eighth annual

January 1-4, 2018 Waimea, Mauna Kea Resort + The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i

January 5-9, 2018 Four Seasons Resort Hualālai Sponsors Contents + About Our Area

inner circle sponsors Contents 4 About the Festival

5 Letter from the Director

8 Host Venues and Map

10 Films

32 Waimea Schedule

36 Waimea Breakfast Talks KOHALA COAST 40 Four Seasons Schedule

42 Four Seasons Breakfast Talks

44 Guest Speakers and Presentations

82 Artists and Exhibits

media and local sponsors Pololu Morning. Artwork by Christian Enns 90 Thank You to Our Contributors

BIG ISLAND About Our Area TRAVELER The Island of Hawai‘i, known as The with Hawaiian Hawksbill turtles, Big Island to avoid confusion with the octopus, eel and smaller reef sharks. state, was formed by five volcanoes to Spinner dolphins come to rest in became one land mass. The still active shallow bays during the day, before Kīlauea sits at the heart of Hawai‘i returning to deeper water to hunt at Volcanoes National Park, while Mauna night. Humpback whales can be seen Kea, Mauna Loa and Hualālai rise above along the coast during winter, when the Kohala and Kona coastline, where the ocean fills with the sound of their stark lava fields meet turquoise waters beautiful song. and multihued sand beaches. The The town of Waimea, also known as gentle slopes of the Kohala Mountains, Kamuela, sits in the saddle between now volcanically extinct, provide the the dry and green sides of the island, backdrop to the town of Waimea and to nestled into the Kohala Mountains. food and beverage sponsors northern Hawi and Kapa‛au. The pastoral community is known as The Kohala Coast is one of the driest much for the paniolo culture the town regions in all of the Hawaiian Islands. was built around, as for the rainbows It is an area rich in both Hawaiian that grace the countryside, reflecting history and sea life. Tropical fish, many the ever-shifting weather patterns of which are found nowhere else in between rain, mist and sun. Cover artwork ©Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai the world, inhabit these reefs, along

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About the Festival Aloha!

USING THE PROGRAM THEATRE ENTRY Welcome to the 2018 Waimea Ocean All film screenings, presentations and Remember to wear your passes. The Film Festival. The 2018 festival offers an special events are listed in the festival theater will be cleared between exciting lineup of over 60, award-winning schedule. Each Breakfast Talk location screenings. is presented, along with its description, exhibits, important topics and inspiring films, dynamic guest speakers, special in the Breakfast Talk section of the TBAS (TO BE ANNOUNCED) stories. program. Films are grouped with A certain number of films will be other films and/or speakers into film screened as TBAs. The most popular through the realization of what the dual- In many ways, the festival began blocks, as shown in the schedule. films from the festival will be shown impacts of climate change and ocean When filmmakers will be present for at this time, along with a few films discussion; this is noted by “Q&A.” pending at publication. TBA schedules and special screenings will be posted startedacidification to see would what halfmean of for that our equation— children. FESTIVAL HOSPITALITY DESK at the Festival Hospitality Desk starting climateYou could change—might say that 2017 mean. was the What year we The Festival Hospitality Desk is located Wednesday, Jan 3. TBA schedules will in the lobby of the Kahilu Theatre also be posted simultaneously online climate would be more intensive and during the Waimea portion of the event and on Facebook. Please let our theatre destructiveyou would expect storms to and see hurricanes; in a warming more and either in the foyer of the Ballroom volunteers know if you have a TBA unpredictable weather; more extreme or nearby at Hoku Amphitheater when request! weather; more unusual weather; more the festival moves to Four Seasons. Passes and programs are available THE PASS SYSTEM for pickup or purchase at the Festival The pass system enables the festival flooding; more droughts; more heat; more Hospitality Desk at Kahilu Theatre to organize a dynamic event that cold; more fires; more wind. starting 9 am-5 pm Dec 29. includes films, speakers, presentations, developmentThe perfect, of steady agriculture amount and of civilization, and the resulting human population Breakfast Talks and other activities, plus growth—fromcarbon dioxide a(CO2) few million in the atmosphereindividuals then over to the seven past billion10,000 now. years This allowed amount for ofthe HOURS OF OPERATION allows for rich and complex content, CO2 maintained a stable climate, with a degree of storm events and variation that AT KAHILU THEATRE with one aspect woven together with Friday, Dec 29: 9 am–5 pm the next. While passes are the ideal Saturday, Dec 30: 9 am–5 pm way to enjoy the festival, remaining was largely manageable, around which we could rely on agriculture as a basis for our Sunday, Dec 31: 11 am–3 pm seats for films and presentations will be economy and our way of life. Monday, Jan 1: 9 am–9 pm opened for individual ticket purchase 15 areThe changing amount the of predictableCO2 we have patterns increasingly of rainfall added and to climatethe atmosphere we have reliedin the industrialon to grow Tuesday, Jan 2: 9 am–9 pm minutes prior to each show. For more age, and continue to add, means that we are disrupting this stable climate system. We Wednesday, Jan 3: 9 am–9 pm information on passes, please speak Thursday, Jan 4: 9 am–5 pm with the Hospitality Desk, visit the food,To understandfor reliable sourcesglobal warming—and of fresh water andresulting for a senseclimate of change—it security in isthe important places we to live. website at www.waimeaoceanfilm.org, The implications for the economy, let alone our lives, are profound. HOURS OF OPERATION or contact the festival office at 808-854- AT FOUR SEASONS BALLROOM 6095. understand that approximately one-third of the CO2 we release through combustion FOYER or HOKU AMPHITHEATER enters the atmosphere; approximately one-third is absorbed by the ocean; and Hoku - Friday, Jan 5: 3 pm–9 pm MAHALO PATRONS AND SPONSORS otherwiseapproximately escape one-third into space. is taken You mightup by trees.envision Every each molecule molecule of ofCO2, CO2 or as other a ping-pong Ballroom - Saturday, Jan 6: 9 am–9 pm The festival is made possible through greenhouse gas we add to the atmosphere, re-radiates heat back to earth that would Hoku - Sunday, Jan 7: 11 am–9 pm the contribution of patrons and earth and ocean temperatures are warming, and the climate is changing. Ballroom - Monday, Jan 8: 9 am–9 pm sponsors. Thank you to our patrons and paddle. With more CO2 in the atmosphere re-radiating or bouncing heat back, both Hoku - Tuesday, Jan 9: 11 am –9 pm sponsors! At the same time, the excess CO2 being absorbed by the ocean is causing the acidity of the ocean to change at a rapid rate. Because increasing acidity appears to dissolve the skeletal structures of organisms at the bottom of the food chain, this second 4 waimea ocean film festival experience. environment. culture. threat—nowwww.waimeaoceanfilm.org known as ocean Festival acidification—could Program 2018potentially have a devastating 5 Letter From the Director Letter From the Director

impact on the entire ocean

trouble growing crops on land. Transportation accounts for roughly 29 percent of energy consumed, half of which ecosystem; just as we start to have is in the shipment of goods and materials. People love to walk, ride their bicycles and take the train. The catch is that suitable facilities and level of service must come togetherUnfortunately, towards at a commona time when first. What many people don’t realize is that a multi-modal transportation system goal—addressingwe most need to be a commonworking based around rail is the most efficient—and hence ultimately least expensive— threat—we stand divided, transportation system to build and maintain, providing savings to both individuals polarized and manipulated and taxpayers alike. While it is challenging to retrofit an urban landscape—and better from without and within. In the to plan and build before an area is developed—starting at any time saves money in absence of leadership at a national theOur end. founding Lighter, fatherselectric understood cars as part the of the importance equation offurther education reduce as roadthe basis maintenance of a level on this and other ocean costs, and hence overall system costs, in addition to reducing CO2 footprint. health issues—with great minds on both sides of the political successful democracy. To some degree, what we are experiencing now could be construed as our lack of attention in this regard. Now more then ever, it is critical solutions—perhaps it will be left to that all Americans, in every part and corner of the country, have access to a good equation working together to find education—with a solid foundation in history, science and the world at large; along the global leadership basis of the nation. with an understanding that with opportunity, comes responsibility. the business world, and states, to forge the way forward and maintain, in the interim, In this age of emerging tech, the importance of understanding history cannot be overstated. The lessons of Versailles are as important now as they were in 1945, if not Through the years, we’ve shown films that have given homage to the men and more so, and apply to every corner of the world. It’s perhaps important also to recall women who gave or risked their lives in defense of the nation. These brave individuals whatthat Albert we create, Einstein to the died extent a disheartened we can. man—as he came to understand what he had chose, and continue to choose, to step into the line of fire on our behalf. Fortunately, unleashed on the world—so that we might also think through the potential uses of none of what we could do to combat climate change requires that we make a similar choice—let alone make any sacrifice at all. Everything we could do to combat climate Regardless of background or belief, it is vital, now more then ever, that we come change is positive—positive for our economy, positive for our country, positive in musttogether remember to address that the building issues awe bridge face, isboth more as theyimportant present then themselves digging a in divide. the ocean The terms of job creation and positive in terms of what it would mean for our daily lives. issuesand as wewe facecontinue are daunting. to experience The opportunities them on land. in Even them as are we exciting, speak in boundless discussion, and we To tackle the problem quickly, it is helpful to understand that nearly one-half of the energy we consume is actually consumed by buildings. The energy requirements together towards solutions, while of a building can be reduced 70 to 80 percent simply through good design. Day-lit, wewithout can. limit. To find our way through, we must both recognize the peril and work well-designed buildings are more pleasant and productive places to live and work. They also result in lower energy bills. It is estimated most buildings in the nation will need to be re-built to some degree within the next 30 years, providing opportunity for Thank you to everyone who retrofit, while new buildings could be built to LEED standards. throughoutmakes the festival the festival possible. are not- The Solar and wind production present a trillion-dollar opportunity on a global scale, films, speakers, talks and exhibits not to mention a chance to think outside the box. Windmill manufacturing plants can important topics, while others be built in coal-mining towns, offering good, aboveground jobs for these communities. areto-be-missed. pure inspiration Many touchand fun. on Start Energy companies are perhaps bestlot positioned to jump into the race early, to maximize gains; midwest farmers are already finding wind production a nice supplement to income. It would save taxpayers a of money were we to begin harnessing current early, to see as much as you can. solar energy, in the form of solar and wind, rather then dig up, transport, re-fine and MahaloWe hope nui, you enjoy. then clean up after the mess from stored solar energy laid down in prehistoric times. Big box and other rooftop space offer primary solar energy production sites, as Tania Howard new,an alternative traditional to electrical using open generation space, perhaps plants. leased by utilities or municipalities to maintain the traditional grid—all at a substantially lower cost then the development of 6 waimea ocean film festival experience. environment. culture. www.waimeaoceanfilm.orgFounder and Director Festival Program 2018 7 Host Venues Host Venues

Host Venues

WAIMEA morning Breakfast Talks 8:15-9:15 am Kahilu Theatre Jan 2-4, with coffee and light fare A historic, 490-seat theatre in the provided. center of Waimea town, Kahilu Theatre will host the Festival’s Hospitality Desk KOHALA COAST and film screenings. Inquiries can be Mauna Kea Beach Hotel directed to the Festival Hospitality Desk Breakfast Talks are scheduled at the at Kahilu Theatre and passes purchased Mauna Kea Beach Hotel 8:15 to 9:15 or picked up there. am Jan 2-4 in the Garden Room, with coffee and light fare provided. A sunrise Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy (HPA) – yoga class is available to festival pass Gates Performing Arts Center holders 7 am Jan 2-5 on the lawn by the The Gates Performing Arts Center is lū‘au grounds during this same period. a 360-seat theatre, located in the Festival artist Christian Enns will paint heart of the upper Hawai‘i Preparatory en plein air at the beach 8 to 11 am Academy (HPA) campus, about two Jan 2-5. miles west of town. HPA Gates will host film screenings and presentations. The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‛i The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i hosts Directions to the Fairmont Orchid, FOUR SEASONS Parker School Theatre film showings and presentations in its Hawai‘i from Waimea: Four Seasons Resort Hualālai will Originally built in 1920 on Parker Ranch own Lehua Theater, as well as exhibits host the Festival’s Hospitality Desk, Drive approximately 11 miles down as an entertainment center for ranch and presentations in the adjoining film screenings and presentations Kawaihae Road (Highway 19), until residents and workers, Parker Theatre downstairs ballroom spaces. Jan 5-9, with films opening Jan 5 in you reach the T-intersection on your has been renovated over the decades the evening. Films are shown in the left, where the road heads to Kona. and seats 280. Still maintaining its Ballroom and in Hoku Amphitheater. Turn left to continue on Highway 19. original charm, Parker Theatre is within The Festival Hospitality Desk can be You are now traveling south, parallel walking distance of Kahilu Theatre. It Anna Ranch found in either the Ballroom Foyer or at to the ocean on your right. is suggested attendees walk between Hoku Ampitheater. Breakfast Talks are the two. Parker Theatre will host film Continue approximately seven miles, scheduled upstairs at ‘Ulu Restaurant screenings. past the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel 8:45 to 9:45 am Jan 5-9. Coffee and entrance, until you see the Mauna pastries provided. Contact the Festival Anna Ranch Heritage Center Lani Resort sign on your right before a Hospitality Desk with questions. Listed on both the National and State tall coconut grove entry road. Registers of Historic Places, the ranch Turn right onto Mauna Lani Drive. was purchased in 1848 by Englishman Proceed past the Guard House to the James Fay and his Hawaiian wife traffic circle and take the first right Ka‘ipukai, and was in the same ranching to the Fairmont Orchid on North family for five generations. Visitors Kaniku Drive. may tour the spectacular and expansive gardens as well as the 14-room, historic Stay on North Kaniku Drive until ranch house with a treasure trove of you reach the main entrance to the Hawaiian koa furnishings, artifacts and Fairmont Orchid at the end of the fine millinery. Anna Ranch will host drive, less than a mile. Valet and self- parking available.

