Pualani Enos; 3) Kevin & Kukui Gavagan; 4) Hōkūlani Holt & Cody Pueo Pata; 5) Annadele Yahiro & Mick Bursack; 6) Andrew Chin & Michael Takemoto; 7) Kevin Brown & Anthony Pfluke.

​The event will be emceed by Sissy Lake-Farm of Hale Hōʻikeʻike, beginning promptly at 3 PM. Free to the public, audience members will experience the premiere of 7 individual animated talk-story excerpts, each between 3 to 5 minutes in length, as well as an offering by Maui Public Art Youth Task Force Lead Kekaulaiwi Farm. Audience members and story participants will be invited to share their reflections for a Q&A to conclude the event.

MORE

• View our 2022 "Small Town, Big Stories" project documentary HERE
• ​See films and photos from our first Hui Mo‘olelo Film Festival HERE
• Learn about our Lānaʻi Hui Mo‘olelo project HERE