Maui Film Festival returns in June

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri May 23, 2008 at 01:07 AM No one knows this better how to put on a Hawaii film festival than the folks at the Maui Film Festival, which opens its ninth year of film screenings from June 11 through 15.   More

Indiana Jones and the Eight Best Movies Filmed in Hawaii

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon May 19, 2008 at 04:03 PM with the brand new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull out on Thursday, we thought it was time for a new list of our favorite films filmed in Hawaii.  More

Hawaii stars in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

posted by: Sherie Char on Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 10:46 AM Hawaii has another starring location role, this time in a new film called "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."  More

Yes, Bette Midler was in "Hawaii"

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 01:30 PM You ask. We answer. Our story in the March/April issue on the 50th anniversary of James Michener’s "Hawaii" prompted an e-mail from reader about Bette Midler.  More

Love for sale

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 02:09 PM While your mind is on romance today, here’s a suggestion. Tickets for the Hawaii Romance Festival go on sale today.  More

Kauai beats Hollywood

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 12:00 PM Got a sweet film you want to direct? Shoot it on Kauai! Along with rustic Bozeman, MT, Kauai was singled out by MovieMaker Magazine as a “city on the rise” for filmmaking.  More

Top 5 flicks filmed in Hawaii

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 01:59 PM Indiana Jones doesn’t just rescue lost Biblical relics. He also took some time last year to rescue Hawaii’s film industry.   More