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The Big Wave Project

Five years in the making, veteran Australian surf filmmaker and award- winning cinematographer Tim Bonython explores the art and life of big wave riding as he follows some of the world’s best big wave surfers as they each attempt a personal goal—to ride the world’s biggest wave. With stunning imagery, and after painstaking research, Bonython follows these surfers into incredible swells, during one of the largest swell seasons in history: at Pe‘ahi (Jaws) on Maui; Nazaré in Portugal; The

Right, Shipsterns and Pedra Branca Photo ©Tim Bonython Productions in Australia; Cloudbreak in Fiji and Teahupo‘o in Tahiti. power and majesty of the ocean.” As Bonython notes, capturing these Featured are surfers Jamie Mitchell, waves at full height is a “labor of love... Aaron Gold, Mark Healey, Ryan The gigantic wave images by themselves Hipwood, Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker, Billy are incredible, let alone seeing humans Kemper, Andrew Cotton and Garrett pit themselves against the immense McNamara.

Aaron Gold paddles into a 63-foot wave at Pe‘ahi (Jaws) on Maui. Photo ©Tim Bonython Productions

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The Age of Consequences The Big Wave Project Jared P. Scott (USA, 80 min) Tim Bonython (Australia, 98 min) 2017 Audience Choice Winner Hawai‘i Premiere The Age of Consequences looks at climate Following some of the world’s top big wave change from the perspective of the U.S. military surfers, The Big Wave Project shares the and national security. Military leaders examine history of the sport as it develops through how unpredictable and unusual weather tow-in surfing to a return to the simple art of patterns—with resulting water and food paddling into giant waves. The film catches shortages, drought, extreme weather events the evolution in progress as the largest swell and sea-level rise—function as “accelerants season in 30 years arrives. of instability,” destabilizing governments and giving rise to radical groups.

America’s Diplomats Breaking 60 Richardo R. Lopes (USA, 55 min) Robin Lee (UK, 45 min) Hawai‘i Premiere USA Premiere The United States maintains diplomatic relations The Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge was with 180 countries. The men and women of first conceived in 2012 as an endurance test the diplomatic core stand on the front line in linking Hong Kong’s extensive trail network. maintaining peace—and the prosperity that comes Each year, a small group of runners are hand- with it—in a position that often puts them at great selected to participate. They run without personal risk. They provide the information vital stopping, are self-supported and meet time to a constructive foreign policy and help maintain cutoffs along the way. The ultimate challenge— relations and trade. Parental guidance advised. to complete the 298km course in less than 60 hours.

Annapurna III – Unclimbed Chasing Coral Jochen Schmoll (UK, 12 min) Jeff Orlowski (USA, 93 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Coral reefs are the ocean’s nursery. As The long, sought-after southeast ridge of Annapurna carbon emissions warm the planet and ocean III (7555m) is considered one of the “great unsolved temperatures rise, a phenomenon called mysteries of alpinism,” as noted by Alpinist “coral bleaching”—a sign of mass coral death— Magazine in 2003. Annapurna III - Unclimbed follows has been accelerating around the world. The the 2016 expedition led by David Lama, together bleaching has implications for the entire ocean with Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer and Alex ecosystem and landscape. A team of divers, Blümel, as they attempt to be the first to make the photographers, technicians and scientists set ridge. out to document the process.

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Danny MacAskill’s Wee Day Out Dispatches from Mexico Stu Thomson (UK, 6 min) Eugenio Barcelloni (Italy, 5 min) Danny MacAskill’s Wee Day Out sets out as a simple USA Premiere ride around the Scottish countryside. Just don’t Dispatches from Mexico shares images and try this at home. MacAskill casually performs jaw- experiences from the journey of Italian surfer, dropping feats on a mountain bike, one after another filmmaker and journalist Eugenio Barcelloni in short succession. He leaps, hops, flips, hay-rides, as he winds his way through the southern rolls, waves, smiles and makes it back to the train Pacific coast of Mexico, the States of Oaxaca on time—all on the big screen. and Chiapas. Traveling by bus, Barcelloni shares his captivation with this area along with his passion for riding waves.

David Attenborough’s Great Barrier E2-Architecture 2030 Reef - Builders Tad Fettig (USA, 26 min) Mike Davis, Anne Sommerfield (UK, 58 min) Buildings are responsible for almost half of Hawai‘i Premiere all CO2 emissions in the U.S., which is good In person: Anthony Geffen news, as this emissions source is simpler David Attenborough returns to his favorite place— then others to resolve. Architect Ed Mazria’s the Great Barrier Reef. In stunning detail, he Architecture 2030 organization is working shares what is known about the creatures who live towards a commitment to a carbon-neutral there—including the tiny coral animals that form the building sector by the year 2030, through a reef and create this vast and complex underwater collaborative effort by government, architects, structure. The reef is vitally important to the health agencies and building suppliers. of the ocean.

David Attenborough’s Great Barrier The Edge Reef - Visitors Carlos Andres Toro (USA, 5 min) Mike Davis, Anne Sommerfield (UK, 58 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere Sharks have always fascinated Joe Romeiro. He In person: Anthony Geffen learned to dive as a way to experience their David Attenborough shares what is known about the mystery firsthand. Romeiro wants to use his creatures that travel to the Great Barrier Reef every experience to bring awareness to the fact that year, to mate or raise their young—some traveling many species of sharks are threatened. His thousands of miles. Attenborough marvels at manta images capture sharks the way he sees them— ray cleaning stations, is able to witness visiting as beautiful and awe-inspiring creatures that dwarf minke whales and discovers some of the play a crucial role in the ocean. reasons why the reef is essential to the survival of so many species.

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The Endless Winter II Finding Sanctuary Matt Crocker, James Dean (UK, 94 min) John Waller (USA, 4 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere The Endless Winter II follows British surf explorer After World War II, veteran Frank Moore found Mark Harris as he traces the classic European surf healing by fly-fishing the North Umpqua River. trail from Cornwall to Morocco. The film shares Now 95, Frank and wife Jeanne have spent their the history of the early pioneers who crafted lives as stewards to the North Umpqua. They are Europe’s annual winter pilgrimage across borders, working towards establishing the watershed as a with endless British humor and wit. Featuring steelhead sanctuary—for the health of the river Kepa Acero, Kevin Naughton, Bill Hamilton, Greg and the fish, as well as for people. MacGillivray, Garrett McNamara and others.

Extreme Weather Fishpeople Sean Casey (USA, 40 min) Keith Malloy (USA, 49 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Fishpeople shares the fascinating stories of In person: Jen Casey a group of people whose lives are spent in As weather patterns continue to intensify in and around the sea. Featuring: surfer Dave varied and complex ways, the IMAX film Extreme Rastovich, freediver Kimi Werner, photographer Weather follows the people trying to understand Ray Collins, surfer and fisherman Matahi Drollet, what is happening: storm chasers working to place youth worker Eddie Donnellan and open-water instruments into tornados, scientists striving to swimmer Lynee Cox. Through their stories, understand the rate of change of glacial melt and Fishpeople shares the transformative power firefighters battling to control the increasing number and inspiration the ocean brings. and intensity of wildfires.

The Farthest Frans Lanting: Emer Reynolds (Ireland, 121 min) The Evolution of LIFE Hawai‘i Premiere Steven Kochones (USA, 23 min) Launched in 1977, the Voyager Mission transformed Hawai‘i Premiere planetary science, resolved questions about outer Frans Lanting: The Evolution of LIFE brings planets and raised new ones about the evolution National Geographic photographer Frans of our solar system. Launched 16 days apart, the Lanting’s LIFE project to the big screen, taking twin Voyager space probes have traveled longer and viewers on a spectacular journey through farther then anyone imagined, continuing to send time. The film includes a glimpse into Kīlauea’s new information back to earth across vast distances volcanic activity on Hawai‘i Island. Lanting’s of space. images bring earth’s natural history to life.

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Galápagos with Liz Bonnin - Headwind Haters Final Frontier Chris McClean (UK, 6 min) Mike Davis, Ben Lawrie (UK, 58 min) USA Premiere USA Premiere Surfers Kepa Acero, Lee-Ann Curran, Mike Lay In person: Anthony Geffen and Colin Macleod set out on a bicycle-powered Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team on the research adventure around Scotland with the intention of vessel Alucia on a mission across the Galápagos traveling slowly and taking in their surroundings. Archipelago. In the final of three episodes, Bonnin Up hills and into the wind, they ride around helps tag turtles; descends into a vertical lava spiders, watch butterflies alongside and say cave; learns about invasive species; and encounters hello to everyone they pass—smiling even while a giant tortoise population, whose migration complaining by the time they reach the surf. pathways are under threat.

Ghosts of the Arctic The Hoa‘āina of Hā‘ena Abraham Joffe (Australia, 7 min) Kua‘āina Ulu ‘Auamo (USA, 17 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Big Island Premiere Ghosts of the Arctic emerged from a vision to In person: Chad Wiggins venture into the frozen expanse of Svalbard, in In 1999, the hoa‘āina families of Hā‘ena, Kaua‘i— winter, to search and document polar bears. the traditional tenants and caretakers—embarked Spending 14-16 hours in the field each day, the team on a mission to care for the natural and cultural experienced temperatures ranging from zero to resources within Hā‘ena State Park based on minus 25 degrees, three cases of first- and second- traditional resource management practice and degree frostbite and several equipment failures due knowledge. The film tells the story of this collective to extreme cold. The result—beautiful. effort to establish Hawai‘i’s first, community-based subsistence fishing management area.

Great Highway Hōkūle‘a Worldwide Voyage Mark Gunson (USA, 88 min) Nā‘ālehu Anthony (USA, 40 min) Big Island Premiere Big Island Premiere Great Highway traces the story of modern surfing In June 2017, Hōkūle‘a returned to Hawai‘i, in the Bay Area, which began when two Hawaiians, completing her momentous three-year, Cliff Kamaka and Eddie Eukini, taught a group of 42,000-nautical mile Worldwide Voyage. En route, lifeguards how to surf. The early Northern California Hōkūle‘a visited more than 27 countries and surfing pioneers—including firemen, doctors, territories along with multiple UNESCO Marine carpenters and Jack O’Neill—went in cold water and World Heritage Sites. Guided by the stars, winds, challenging conditions without wetsuits and with waves and other cues, Hōkūle‘a crew utilized cumbersome boards. the ancient art of wayfinding to navigate this extraordinary voyage.

