1. On Oct. 6, Hawaii News Now reported that the Campaign Spending Commission filed a complaint against Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa, saying his campaign misrepresented donations to about 40 nonprofit organizations (a charge Arakawa calls “vindictive” and “frivolous”). According to the HNN story, what’s the total value of the contributions in question? A. $10,000 B. … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: Do you know what film festival award ‘Kuleana’ just won?
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Maui Film Festival Weekend Wrap-up: Tastes of Chocolate and Wailea
On Friday night we booked a dinner reservation at Gannon’s, partly for the access to Maui Film Festival parking and the VIP section at Celestial Cinema via their “Dinner and a Movie” package. Barely making it on time to the 8pm screening of Kuleana, we managed to see Rick Chatenever’s interview of Pierce Brosnan in an overview of his career, his pride being Irish, living on … [Read more...] about Maui Film Festival Weekend Wrap-up: Tastes of Chocolate and Wailea
The Party Starts Now: Maui Film Festival Specials Events Line Up
There's nothing more remarkable than sitting out on the grass in Wailea enjoying a Maui Film Festival movie under the canopy of galaxies with stars twinkling overhead. Each night at the Celestial Cinema, a celebrity is honored with one of the festival’s achievement awards. What's more, the festival has a stunning line-up of culinary galas. And there's a selection of gripping … [Read more...] about The Party Starts Now: Maui Film Festival Specials Events Line Up
‘Kuleana’ filmmaker Brian Kohne talks about his film’s Maui Film Festival premiere
When I met up with filmmaker Brian Kohne for lunch in the conference room of Tasty Crust in Wailuku, he admitted it was his first time ever being in that room. "Kathy Collins and I come here for lunch to talk story, but I've never been in here," he said. It filled me with pride to show him one of the few spots on Maui he's never encountered. Since Kohne specializes in capturing … [Read more...] about ‘Kuleana’ filmmaker Brian Kohne talks about his film’s Maui Film Festival premiere
KULEANA New Movie Review
Brian Kohne's eagerly awaited Kuleana is a film island audiences deserve but might not be expecting. The only quality this has in common with Get a Job, Kohne's goofball, debut 2011 indie comedy is a wealth of cameo appearances by local Maui celebrities and personalities. Otherwise, everything in Kohne's sophomore effort is far more polished and serious-minded. The film … [Read more...] about KULEANA New Movie Review