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Honolulu: 100 Years in the Making Jake Shimabukuro: Phil Arnone (USA, 70 min) Life on Four Strings In person: Phil Arnone Tadashi Nakamura (UK, 56 min) KGMB’s Honolulu 100 Years in the Making explores Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings tells Honolulu during the 20th century as it transformed the story of musician Jake Shimabukuro, from small town to large city. Seeking the threads whose virtuoso skills on ‘ukulele have become that give Honolulu its unique identity, character renown. The film shares the story of how he and sense of place, the film shares never-before- began to play, looks at the early years of his seen archival footage and little known facts about musical career and provides a behind-the- the city, along with stories, reminiscences and scenes glimpse of life on the road. commentary.

In the Wake of Giants The Journey Lou Douros (USA, 24 min) Simon Alveranga (UK, 12 min) In person: Ed Lyman Hawai‘i Premiere Whales, dolphins and porpoises who become The Journey follows big wave surfer Andrew entangled in fishing lines and other debris often do Cotton on a quest in search of the next epic not survive. Ed Lyman, head of the Maui-based NOAA surf spot. Alongside world-class sailor and team that oversees rescue efforts in Hawai‘i, says explorer Matt Knight, and champion surfer and the team has nearly a 100 percent success rate if free diver Hugo Vau, Cotton sails to a remote they get to the animal in time. Public awareness of, location in uncharted waters—after months of and assistance with, the effort is vital, as are efforts planning and weeks of surveying at sea—to find to reduce marine debris. the perfect wave.

Into Twin Galaxies Kakehashi - A Portrait Jochen Schmoll (UK, 52 min) of Chef Nobuo Fukuda Hawai‘i Premiere Andrew Gooi (USA, 46 min) Erik Boomer, Sarah McNair Landry and Ben Hawai‘i Premiere Stookesberry set out across Greenland to reach In person: Andrew Gooi the most northern river ever paddled—using kite Told by his father that he would someday skis to tow white water kayaks 1,000 km over ice. be “kakehashi,” a bridge between Japan and The team relies on their combined polar and river the rest of the world, Chef Nobuo Fukuda left experience to cross the ice and then bring them Japan as a young man, where he struggled to safely through the river section. fit within the culture, and moved to the U.S. There, Fukuda became an award-winning chef, combining Japanese and western culinary styles.

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Kim Swims Le Ride Kate Webber (USA, 76 min) Phil Keoghan (USA, 90 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Kate Webber In person: Mike DesRoches After a fall in which she nearly lost her leg, the In 1928, a small team from New Zealand and recovery which involved multiple surgeries and two Australia lined up in Paris next to Europe’s best years of rehabilitation, Kim Chambers began to riders, racing as a team of four against teams swim. She is now one of six people to complete the of 10. Of the 168 riders in the 3,500-mile Ocean’s Seven challenge—the marathon swimming Tour du France that year, only 41 finished. The equivalent of the Seven Summits challenge. In Kim Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan retraces the Swims, she attempts the swim from the Farallon 1928 route—averaging 150 miles a day—to Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge. recount the story.

The Last Animals The Little Optimist Kate Brooks (USA and UK, 92 min) Robert Whitehead (South Africa, 50 min) Hawai‘i Premiere USA Premiere The Last Animals provides a detailed and important The Little Optimist follows Greg Bertish as account of the people working to save the planet’s he attempts his childhood dream—to sail an last elephants and rhinos, whose numbers have “Optimist,” an eight-foot children’s sailing been decimated in recent years through the sale dinghy, around the Cape of Storms. A two- and trade of rhino horns and ivory. Much of this time, open-heart surgery survivor, the 200km trade is organized by terrorist groups to fund their journey symbolizes the 200 days he spent in the operations, working across national boundaries. hospital and the $200,000 he hopes to raise for Parental guidance advised. a new children’s ICU.

The Last ‘Ōpelu Man Maximizing Solar Power on Bryce Groark (USA, 15 min) Electrical Grids (NREL) World Premiere Devonie McCamey (USA, 4 min) In person: Bryce Groark In partnership with SolarCity, the National Only a few kupuna remain to pass the knowledge of Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is traditional Hawaiian ‘ōpelu fishing, which relies on working to better integrate rooftop solar into the important step of net making. The Last ‘Ōpelu the grid. Further collaboration with Hawaiian Man shares this tradition through the life of Uncle Electric Company around high-penetration solar Chucky Leslie—fisherman, waterman and kupuna of scenarios yielded such promising results that Kealakekua Bay. Uncle Leslie notes the saying, “I Ka the utility has more than doubled the amount Nano A ‘Iki-By Observing, One Learns.” of rooftop solar it allows—leading the way.

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Mind of a Giant Mucho Gusto Emre Izat, Geoff Luck (USA, 50 min) Mark Daniel (Brazil, 12 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere Following the work of top scientists, Mind of a Marco Giorgi is the only Uruguayan surfer Giant reveals elephants are more intelligent then competing on the world pro circuit. While Giorgi we knew: that they are aware of the safety of park moved to Brazil as a child, his heart remains in boundaries, understand where those boundaries lie his native Uruguay. The film Mucho Gusto—an and their matriarchs try to keep families safe when expression used as a way of saying, “nice to meet they cross between. They are, in fact, intelligent you”—shares a glimpse into Giorgi’s homeland and life forms on earth we haven’t yet understood how how being from Uruguay influences both who he is to communicate with. as a surfer and as a person.

The Missing Catch Nervous Laughter Alison Barrat (USA, 46 min) Daniel Norkunas (UK, 66 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Big Island Premiere An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch investigates The reef off the north shore of Maui creates how close we are to a global crash in fish a beautifully shaped wave known as Pe‘ahi or populations. Recalling the collapse of the cod fishery “Jaws.” In winter months, with the right swell, in Newfoundland, the film follows fisheries expert Dr. the wave can rise up to 60-feet-tall. Attracting Daniel Pauly who works to gain a full picture of the top surfers from around the world. Nervous amount of fish we have taken from our ocean, and Laughter follows the local crew of Pe‘ahi what this might mean, to better inform our actions. surfers through the record-breaking El Niño season of 2016.

Monte Sarmiento – The White Diva The Ocean Rider Jochen Schmoll (UK, 12 min) Sébastien Devrient (Switzerland, 70 min) Hawai‘i Premiere USA Premiere In his seventh attempt to climb Monte Sarmiento, In person: Sébastien Devrient Ralf Gantzhorn and his friends, pro-climber Fritz French-Swiss sailor Yvan Bourgnon—winner of Miller and Axel Voss, start the journey to Alberto de the Jacques Vabre transatlantic race—sets out to Agostini National Park in Chilean Tierra del Fuego. be the first person to sail solo around-the-world Sailing first through the Beagle Channel, their goal in a small, open catamaran without a cabin. is to reach and climb Monte Sarmiento. Over 20 During over 220 days at sea without shelter, expeditions have tried to reach the main summit; Bourgnon faces storms, a capsized vessel, only two have succeeded. fatigue, reefs and the ever-present unexpected.

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Planet Earth II – Grasslands Sea of Hope Chadden Hunter (UK, 59 min) Robert Nixon (USA, 48 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Jonny Keeling In person: Bryce Groark With over 10,000 species of grass found on all seven Sea of Hope follows ocean legend Sylvia Earle, continents, grasslands spread across one-quarter of underwater photographer Brian Skerry and all land on earth and support great gatherings of writer Max Kennedy as they work with a group wildlife. BBC’s Planet Earth II follows antelope, lions, of teenagers to inspire the establishment of bee-eaters, elephants and caribou in spectacular new “Blue Parks.” These parks would protect detail as these animals navigate the harsh realities the important habitat found in the vast, but out- of life in the grasslands. of-sight and hence often-unrecognized, ocean heritage of the nation.

Planet Earth II – Mountains Sharkwater Justin Anderson (UK, 59 min) Rob Stewart (Canada, 89 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Driven by a fascination with sharks, Rob In person: Jonny Keeling Stewart became a biologist and underwater While the mountain landscape is spectacular, only filmmaker to better understand them. What a few animals are adapted to live in the harsh he learned is the media depiction of sharks as mountain climate. BBC’s Planet Earth II provides man-eating monsters is not correct. Instead, he a stunning glimpse into the lives of some of the discovers they are intelligent creatures of vital elusive animals who call the high mountains home, importance to the ocean, often shy of humans including the snow leopard, grizzly bear, golden and under threat. Parental guidance advised. eagle and bobcat. Parental guidance advised.

The Sakada Series Sons of Hawai‘i Maribel Apuya (USA, 35 min) Myrna and Eddie Kamae (USA, 80 min) Big Island Premiere In person: Myrna Kamae In person: Maribel Apuya Sons of Hawai‘i tells the story of Eddie Kamae Told through the stories of three individuals, The and the band he formed with Gabby Pahinui, Joe Sakada Series provides a glimpse into the world of Marshall and David Rogers. Spanning 40 years in the Filipino men, and their families, who immigrated Hawai‘i’s rich musical history, during the early to Hawai‘i between 1906-1946: Cipriano Erice, who years of the Hawaiian cultural renaissance, the worked for the Waialua Sugar Plantation; Angel film showcases the songs, humor, history and Ramos, who worked for the Kahuku Sugar Plantation sound of the band. and Apilonia Agonoy Stice, who grew up in Lana‘i City in the 1940s.

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Surfing the 50s Tales by Light - Submerged Bud Browne (USA, 70 min) Abraham Joffe (Australia, 23 min) In person: Anna Trent Moore Hawai‘i Premiere The first filmmaker to produce surf films In person: Chad Wiggins commercially, Bud Browne emerged from years Australian marine photographer Darren Jew of retirement to make a compilation of his best captures stunning images of humpback whales sequences shot between 1953 and 1960. He asked in Tonga, where Southern Ocean Humpback iconic watermen Peter Cole and John Kelly to Whales head to give birth and mate. He then narrate the film, both men had collaborated with continues on to fulfill a personal mission to Browne on many of his earlier films. The result is an photograph a 70-year-old biplane wreck in New ode to surfing’s golden age. Guinea.

Tales by Light - Panorama Tour of Ara Abraham Joffe (Australia, 23 min) Rick Wall (South Africa, 34 min) Hawai‘i Premiere World Premiere In the footsteps of Frank Hurley, the pioneering One of the most challenging bicycle races on Australian photographer on board Ernest the planet, the Tour of Ara tracks an 800km Shackleton’s expedition, landscape photographer course, set primarily on gravel roads, through Peter Eastway travels to Antarctica to re-create the the South African semi-desert landscape. The same scenes and locations Hurley photographed a film follows the 40 cyclists who take up the century ago. There, he captures stunning images of challenge, putting themselves and their vintage the Adélie penguin and the Antarctic landscape. steel framed bicycles to the test. During their trek they develop a special camaraderie with the people they meet on the route.

Tales by Light - Under an Arctic Sky Misunderstood Predators Chris Burkard (USA, 40 min) Abraham Joffe (Australia, 45 min) Big Island Premiere USA Premiere Under an Arctic Sky shares stunning imagery In person: Bryce Groark of a mid-winter journey to the far reaches of Underwater photographer Eric Cheng seeks to Iceland in search of perfect waves. Exploring understand the truth about demonized creatures, by land and sea, even as the worst storm in starting with the green anaconda of Brazil. He then 25 years breaks upon them, the crew hopes to travels to meet diver Jim Abernethy to photograph make history by being the first to surf under tiger sharks in the Bahamas. Abernethy and his crew the northern lights. have come to know these sharks and even help remove a fishing hook from a seemingly grateful tiger shark during the dive.

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Vey nou Lagon Wild Ireland – Part 1 Vanina Harel, Zara Currimjee (Mauritius, 22 min) John Murray, Cepa Giblin (Ireland, 55 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Chad Wiggins Wild Ireland features Ireland’s west coast and The coral reefs of Mauritius generate over $700 wildlife wonders—from the Skellig Rocks, whose million each year from tourism and fisheries revenue. stormbound ocean pinnacles were once home They also provide coastal protection, valued at to early Christian monks; to the Blasket Islands, approximately $1.5 billion. Vey nou Lagon features where large numbers of seals come ashore in the local fisherman who seek to reverse the recent winter to fight, mate and molt. Also included is decline in fish stocks by inspiring others to take footage of humpback whales, which once again simple actions to protect their fisheries and the are seen in Irish waters. reefs.

Waters of the Greenstone Wild Ireland – Part 2 Simon Waterhouse (New Zealand, 26 min) John Murray, Cepa Giblin (Ireland, 55 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere The Kathmandu Coast to Coast was first conceived The second half of Wild Ireland completes the as a two-day, multi-sport race in 1983, with a journey—bringing viewers north along Ireland’s one-day version for elite athletes, the Longest west coast towards Donegal, before reaching Day, introduced in 1987. Waters of the Greenstone the island’s northern tip and turning east follows two women, Robyn and Hollie, as they rise along the coast of Northern Ireland. En route, to the challenge. Robyn, after emerging from a Ireland’s wild spaces reveal Golden Eagles, battle with cancer, sets a goal to complete the Whooper Swans, Basking Sharks, Pine Marten two-day event; Hollie determines to compete in the and salmon. Longest Day.

Wild Ireland

The Weekend Sailor Bernardo Arsuaga (Mexico, 74 min) 2017 Audience Choice Winner In 1973, the United Kingdom organized the first head-to-head sailing race around the world. The Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, now the Volvo Ocean Race, took the sport to its limits. The British Royal Navy purchased six yachts to train 800 men, expert crews represented every sailing nation, and then self-made businessman, Ramon Carlin of Mexico, entered the race.

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Waimea Breakfast Talks

Start your day with light fare, coffee (BAFTAs), multiple Emmy Awards and Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and compelling conversation. Breakfast the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award—one Jonny Keeling Talks are from 8:15-9:15 am. Breakfast of the highest honors in filmmaking—for Jonny Keeling is asked to produce Talk locations are the Garden Room at outstanding contribution to film and a wide range of material for BBC, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and at Anna television. His work encompasses 11 including blue chip and global Ranch Heritage Center in Waimea. projects with David Attenborough, landmarks—BBC’s top-of-the-line and Green sea turtle. Photo ©Bryce Groark including the award-winning Great standout productions, such as Planet Barrier Reef Series. Join Geffen as he Earth II—live broadcasts, observational Tue Jan 2 shares behind-the-scenes stories while documentaries and presenter-led pieces. working on this and other productions. Join Keeling as he shares behind- Hawaiian Green Anna Ranch Heritage Center the-scenes stories from the making Attendee Talk Story Sea Turtles (Honu) of Planet Earth II and other recent Bring your favorite mug, your Festival productions. at Mauna Lani Program, enjoy a cup of coffee and hear Wed Jan 3 the buzz from other attendees as you Since 1989, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & plan your day. Anna Ranch Heritage Center Bungalows (Mauna Lani) has maintained Anna Trent Moore Thu Jan 4 an active program to raise and then Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Join Anna Trent Moore as she talks about release back to the wild endangered Anthony Geffen working with the Bud Browne Film Anna Ranch Heritage Center Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (honu). The Anthony Geffen has garnered over Archives and some of the legendary Andrew Gooi, Maribel Apuya honu are raised for two-to-three years 50 international awards, including surfers of the 1950s and 1960s surf Join Malaysian-born filmmaker Andrew before being released into the ocean. multiple British Academy Film Awards scene. Gooi and former Miss Hawai‘i Filipina This annual release occurs July 4, which Maribel Apuya as they each share stories is known as “Turtle Independence Day” Photo credit: Josh Fletcher from growing up in their respective at Mauna Lani. cultural backgrounds and how this Listed as an endangered species, influenced and inspired their work in the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle is the film. only indigenous reptile of Hawai‘i and respected as an ‘aumakua in Hawaiian Mauna Kea Beach Hotel culture. Throughout the year, Mauna Mike DesRoches, Jen Casey Lani offers programs to educate guests Join Mike DesRoches as he shares and the public about this threatened technical and equipment considerations species. These programs are led by the now and into the future, along with resort’s Loko I‘a (Fishponds) Manager behind-the-scenes stories in the Pi‘i Laeha. filming of Le Ride, where his technical expertise came into full play. Also join Jen Casey as she shares behind-the- Join Pi‘i Laeha 9-10:30 am Friday, scenes stories from filming large format Jan 5 for a Honu Talk Story about the IMAX productions. Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle and the 29-year honu program at Mauna Lani. Meet at the Mauna Lani’s Honu Pond, which is located on the lower Atrium level.

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Morning Activities at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel

Tue Jan 2 – Fri Jan 5 Fri Jan 5 & Sun Jan 7

Yoga on the Beach SUP Demonstration 7-8 am 10 am Join fellow festival attendees 7-8 am Mauna Kea Beach Hotel invites Waimea Jan 2-5 for sunrise yoga with instructor Ocean Film Festival attendees to try Chelsea Morriss of Waimea Yoga. Classes a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) at the meet at the upper lawn by the lū‘au Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Head to the grounds, and if conditions permit, will Beach Shack, on the beach, and present move to the beach. Come enjoy first your Festival Pass for participation at light on the ocean and an invigorating 10 am either Friday, Jan 5 or Sunday, start to the day. Bring your own mat or Jan 7. Subject to ocean conditions. towel, and a water bottle. Participants must sign up in advance at the Festival Hospitality Desk and sign a waiver. Participants should arrive 15 minutes early. Artwork by Christian Enns

Artwork by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai Kawaihae Canoe Club Mon Jan 1-Thu Jan 4 Kawaihae Canoe Club in Kawaihae Harbor Paddle an Outrigger Canoe The Kawaihae Canoe Club was formed 6:15-7:45 am in 1972 by a group of athletic and civic- The Kawaihae Canoe Club invites minded individuals from Waimea and Waimea Ocean Film Festival attendees has been instrumental to the revival to learn how to paddle an outrigger of the ancient Hawaiian tradition of canoe 6:15 am Jan 1-4 in Kawaihae outrigger canoe racing on the Big Island. Harbor. Participants should arrive 15 The club’s dedication to promoting minutes early. and perpetuating outrigger canoe Participants must sign up in advance, paddling brings participants ranging know how to swim and sign a waiver, in age from 10 to 80. Hawai‘i’s official recognizing that they understand there team sport challenges kids by giving is some risk to any ocean-based activity. them a sense of direction and discipline. Participation is limited. Please sign up at the Festival Hospitality Desk at Kahilu Theatre by 5 pm the evening prior, or contact the Festival Office at 808-854-6095.

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four seasons schedule January 5–9, 2018

fri JAN 5 sat jan 6 sun jan 7 mon jan 8 tue jan 9 Hoku Ballroom Hoku Hoku Ballroom Hoku Hoku

Artwork by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai

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Four Seasons Breakfast Talks

Start your day with coffee, pastries Sun Jan 7 and compelling conversation. Breakfast Talks are 8:45-9:45 am in Moana Terrace Greg Stone, Ph.D. above ‘Ulu Ocean Grill. Join Dr. Stone as he discusses his upcoming role as science advisor to the recently appointed (UN) Special Sat Jan 6 Envoy for the Ocean. The Envoy has been tasked to track and encourage Anthony Geffen the implementation of the ocean Anthony Geffen has garnered over sustainable development goal 14 50 international awards for his work, (SDG14). including multiple British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), multiple Emmy Awards and the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award—one of the highest honors in Mon Jan 8 filmmaking—for outstanding contribution to film and television. Join Geffen as he Dr. Claire Simeone Beamer Solomon Hālau O Po‘ohala share hula during the 2014 Waimea Ocean Film Festival. Photo credit: Beverly Warns. talks about natural history filmmaking Join Dr. Claire Simeone, a conservation now and into the future. medicine veterinarian with The Marine Mammal Center as she discusses marine mammal stranding response efforts and Beamer Solomon Hālau O Po‘ohala her other work with The Marine Mammal Artwork by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai Center. This work includes veterinary Leiomalama Tamasese Solomon is the Beamer Solomon Hālau O Po‘ohala care for seals at the center; veterinary sixth-generation cultural practitioner is pleased to share their rendition of and logistical support to rapid response of the Beamer Solomon’s 158-year hula chants honoring the Na Poe Kahiko— teams; veterinary care for dolphins legacy. Leiomalama is the hula mua, the people of old—and their songs and whales in stranding events; and or lead dancer and soloist of Hālau O exalting the beauty of Hawai‘i’s cultural veterinary care for endangered monk Po‘ohala. The Hālau O Po‘ohala dates landmarks as well as the kings and seals in Hawai‘i. its birth to the reign of King David queens of Hawai‘i. The hālau is also Kalakaua. pleased to share the Beamer Family’s The hālau’s hula master (loea) and music, as it recollects for them their Tue Jan 9 cultural keeper of the Beamer Solomon family and friends, and the hospitality method of dance is Leiomalama’s Aunt, for which the Beamer family is known. Uncle Earl Regidor Hulali Solomon Covington. Hula Loea These are the values—family, friends Join Uncle Earl Regidor, who manages Covington’s sister, Malama Solomon, and hospitality—that epitomize the the Ka‘ūpūlehu Cultural Center at Four is the hālau’s kakau ‘olelo (historian). meaning of aloha for the hālau. Seasons Resort Hualālai, as he shares Their colleague and hālau assistant, stories about the Hawaiian cultural Kumu Keala Ching, is the founder of Please join the Beamer Solomon Hālau perspective of sharks as protectors and the Nā Wai Iwi Ola Foundation, whose O Po‘ohala for this special presentation his family’s connection to sharks as mission is dedicated to the preservation of chants, hula and song 6:30 pm Jan 5 ‘aumakua. and perpetuation of hula. at Hoku Amphitheater at Four Seasons.

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Anthony Geffen Alchemy VR

Anthony Geffen, founder and CEO Great Barrier Reef Dive VR of Atlantic Productions, worked 10 Journey deep beneath the waves—via this stunning, virtual reality experience—along years for the British Broadcasting the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, the world’s largest coral reef system. A BAFTA Corporation (BBC) before establishing award winner, David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef Dive is a fully immersive virtual Atlantic Productions in 1992. Geffen has reality tour. Delve deep beneath the waves on the Great Barrier Reef, sitting next to garnered over 50 international awards your guide, David Attenborough. Be prepared to be awed and inspired by what you see. for his work, including multiple British In a state-of-the-art Triton submersible, you dive through a wonderland of over Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), multiple 3,000 reef systems forming one of the most important natural resources on Earth. It Emmy Awards and the Sir Charles is an extraordinary opportunity to come face-to-face with the incredible diversity and Wheatstone Award—one of the highest abundance of the Great Barrier Reef. honors in filmmaking—for outstanding contribution to film and television. Screened worldwide, Geffen’s films comprise a fascinating mix of documentaries, theatrical films and IMAX productions. His work encompasses He speaks regularly at key media and 11 projects with David Attenborough, technology forums, including TEDx and including the award-winning Great Google Zeitgeist. Geffen is a Fellow of Barrier Reef Series, the highly regarded St Cross College, Oxford. BBC series Inside the Commons, the landmark BBC/Discovery series The Join Geffen for discussion following the Promised Land, the award-winning, showing of David Attenborough’s Great theatrical film Wildest Dream: Conquest Barrier Reef – Builders 1:15 pm Monday, of Everest, and the recent production Jan 1 at Kahilu Theatre; and 12:15 pm Judy Dench: My Passion for Trees. Saturday, Jan 6 at Four Seasons. Join Atlantic Productions is one of the Geffen for discussion following the most highly regarded high-end, factual showing of David Attenborough’s Great production companies in the world. Barrier Reef – Visitors 9:45 am Tuesday, ©Atlantic Productions Considered a pioneer in multi- Jan 2 at Fairmont Orchid; 11:15 am platform story telling, Geffen is well Tuesday, Jan 2 at Kahilu Theatre; Geffen has garnered over 50 international awards for his work, known for his work on multiple digital and 1:45 pm Saturday, Jan 6 at Four Seasons. including multiple British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), platforms, including projects in 3D, interactive apps and now immersive multiple Emmy Awards and the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award— experiences. Under its umbrella, Join Geffen for discussion following one of the highest honors in filmmaking—for outstanding Atlantic Productions incorporates a showing of Galápagos with Liz Bonnin contribution to film and television. group of companies including Zoo - Final Frontier 11:30 am Wednesday, (computer graphics) and Colossus (3D). Jan 3 at Fairmont Orchid; and 3:15 pm The Great Barrier Reef Dive VR will be available Join Anthony Geffen for a presentation Geffen was also responsible for Saturday, Jan 6 at Four Seasons. for viewing 10 am-6 pm Jan 1-4 in the Festival titled My Films with Sir David setting up Alchemy VR, which produces VR Room at the Fairmont Orchid. The Festival Attenborough, as he shares stories and immersive experiences including virtual VR Room is located across the hall from film footage of his work with the legendary Join Geffen for a Breakfast Talk reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and screenings. Also screening in the Festival VR presenter 1:30 pm Tuesday, Jan 2 at Tuesday, Jan 2 at Mauna Kea; and mixed reality (MR). Room is a virtual reality presentation for the Fairmont Orchid – Festival Presentation Saturday, Jan 6 at Four Seasons. In 2017 Geffen received the first film Chasing Coral. Room. BAFTA awarded for VR storytelling.

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Since 2000, Dr. Stone has led the effort to create one of the world’s largest, marine-protected areas around the Phoenix Islands in Kiribati using, for the first time, market- based mechanisms to conserve ocean biodiversity, which encourage economic opportunity for local communities. For this accomplishment, he was named one of National Geographic Society’s Heroes of 2007 and is considered an authority on these innovative marine conservation models. The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) is designated as a UNESCO Marine World Heritage Site.

Photo courtesy of O’Malley Creadon Productions Join Dr. Stone for a presentation titled Ocean Renaissance, as he discusses the Gregory S. Stone, Ph.D. climate adaptation and deep seamount general state of the ocean today at 1:30 ecology. pm Wednesday, Jan 3 at Fairmont Orchid - Festival Presentation Room. Dr. Stone Dr. Gregory S. Stone is currently Chief Dr. Stone has served as TED Global and will be available to answer questions Scientist for Oceans at Conservation Davos Talks speakers and appeared in and for a book signing of Soul of the Sea International, Special Advisor on Oceans multiple Discovery Channel and National in the Age of the Algorithm following this to the World Economic Forum, and on Geographic Channel documentaries. discussion. the boards of Pacific Rising, the Phoenix He has authored hundreds of articles Islands Protected Area Trust (chair) and for Nature, National Geographic and Aqua-Spark. In addition, Dr. Stone has other publications; and three previous Join Dr. Stone for a presentation titled recently accepted the role of science books—one a National Outdoor Book Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA): advisor to the recently appointed United Award winner. His numerous accolades Large-scale Marine Protected Areas Nations (UN) Special Envoy for the and professional associations include (MPAs)—Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Ocean. the Explorers Club, Pew Fellowship 1:30 pm Thursday, Jan 4 at Fairmont As one of the world’s leading for Marine Conservation, the Order of Orchid – Festival Presentation Room. The authorities on marine conservation Kiribati medal, the U.S. National Science Festival Presentation Room is located policy and ocean health issues, Dr. Stone Foundation/Navy Antarctic Service across the hall from film screenings. endeavors to find ways for humanity to Medal for Antarctic research, and the Dr. Stone will be available to answer live alongside the ocean in a sustainable top diving award, a NOGI, from the questions and for a book signing way, in the modern world. A lifelong National Academy of Underwater Arts following this discussion. scientific explorer and prolific diver, he and Sciences. has lived in an underwater habitat for Dr. Stone holds a Ph.D. in Marine 30 days, reached 18,000 feet below sea Science, a Master of Marine Policy (MMA) Also join Dr. Stone for a Breakfast Talk level in submersibles and has logged and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Ecology. Sunday, Jan 7 at Four Seasons. more than 10,000 dives to date. He was Dr. Stone recently co-authored the part of the genesis of the Ocean Health book Soul of the Sea in the Age of the Index and works on marine protected Algorithm (October 2017) with Nishan areas, sustainable fishing, aquaculture, Degnarain.

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Keeling’s work includes a range of material, including blue chip and global landmarks—BBC’s top-of-the-line, standout productions, such as Planet Earth II—live broadcasts, observational documentaries and presenter- led pieces. Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures

recently, Keeling was an executive Jonny Keeling producer on the BBC landmark series Planet Earth II, and is currently the Having completed a degree in zoology executive producer for the 2019 BBC from Cambridge University and Ph.D. landmark series Seven Worlds. from the University of Bristol, Jonny Keeling also heads the Children’s Keeling went on to pursue a career with Natural History Unit at the BBC creating the British Broadcasting Corporation wildlife content for all ages, across all (BBC), where he has been able to share platforms, featuring drama, comedy, his passion for the natural world with adventure and the latest in visual audiences worldwide. Keeling has 21 effects. As part of this unit, Keeling years filmmaking experience in BBC’s In this popular children’s series, is executive producer on the popular Natural History Unit. His work includes Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures, Join Jonny Keeling for discussion following the showing children’s series, Andy’s Prehistoric a range of material, including blue chip Natural History Museum employee of Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures: Argentinosaurus and Adventures. Woolly Mammoth 11:15 am Monday, Jan 1 at Parker and global landmarks—BBC’s top-of- “Andy” travels back in time Theatre; and 1 pm Monday, Jan 1 at Fairmont Orchid – the-line, standout productions, such and meets dinosaurs and other Festival Presentation Room. as Planet Earth II—live broadcasts, Join Jonny Keeling for discussion prehistoric animals. observational documentaries and following showings of Planet Earth II presenter-led pieces. – Mountains 9:30 am Wednesday, Jan 3 Keeling was researcher on the at Kahilu Theatre; and noon, Thursday, Also join Jonny Keeling for a special children’s presentation of Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures longest-running wildlife series, the Jan 4 at Kahilu Theatre. Join Keeling at 10 am Thursday, Jan 4 at the Thelma Parker Memorial Public and School Library. Thelma for discussion following showing of Parker Memorial Public and School Library of the Hawaii State Public Library System is Natural World, assistant producer on Planet Earth II – Grasslands 1:30 pm proud to be one of only 75 public libraries in the nation (and the only library in the state of Life of Mammals David Attenborough’s , Wednesday, Jan 3 at Kahilu Theatre. Hawai‘i) chosen to be a partner in the NASA@My Library program. This initiative is designed producer on Planet Earth and series to enhance STEM learning opportunities for public audiences nationwide by featuring the producer on the Expedition series— exciting discoveries of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This will be productions that documented scientists Also join Jonny Keeling for a Breakfast the library’s first film presentation offered as part of an ongoing series of NASA@My Library and explorers as they traveled to Talk Wednesday, Jan 3 at Mauna Kea. programs. uncharted corners of the planet. More

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Not available on DVD or internet, Bud Browne’s historical films can only A Journey through Surfing’s History with be seen through a public showing and Anna Trent Moore: Join curator and are only screened three or four times a steward of Bud Browne Film Archives, year. The Waimea Ocean Film Festival Anna Trent Moore, as she presents a is one of the few venues at which Bud slide show of the print work of Bud Browne, sharing images from the birth Browne Film Archives screens Browne’s of modern big wave surfing through historical work. the short-board era. The presentation will be 4 pm Monday, Jan 1 at Fairmont Orchid – Festival Presentation Room. Images ©Bud Browne Film Archives Join Anna Trent Moore for discussion The Festival Presentation Room is following the showing of Surfing the located across the hall from film Fifties 2:15 pm Monday, Jan 1 at Anna Trent Moore screenings. Fairmont Orchid – Festival Presentation and Bud Browne Film Archives Room; and 6 pm Tuesday, Jan 2 at Parker Theatre.

Born and raised in Makaha, O‘ahu, written articles on surf history and is Anna Trent Moore is a teacher, writer, the author of four books: Increments of surfer and curator of the Bud Browne Fear The Buzzy Trent Story, One Ocean, Film Archives. Her father, Buzzy Trent, Laughing at Water and, her latest book, was an iconic figure in early, big wave Going Surfin’ Profiles of Bud Browne’s Bud Browne riding history. He was best known for People 1950s-1970s. Surf Film Award pioneering the surfing of 30-foot waves Anna Trent Moore brings a rare at Makaha Point. The late Bud Browne, showing of Browne’s last film, Surfing It is with great pleasure the Bud generally referred to as the godfather of the Fifties, to the Waimea Ocean Film Browne Film Archives annually surf films, spent time documenting the Festival. Following the film, Trent Moore presents the Bud Browne Surf big wave surf scene on the North Shore will discuss Bud Browne, who he was, Film Award to a film shown at the in the ’50s and ’60s. A second father to his contributions to the surf film genre Waimea Ocean Film Festival. Bud Anna Trent Moore, he bequeathed his and his legacy today. Browne (1912-2008), considered the collection and body of work to her. This godfather of the surf film and creator collection comprises films and images of the genre, captured more than four spanning Browne’s 40-year filmmaking decades on the history of surfing from career. the birth of modern big wave surfing Browne’s body of work encompasses through the short-board evolution. the most in-depth, chronological The award is presented to the film collection of historical documents on or filmmaker Bud Browne Film the sport of surfing between the 1950s Archives recognizes and the late 1970s. It is known as for continuing the Bud Browne Film Archives. Today, in Browne’s many surf films in need of a historical footsteps through base have licensed work from the Bud the expression Browne Film Archival collection. Trent of innovation, Moore has shown Browne’s films in the inspiration and United States, Australia and Europe and imagination in the has licensed archival film to numerous surf film genre. film projects. In addition, she has

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Hammerhead shark. Photo ©Bryce Groark Bryce Groark filming green sea turtles in Hawai‘i. Photo ©Brian Skerry

Tiger shark in the Bahamas. Photo ©Bryce Groark In 2010, Groark assisted in a Groark’s fine art photography—printed Bryce Groark successful effort to ensure protection on recycled slabs of aluminum—is of sharks in Hawai‘i by working to represented by Wright Gallery in Kailua- Bryce Groark is an Emmy-nominated procure the passing of Senate Bill Kona, Hawai‘i and New River Fine Art in cinematographer, director, producer and 2169 (SB2169)—a landmark piece of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. photographer specializing in legislation that prohibits the the marine environment; he possession, sale or trade of has spent more than 5,000 Join Bryce Groark for discussion any shark fin products in the hours shooting underwater. following the showing of The Last state of Hawai‘i. Since its In 2004, Groark founded ‘Ōpelu Man 9:30 am Monday, Jan 1 passing, SB2169 has fostered Living Ocean Productions, at HPA Gates; noon Wednesday, Jan similar legislation for shark 3 at Parker Theatre; and 3:45 pm with the goal of creating protection in multiple Wednesday, Jan 3 at HPA Gates. films that help bring an countries and more than understanding of the 10 other U.S. states and projects of the scientific Join Bryce Groark for discussion following territories. the showing of Sea of Hope 9:30 am community to the general Groark is also co-founder Monday, Jan 1 at HPA Gates; and noon public. Groark’s work has Bryce Groark and Sylvia Earle filming with Time magazine and managing director of Wednesday, Jan 3 at Parker Theatre. been featured in numerous Ocean Preservation Alliance, documentaries, television an organization that Also join Bryce Groark for discussion series, magazines and newspapers connects large yacht owners around following the showing of Tales by Light along with worldwide museums and the world with scientists in need of a – Misunderstood Predators 11:15 am aquariums. His credits also include work research vessel for their work. Groark Monday, Jan 1 at HPA Gates; 12:45 pm with National Geographic Channel, also sits on the International Board of Tuesday, Jan 2 at Kahilu Theatre; and ESPN, PBS, Discovery Channel, Travel 9:30 am Wednesday, Jan 3 at Fairmont Directors for WildAid. Channel, A&E and Red Bull. Orchid.

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film, Revolution, linked the health of the oceans and sharks to climate In honor of Rob Stewart’s change. commitment and work, the The late Stewart sat on the board of festival will present annually The numerous conservation groups including Rob Stewart Award for Best Film WildAid, Shark Savers and the Shark - Ocean Conservation. Special Research Institute. Stewart made attention will be given to films featured appearances on numerous TV and individuals that strive to shows including Larry King Live, The change people’s perception and Today Show, Tonight Show, The Late understanding of sharks, and Show, Nightline, Access Hollywood, also films that look at climate Rob Stewart filming for Sharkwater. Photo credit: Josh Jensen Entertainment Tonight, ET Canada, change issues. In addition, Bloomberg, The Hour, BBC1, MTV and films featuring general ocean them to become comfortable with his others. conservation work will Rob Stewart presence. As he notes in Sharkwater, Stewart’s passing is a loss for all of be considered. more people are killed every year by Sharkwater, directed and produced by us. Thank you Rob Stewart, for your soda pop machines—which topple over Rob Stewart, was one of the original work on behalf of sharks and on behalf and crush people when they shake six films shown in the film series of the ocean. them—then they are by sharks. that became the Waimea Ocean Film Before making Sharkwater, Stewart Festival. It was the continuous requests spent four years traveling the world as As (Stewart) notes in Sharkwater, more people are killed to bring this film series to other chief photographer for the Canadian locations that led to the decision to every year by soda pop machines—which topple over and Wildlife Federation’s magazine. While create the festival itself. Very sadly, Rob on assignment to photograph sharks crush people when they shake them—then they are by Stewart passed away in February from in the Galapágos Islands, Stewart sharks. a diving accident, while working on discovered that illegal long line fishing another film about sharks. Rob Stewart free diving with Caribbean reef sharks. Photo credit: Veruschka Matchett was indiscriminately killing sharks It has been said that Jaws, which within the marine reserve. He first tried theatrically and inaccurately portrayed to raise public awareness of the illegal sharks as man-eating monsters, changed shark killings through print media. people’s perceptions more dramatically, When the public didn’t respond, Stewart and in a more destructive way, then decided to make a film that would help any other single film. Rob Stewart increase human understanding of shark played a crucial role in changing our behavior, so that people might develop understanding of shark behavior in their a better sense of connection with them. interactions with humans and awakening At the age of 22, he left his career and us to the crisis sharks currently face; embarked on a remarkable journey and the crisis we face as well, as a that took him over four years and to 12 result. countries. The result of this effort was Intrigued by sharks as a young Sharkwater. boy, Stewart became an underwater Sharkwater made history with filmmaker and a biologist, to understand the largest opening weekend of any them better. What he found was that Canadian documentary. It was the most sharks are so easily spooked by people award-winning documentary of the year, that it was hard to get close enough to winning over 35 awards at film festivals film them. First, he had to train himself around the world. Stewart’s second to lower his heart rate and wait for

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Ed Lyman Andrew Gooi

Ed Lyman is currently the Large Whale Andrew Gooi is a Malaysian-born, U.S.- Entanglement Response Coordinator based filmmaker. Moved by the food of the Hawaiian Islands’ Humpback stories he experienced as a youth, Gooi Whale National Marine Sanctuary under was inspired to capture on film the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric food stories people have, as well as the Administration (NOAA)’s Office of tales of the people behind the culinary culinary cuisine. In 2017, Food Talkies National Marine Sanctuaries. He works creations. He believes most people have was nominated for two James Beard closely with NOAA Fisheries and under a food story—whether a memorable Awards: Visual & Technical Excellence the authority and supervision of its flavor or dish from childhood, a favorite and Video Webcast: On Location. Marine Mammal Health and Stranding childhood recollection around mealtime Response Program. Lyman has worked or an introduction to something edible Join Andrew Gooi as he answers questions with NOAA, state agencies and others that would forever change their lives. following the showing of Kakehashi - A in addressing large whale entanglement Gooi began Food Talkies in 2016 Portrait of Chef Nobuo Fukuda 1 pm threats for over 23 years. His work as a platform to share food stories, Tuesday, Jan 2 at Parker; 9:30 am encompasses waters off Alaska, the East whether short films or feature-length Thursday, Jan 4 at Fairmont; and 2:45 pm and West Coasts, Hawai‘i, as well as documentaries, from heart-warming Monday, Jan 8 at Four Seasons. international waters. NOAA MMHSRP (Permit # 932-1489). Photo Credit: Ed Lyman family tales to elegant histories of Participating in over 100 that may reduce future entanglement disentanglement efforts, Lyman has threats for all vulnerable marine helped free more than 50 large whales. animals. He assists NOAA in coordinating a Lyman graduated from the University community-based network to provide Jen Casey of New Hampshire, where he received a safe and authorized response to Masters of Science studying semi-aquatic Jen Casey is a television and IMAX entangled large whales. This Hawai‘i mammals and island biogeography. He film producer based in Los Angeles. community has assisted Lyman in freeing gained a strong marine background Her recent work includes National 23 large whales, mostly humpbacks, working for the Shoals Marine Laboratory Geographic’s giant screen (IMAX) from life-threatening entanglements. and Sea Education Association. Lyman documentary film Extreme Weather. These response efforts, along with those has studied whales since 1994, when She was also executive producer on the of fishermen, scientists and managers, he worked for the Provincetown Center award-winning Tornado Alley 3D and is have helped amass valuable information for Coastal Studies, a non-profit whale executive producer of the NatGeo WILD research and rescue organization. Lyman series, The Adventures of Dr. Buckeye Casey holds a bachelor’s degree in also worked for the Massachusetts Bottoms. dramatic art and a master’s degree in Division of Marine Fisheries, where Casey began her career directing directing. he worked with fishermen to reduce and producing professional theatre, entanglement impact. including eight years as artistic director Join Jen Casey for discussion following of the award-winning regional theatre the showing of Extreme Weather 9:30 Join Ed Lyman for a presentation and company, Shakespeare Santa Barbara. am Wednesday, Jan 3 at HPA Gates; updates, plus an inside account of After moving into television and IMAX 1:30 pm Wednesday, Jan 3 at Fairmont response efforts, following a showing production, Casey has worked primarily Orchid; and 11 am Saturday, Jan 6 at of the filmIn the Wake of Giants. The with Discovery Channel and National Four Seasons. presentation will be 11:45 am Thursday, Geographic, while also developing Jan 4 at Fairmont Orchid - Festival several projects for BBC Worldwide Also join Jen Casey for a Breakfast Talk Presentation Room. Productions. Thursday, Jan 4 at Mauna Kea.

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Mike DesRoches Sébastien Devrient

Currently tasked with managing all for major sports, having captured over Producer, director, writer, cameraman, sports-related affiliations in the 200 live events over the past five years, photographer, mountain guide and diver western U.S. for Sony Professional including 30 college and NFL football Sébastien Devrient has a filmography Solutions, Mike DesRoches has been games and five college bowls last year of nearly 30 films, including the highly an active resource for the broadcast alone. regarded series Mountains of Dream, and production community for over 20 DesRoches worked directly with Phil which was broadcast on the French years. Keoghan for several years in advance channel Escales/TREK for more than 10 Recently, given the of the filming for Le years. rapid progression in Ride, to help him Devrient’s specialty is filming in camera equipment navigate technical extreme environments. In the Alps, and technology, and equipment in the Himalayas or near the Poles, DesRoches has focused considerations for the Devrient allows the environments he on educating the project. DesRoches works in, and personalities he works general population as also provided camera with, to express themselves through the to camera solutions support and technical lens. and options. He works assistance throughout Devrient collaborates with his wife, with both individuals the entire pre- and Carol Dechantre, who heads production and organizations to at Vertiges Prod, the film company post-production Join Sébastien Devrient for discussion ensure they understand process; to ensure they co-founded and operate together. following the showing of the film The what to consider the complex technical Dechantre added her voice to the Ocean Rider 9:30 am Tuesday, Jan 2 before purchasing considerations of narration of The Ocean Rider, their at HPA Gates; 1:45 pm Wednesday, equipment or starting filming the bicycling latest effort. Devrient and Dechantre Jan 3 at Parker Theatre; and 1:30 pm a production. Over feat from start to live in Geneva, Switzerland with their Thursday, Jan 4 at Fairmont Orchid. many years of working finish were met. After two children. directly with production completion, DesRoches companies, sports produced a story on teams, networks, the effort for Sony’s news organizations, CineAlta Magazine. corporations and Kate Webber individuals, he has helped facilitate Join Mike DesRoches as he answers the daunting migrations from standard- Kate Webber is a film director and an questions following the showing of Le definition (SD) to high-definition (HD) award-winning, still photographer who Ride 6 pm Monday, Jan 1 at HPA Gates; and from tape-based to file-based 2:45 pm Tuesday, Jan 2 at Kahilu has worked internationally for over a workflows. Theatre; 3:15 pm Wednesday, Jan 3 at decade. As a fine art photographer, she With 4K resolution (and beyond) Fairmont Orchid; and 7:30 pm Friday, produced a series of portraits of people and high-dynamic range (HDR) on Jan 5 at Four Seasons. in the water under the tutelage of the horizon, DesRoches continues to renowned documentary photographer educate individuals and organizations as Mary Ellen Mark. A former, competitive to what they might anticipate with this Also join Mike DesRoches for a pool swimmer and now an avid, open- Join Kate Webber for discussion next filming transition, to ensure the Breakfast Talk Thursday, Jan 4 at water swimmer, Webber maintains an following the showing of Kim Swims 3 best decision for their own particular Mauna Kea. active interest in swimmers and their pm Tuesday, Jan 2 at Fairmont Orchid; needs. DesRoches is also an avid high stories. and 1:30 pm Wednesday, Jan 3 at HPA frame rate (HFR) and highlights shooter Gates.

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to live and work, cleaner air and water, Energy and Rail and new economic and job opportunities in these new, cleaner technologies. If the Hawaiian Islands are impacted Transportation overall, and individual by the choices people make on the mobility in particular, is in many ways a Mainland, then we on the islands also more complex component of the energy have the ability to influence those issue to solve. Individual mobility is choices—by first gaining a better largely governed by land-use planning understanding and awareness of the and urban design. Solid transportation issues involved ourselves. planning depends on comprehensive To start, it is useful to understand and supportive land use codes, and a how we consume energy in this country. firm understanding of the true costs and Approximately 32 percent of energy issues involved in transportation. nationwide is consumed by industrial, Because rail is many times more bicycling and car traffic into an commercial and residential uses; 39 efficient than the automobile in terms integrated system—improves the quality percent by electric power and 29 Rick Harnish of land-use and maintenance costs, a of life in communities while at the same percent by transportation, which rail-based, multi-modal transportation time reducing overall maintenance and Rick Harnish is co-founder includes both personal transportation system offers enormous benefits to land-use costs, not to mention CO2 and executive director of and the shipment of goods. Within this, individuals, business and government emissions. the Midwest High Speed approximately 48 percent of the energy alike. One rail lane can move as many The few pedestrian-oriented cities Rail Association (MHSRA), is consumed by buildings: in heating, people per hour as eight car lanes. This and towns in the nation consistently a member-supported non- cooling and lighting. translates into significant savings of real top the lists of desirable places to live, profit organization advocating for fast, What this illustrates is that estate, which then becomes available as also reflected in real estate values. frequent and dependable trains linking developing green forms of electricity for other uses: from housing and Ask people why they love living in one the entire Midwest. and implementing green building design commercial space to open space. of these communities and the answer is Harnish is a leading force in the are essential components of our energy Cars will remain part of our generally the same: people love being transportation policy reform movement. future. This transformation will improve transportation system. But a solid able to walk, to catch the train or Through the MHSRA he has educated our lives in a myriad of ways, resulting transportation system—one that metro, or to ride their bikes. thousands of government and business in healthier and more pleasant spaces incorporates rail, transit, pedestrian, What’s more, each car a family owns leaders as to the tangible benefits of is worth approximately $100,000 in rail and helped elevate high-speed Architecture 2030: The Bullitt Center. Photo credit: Nic Lehoux terms of what a family can qualify for rail and intercity passenger rail to the in a mortgage payment. Being able to national stage. reduce the number of cars owned per The association is now the oldest family has real implications in terms of and largest high-speed rail advocacy what a family can afford in a home. organization in the U.S. Good transportation planning involves a shift in thinking, towards giving people options in terms of how they move from Join Rick Harnish, co-founder and executive director of the Midwest place to place. With travel at speeds High Speed Rail Association, to learn of 150-plus mph; in sleek, comfortable more about high-speed rail planning cars; high-speed rail not only plays an underway. He will speak 11:15 am integral role in a solid transportation Wednesday, Jan 3 at Fairmont Orchid system, but is exciting as well. People – Festival Presentation Room. The everywhere love trains and benefit from Festival Presentation Room is located their service, whether or not they are across the hall from film screenings. able to use the service themselves.

60 waimea ocean film festival experience. environment. culture. www.waimeaoceanfilm.org Festival Program 2018 61 Guest Speakers and Presentations A University of Illinois study suggests that offering equivalent hourly, 220-mph service from Chicago to St. Louis would attract nearly 10 million riders, compared to High-Speed Rail Excerpts reprinted from www.midwesthsr.org the one million projected with 110-mph trains.

High-speed rail is a system that serves How do we build a successful Policy changes to enable broader- Annual benefits of a Midwest many destinations, both large and small, high-speed rail? based planning and funding, as well high-speed rail network by adding new segments of high-speed High-speed rail systems around the world as better cooperation with the freight The Midwest High Speed Rail Association track to our existing railroad network. provide 50 years of valuable lessons railroads that own most of our nation’s (MHSRA) 2011 Economic Impact Study for the Midwest. Most successful high- tracks. found that a Midwest high-speed rail A successful high-speed rail speed systems use the Phased Network network would bring the following system: Approach: building new segments of 200 miles per hour makes all benefits every year: Gets you where you’re going faster dedicated high-speed lines that connect the difference $13.8 billion increase in business sales than driving and as fast, or faster, than to the existing railroad network. Modern, New high-speed tracks between Paris (in Chicago alone) flying for mid-range distance trips high-performance trains travel very fast and Lyon, or Madrid and Seville have (125 to 220 mph) on these revolutionized travel. With hourly TGV $1.9 billion in time savings (over Offers very frequent new lines, then transition and AVE trains making the trip in less driving or flying) service, such as an easy- seamlessly to the conventional than two and a half hours between these to-remember “clock face” 6.4 billion mile reduction in vehicle tracks to finish their journey. cities, ridership soared. schedule where trains leave miles traveled; reducing wear and By integrating the new Reaching these speeds reliably and every hour, on the hour tear on the roadway system, reducing with the old, a single high- safely requires building new electrified, roadway maintenance costs and Serves many markets speed segment allows faster high-speed lines that are dedicated reducing the number of roadway and numerous political travel to and from a variety to passenger trains and completely accidents constituencies of destinations. As each new separated from roads and freight trains. 104,000 new jobs in Chicago alone Offers a variety of service levels, from segment is built, the network Use modern train equipment from resulting increased business non-stop express to all-stop commuter, gets incrementally faster and broader. A train’s locomotives and coaches affect activity with well-coordinated connections. What makes up the Phased every aspect of service delivery: travel More than 60,000 construction jobs per Connect with other forms of Network Approach? time, safety, operating costs, ridership year for more than a decade transportation: local trains and buses, The Phased Network Approach combines and revenue. U.S. passenger trains have intercity buses and major airports. new high-speed lines with existing not changed much since the 1950s. More than 4,000 long-term operations railroads and feeder buses to offer a Meanwhile, train designs have evolved in and maintenance jobs Offers comfortable and productive use variety of service across a regional other parts of the world. of time 3.3 million metric tons reduction in network. The United States can update CO2 emissions each year. its passenger train fleet to modern Most successful high-speed rail systems New segments of new high-speed track equipment that can deliver high around the world are built using the that connect to and enhance existing Since 1964, with over 50 years of performance not only on dedicated Phased Network Approach, integrating railroad network. service, and having carried over 10 billion high-speed track, but also on existing new high-speed tracks with the existing passengers during that time, there have Upgrades to existing track to allow and sometimes rough freight track. That rail network. been no casualties on Japanese high- more trains and faster trains. would include all trains, not just ultra- Successful high-speed train systems speed rail system due to operations. fast trains running exclusively on high- combine high speeds, high frequencies, A variety of services, from non-stop In 2016 alone in the United States, speed lines. Even on older freight track, high reliability, convenient station express trains to all-stop commuter approximately 40,000 people were killed regional routes would be better served by locations, convenient access to shops and trains, that take advantage of the in automobile accidents, and many modern equipment that can help reduce banks at station hubs, competitive prices interconnected network to offer more injured. The implications in terms travel time. and comfortable amenities. mobility between cities big and small. of reduction in transportation-related Modern trains are a key part of Modern, comfortable, safe trains that casualty and injury across the board are delivering fast, frequent and reliable connect seamlessly from high-speed significant, as are implications for related service across the Midwest. lines to existing track. costs.

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Lone Koa. Photo credit: R.J. Shallenberger. Before the 1970s, the only way to and others to understand the reasons the legendary paniolo of Parker Ranch. Ka‘upulehu Marine reach the shoreline was a long hike or for the decline, learn about the science Her love for these landscapes resonates Life Advisory donkey ride across sweltering lava fields. of marine management and agree on a in her actions, words and dreams. It also But changes in population and new roads balanced approach that incorporated bears with it her inherited kuleana, or Committee have provided easy access to the once Hawaiian culture and state regulations. responsibility. remote shoreline. Today, trucks and The collective effort made history by Keakealani focuses her time working (KMLAC) cars can drive right up to the coast and instituting Hawai‘i’s first marine rest to restore the native landscape, haul away huge harvests of the once area: in July 2016, Governor David marine life, flora, fauna and cultural Throughout the arid landscape of north abundant marine life. Ige signed into law a 10-year marine connections of the area. As part of a Kona and Ka‘upulehu, Keakaulike Tomich, reserve along 3.6 miles of coastline. family of native Hawaiian speakers, Hawaiian families thrived Springer’s son, was While this was an important step, Keakealani also works to help preserve for generations by carefully motivated to involvement the KMLAC is now working to develop and record the words, names and stories managing their land and with KMLAC by his own a subsistence fishery management plan tied to the area—to capture the cultural ocean resources. It was a 28-year-long experience to guide sustainable harvest in the area knowledge retained within by kupuna, place known for abundant of seeing fewer fish, and when it re-opens in 2026. These steps or elders. marine resources coupled needing to swim farther and combined—the 10-year rest period with dry lava fields; a place farther out to find them. plus a sustainable fishery management where water catchment was The Ka‘ūpūlehu plan—are hoped to bring KMLAC’s vision Join Ku‘ulei Keakealani for a special the only reliable source of community observed a and desired result: that Ka‘ūpūlehu will walk and talk story as she shares fresh water. information about the efforts of Hannah Springer and decline in marine life and be a place where the sea is productive, Ka‘ūpūlehu Marine Life Advisory “I used to see lobster Keakaulike Tomich came together to address welcoming and cared for. Committee and Ka‘ūpūlehu’s 10-year walking around in broad daylight,” it by forming the Ka‘upulehu Marine An active member of KMLAC, Hui rest period, along with wahipana shares Aunty Hannah Springer, whose Life Advisory Committee (KMLAC). Aloha Kiholo and Ka‘ūpūlehu Dryland mo`olelo (stories) of the celebrated family has lived upon these lands for KMLAC is a coalition of people whose Forest Hui, Ku‘ulei Keakealani is also landscapes of North Kona. more than five generations. Aunty family ties to the landscape go back for a gifted storyteller and poet. She is Leina‘ala Lightner and her family grew generations, joined by volunteers from a member of an extended family of The walk will depart 10 am Tuesday, up in the mauka lands above Ka‘upulehu a variety of constituencies. cowboys and fisherman who have lived Jan 9 from Hoku Ampitheater at Four in Pu‘uanahulu. She remembers when Over a 17-year period, the KMLAC on the lands north of Kona since the Seasons. the water was red with uhu (parrotfish). worked with The Nature Conservancy 1800s. Included among them are many of

64 waimea ocean film festival experience. environment. culture. www.waimeaoceanfilm.org Festival Program 2018 65 Guest Speakers and Presentations his family in Hawai‘i and Japan, and performed on Hawai‘i’s first Grammy CD, Slack Key Guitar Volume 2 (Palm Records). Lim helped to accept the inaugural Hawaiian Grammy Award with Grammy Award-winning producer Charles Michael Brotman in 2005. Sonny’s acceptance speech was in Hawaiian, marking the first time the Hawaiian language was spoken on the Grammy stage. Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry of Sonny Lim is Sonny Lim’s first solo CD. The songs include traditional slack key pieces and several songs that he wrote and co-wrote with Brotman. The CD was produced by Brotman for Palm Records. Lim has been awarded two Na Sonny Lim Hoku Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Awards—one in 2010 for his work with Band, with Kalani Kupau and Alan the Makaha Sons of Ni‘ihau and one in Distajo. In 1993, they recorded a CD, 2012 with the Lim Family. He was also Kahiau Ke Aloha, which was nominated inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall for Haku Mele and Most Promising Artist of Fame in 2012 with the Makaha Sons in the prestigious Nā Hōkū Hanohano of Ni‘ihau. Lim is an active recording Awards. engineer, studio musician, slack key Nathan Keola Grace, the youngest instructor and touring musician. Slack member of Kuleana, grew up as part Members of the trio Kuleana: Nathan Grace, David Ka‘io and Sonny Lim key guitar remains his passion. of a large Hawaiian ‘ohana, with music Sonny Lim joins Waimea Ocean Film played in the homes of relatives and Sonny Lim and Kuleana Festival for a special tribute to the at family gatherings. Grace’s own late Eddie Kamae. He and the other A member of Hawai‘i’s celebrated and spent several weeks living with the musical career began in seventh grade members of the trio Kuleana—David musical family—the Lim family—Sonny Lim family in Kohala when Sonny Lim at Kealakehe Intermediate School, Kahiliaulani Kuhia Ka‘io and Nathan Lim was born and raised in paniolo was 12 in order to teach him. where the inspiration and guidance of Keola Grace—will play the songs of Sons (cowboy) country on Hawai‘i Island. Lim’s professional career began as a music instructor Gloria Juan helped of Hawai‘i for this special evening. Lim Sonny’s father worked as one of the teenager when he commuted to O‘ahu him pursue a musical career. Grace has plays with Kuleana throughout Hawai‘i, paniolo at Parker Ranch, where Sonny to perform with the Makaha Sons of studied under the tutelage of some carrying on the tradition and purpose of also worked in a different capacity for Ni‘ihau. Over the past two decades, of the Hawai‘i’s most accomplished traditional Hawaiian music. 23 years. Sonny has performed with virtually musicians: Uncle George Naope, Gary David Kahiliaulani Kuhia Ka‘io is Both musicians themselves, Lim’s every highly-regarded musician in Haleamau, Sonny Lim, Nephi Brown, a Hawaiian, singer, musician and parents taught their children to play a Hawai‘i, including Gabby Pahinui, Atta Kevin Brown, Fred Aki Jr, Clyde Lono songwriter. Ka‘io’s musical career began variety of musical instruments. Lim’s Isaacs, Fred Punahoa, Cyril Pahinui, and Kehau Tamure. He now performs as part of a quartet called the Sons of introduction to kiho‘alu (slack key Palani Vaughn, Aunty Genoa Keawe, with Sonny Lim and David Ka‘io in Liliha, reminiscent of the rich melodious guitar) came as he listened as a child George Helm, Moe Keale, Dennis Kuleana. traditions of Eddie Kamae and Sons of to Gabby Pahinui perform at a lū‘au Kamakahi, Ledward Kaapana and Eddie Hawai‘i. After this, Ka‘io performed in Kohala. His greatest inspiration and Kamae. in Japan for five years as part of a Join Sonny Lim and Kuleana 6:15 pm musical influence came from a well- The musician is a multiple Na Hoku Polynesian show before joining the Moe Wednesday, Jan 3 at Kahilu Theatre known slack key guitarist and family Hanohano award winner, and has Keale Band on his return to Hawai‘i and for a special tribute to the late Eddie friend, Uncle Fred Punahoa. Punahoa earned many other musical awards and Kamae. then going on to form a trio, the Anuhea took a keen interest in Sonny’s playing accolades. He performs regularly with

66 waimea ocean film festival experience. environment. culture. www.waimeaoceanfilm.org Festival Program 2018 67 songs. From then on, he devoted himself to the study of traditional Hawaiian music. While this came from a drive within, he was also honoring his father’s request that he sing and play Hawaiian music. In the late 1950s Kamae, already well known as a ‘ukulele virtuoso, joined forces with Gabby Pahinui, the legendary singer and slack-key guitar master, to form Sons of Hawai‘i. Known for playing authentic Hawaiian music, many of the songs played by the Sons of Hawai‘i derived from Kamae’s long hours spent researching and gathering then-forgotten Hawaiian melodies and lyrics. To learn and record as much as Eddie and Myrna Kamae talk story during the 2014 Waimea Ocean Film Festival. Photo credit: Steve Campbell possible of traditional Hawaiian music, Kamae sought-out, interviewed Eddie Kamae and Waipi‘o Valley. Waipi‘o Valley Kamae’s wife Myrna produced and spent time with the kupuna, or inspired Li‘a’s music, and in turn, his all of the documentaries in The elders, who still retained the musical Born in Honolulu, the late Eddie Kamae music shared a sense of the valley. In Hawaiian Legacy Series and serves as knowledge and oral histories passed will be remembered as one of the most 1986, while still leading the Sons of executive director of The Hawaiian down from prior generations. Kamae, influential Hawaiian musicians of his Hawai‘i, Kamae began work on Sam Legacy Foundation. Previously, she and Sons of Hawai‘i, became, in a time. A singer, musician, composer and Li‘a; The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man, worked in the Office of the Lieutenant sense, the link that preserved this filmmaker, Kamae was also part of the which launched his second career as Governor in voter education and as a musical and cultural history. rebirth of Hawaiian music and culture filmmaker. Together, he and his wife, production assistant for the Hawai‘i Inspired and guided that became known as producer Myrna Kamae, devoted State Department of Education in by his teachers—cultural the Hawaiian Cultural their lives to ensure that expressions educational television. Myrna Kamae icons ‘Iolani Luahine, Renaissance. of authentic Hawaiian culture were is also coordinator for The Hawaiian Mary Kawena Pukui and Kamae taught himself preserved through The Hawaiian Legacy Legacy Series educational programs Pilahi Paki—Kamae added to play the ‘ukulele Series of films. The series documents and co-author of the study guides that to the work they were as a child. His brother the music, language, people and places accompany these programs. already doing by focusing returned home one of old Hawai‘i. Eddie Kamae passed away in January, on finding and recording day with an ‘ukulele In 2005 Kamae collaborated with 2017. His life and legacy, both through the musical record of he had found left on a author James D. Houston on his award- his music—and through the music, pre-modern 19th century bus, which Kamae used winning autobiography, Hawaiian Son: traditions and stories he preserved and life in Hawai‘i. to learn from. Initially The Life & Music of Eddie Kamae. recorded—will continue. His wife of 50 In 1971, while on the focused on classical, Kamae’s list of honors comprises years, Myrna Kamae, actively pursues Big Island researching lyrics to an old Latin, popular and jazz music, Kamae more than 50 awards, including Living the work of the Hawaiian Legacy Hawaiian song, Kamae met Sam Li‘a, learned to play difficult arrangements Treasure of Hawai‘i (1979) and Lifetime Foundation. who would change his life. Born in 1881, in these genres on ‘ukulele, something Achievement Awards in 1992, 1996, Sam Li‘a spent most of his life in and not mastered before. He developed a 2000, 2006 and 2009. After lacking one around Waipi‘o Valley. Kamae started to Join Myrna Kamae as she introduces technique of plucking all four strings high school credit needed to graduate record Sam Li‘a, as well as the voices of the film Sons of Hawai‘i 3:30 pm simultaneously, which resulted in a for 65 years, Kamae finally received a other kupuna, in order to chronicle their Wednesday, Jan 3 at Parker Theatre. sound comprising both melody and diploma from Farrington High School ways of thinking and speaking. Also join Myrna Kamae for a tribute chorded harmony. in 2010 and an Honorary Doctorate After Sam passed away, Kamae in her husband’s honor, 6:15 pm It was not until the late 1950s that of Humane Letters (Ph.D.) from the decided to make a film about Sam Wednesday, Jan 3 at Kahilu Theatre. Kamae started to perform Hawaiian University of Hawai‘i at Manoa in 2013.

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At Kīholo, Wiggins and his team manage 6.5 acres of fishpond estuarine Maribel Apuya School of the Theater, a two-year acting habitat donated in 2013 to The Nature conservatory and worked with renowned Conservancy by Angus Mitchell. In theater companies such as SITI Theater, partnership with local, non-profit Hui Maribel Apuya is Shakespeare & Company, the Linklater Aloha Kīholo, the Hawai‘i State Parks, an independent Center and others. She went on to the Ala Kahakai National Historic Filipino-American enroll in UCLA’s Professional Program in Trail and thousands of volunteers writer and Screenwriting. The preservation of the and students, the team has removed filmmaker raised Filipino experience in Hawai‘i continues more than 200 cubic yards of invasive in Hawai‘i. She is a to be a topic of interest for Apuya, as vegetation and rebuilt 560 feet of graduate of Waipahu explored in the series of short films, The traditional rock walls. Through their High School (magna Sakada Series. efforts, the team has realized a 65 cum laude) and percent reduction of silt in the pond and the University of a 100-fold increase in the abundance of Join Maribel Apuya for discussion Chad Wiggins Hawai‘i at Manoa, large mullet. where she was following the showing of The Sakada Series 1 pm Tuesday, Jan 2 at Parker A marine biologist by training, Chad Wiggins also helped establish the both a Presidential Theatre; and 9:30 am Thursday, Jan 4 Wiggins serves as director of The Nature South Kohala Coastal Partnership, which Scholar and a at Fairmont Orchid. Conservancy’s Hawai‘i Island Marine conducted a coastline use survey to National Science Foundation Scholar. Program. In this capacity, Wiggins works assess compliance with existing fishing A former Miss Hawai‘i Filipina, to develop and implement strategies rules, reduced sediment delivered to Apuya spent a decade in New York City Also join Maribel Apuya for a Breakfast that combine science and traditional coastal areas and removed invasive training in theatre performance. She Talk Thursday, Jan 4 at Anna Ranch. knowledge to maintain and improve West species from coral reefs. He volunteers attended the Neighborhood Playhouse Hawai‘i’s coastlines and coral reefs. as a scientific member of the West Wiggins also leads efforts that help Hawai‘i Fishery Council, which in inform collaborative ocean management collaboration with agencies, universities decisions, such as measuring the and local communities, has prohibited severity of recent unprecedented spearfishing while using SCUBA Phil Arnone coral bleaching across 40 miles of West equipment and established protections Hawai‘i coastline; modeling the effect for sharks. Phil Arnone established himself early in of sea level rise on coastal habitats and Chad Wiggins holds a Bachelor in his career as a producer and director fishponds; evaluating the benefits of Marine Science from the University of of high quality television programming current watershed protection efforts and Hawai‘i, Hilo. while working for KGMB in Honolulu. integrating traditional knowledge with More recently, he directed and science for effective restoration. produced a series of exceptional, made- Join Chad Wiggins for discussion As part of his role, Wiggins for-TV documentaries in conjunction following the showing of Tales by Light helps translate scientific data for with KGMB and written by Robert -Submerged 11:15 am Monday, Jan 1 at communities—he has worked with the Pennybacker. The documentaries HPA Gates; 12:45 pm Tuesday, Jan 2 at Ka‘ūpūlehu community for 10 years to Kahilu Theatre; 9:30 am Wednesday, feature the history and culture of the help it understand changes in fish counts Jan 3 at Fairmont Orchid; and 11 am islands, plus the people and heroes and coral health. In 2016, the community Monday, Jan 8 at Four Seasons. most beloved by Hawai‘i. These include Join Phil Arnone for discussion requested, and the state approved, a 10- Hōkūle’a: Passing the Torch, Eddie following the showing of Honolulu: year marine reserve, or rest area, along Aikau - A Hawaian Hero, Brothers 100 Years in the Making 4 pm Monday, a 3.6-mile stretch of coastline. Wiggins Join Chad Wiggins for discussion Cazimero, Duke Kahanamoku - Hawai‘i’s Jan 1 at Fairmont Orchid; and 6:15 pm continues to work with the community to following the showing of Vey nou Lagon Soul and IZ - The Man Behind The Music. Monday, Jan 1 at Parker Theatre. develop a fishery management plan that and The Hoa‘aina of Ha‘ena 3:45 pm would maintain a sustainable harvest Wednesday, Jan 3 at HPA Gates. after the rest period.

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2017 Panama 2017 Rapa Nui

As 2016 turned to 2017 and the crew Having departed the Galápagos Islands, contemplated the voyage home, the crewmembers aboard Hōkūle‘a sailed to crew spent Christmas and New Year’s Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, in the Caribbean, sailing to the west a journey that was expected to take of Cuba on their way south. The canoe about two-and-a-half weeks. transited through the Panama Canal, re- “Heading to Rapa Nui, Hōkūle‘a entering the Pacific again after nearly carries the invaluable lessons of global 18 months of voyaging in other oceans. sustainability that were learned and After departing Balboa, Panama, shared at other UNESCO World Heritage Hōkūle‘a and her Marine Sites such crew sailed to the as the Galápagos Galápagos Islands. Islands,” said Nainoa Hōkūle‘a’s voyage to Thompson, president the Galápagos took of Polynesian Voyaging approximately 10 Society. “In addition days. to being a recognized Photo ©2016 Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo credit: ‘Ōiwi TV Photographer Jason Patterson “The Galápagos global resource Islands was an by organizations Hōkūle‘a Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage important mission such as UNESCO, Excerpts reprinted from Hokulea.com stop where we Rapa Nui signifies celebrated their a major cultural sustainability efforts, return for Polynesian 2017 Hawai‘i Homecoming the world to realize the final leg of identified parallels navigation and our Lei Ka‘apuni Honua Hōkūle‘a’s voyage and return home,” with Hawai‘i and Worldwide Voyage - A Lei Around The World said Nainoa Thompson, president of brought attention to as we re-enter the Polynesian Voyaging Society. science, evolution Polynesian triangle, On Saturday, June 17, Hōkūle‘a and its The Mālama Honua sail plan included and protecting the the birthplace of our crewmembers made their historic return over 150 ports, 18 nations and eight earth’s most fragile wayfinding heritage.” to Hawai‘i at O‘ahu’s Magic Island after of UNESCO’S Marine World Heritage natural resources,” Photos ©2016 Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo The crew stayed in sailing more than 40,000 nautical miles Sites, engaging local communities and said Nainoa credit: ‘Ōiwi TV Photographer Maui Tauotaha and Rapa Nui for one week since departing O‘ahu for the first practicing how to live sustainably. Bryson Hoe Thompson, president before sailing on to deep-sea leg of the voyage in May 2014. During the voyage, over 200 volunteer of Polynesian Voyaging French Polynesia. Hōkūle‘a sailed into Magic Island along crew members helped sail the vessel Society. While in Rapa Nui, the crew worked with a fleet of about seven, deep-sea and connect with more than 100,000 A contingent of students and teachers alongside the Nahiku Student Delegation voyaging canoes from Hawai‘i, Tahiti people throughout the world. They from a number of Hawai‘i schools to help fulfill the mission of the and New Zealand, including Makali‘i. reached communities across the South traveled to the Galápagos to work with Worldwide Voyage by connecting with The homecoming celebration, themed Pacific, Tasman Sea, Indian Ocean, the crew of Hōkūle‘a, taking part in the local community and representing Lei Ka‘apuni Honua, meaning “A Lei Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean the unparalleled educational journey Hawai‘i. The Nahiku Student Delegation Around The World,” honors the journey Sea, including Samoa, Aotearoa through this UNESCO World Heritage and Hōkūle‘a crew activities included that connected cultures and people (New Zealand), Australia, Indonesia, Marine Site. Here, as elsewhere along meetings with both the governor and around the world. Mauritius, South Africa, Brazil, U.S. the way, Hōkūle‘a crewmembers spent mayor of Rapa Nui, a visit to the kupuna “It is the realization of decades of Virgin Islands, Cuba, the East Coast of time with the local community to gain (elders) of Hare Koa Tiare Care Home, hard work and planning on behalf of the United States, Canada, Panama and an understanding of the conservation and a tour of Museo Rapa Nui. Hōkūle‘a the Polynesian Voyaging Society crew the Galápagos Islands. and our partners and friends around issues and efforts in the region. was honored with a traditional landing

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Wa‘a work on updating the voyage The Voyager Exhibit map each year, as well as installing The Voyager Exhibit and developing Forty years after her maiden voyage curriculum for student visits. This year, to Tahiti, Hōkūle‘a sailed home the map will focus on the UNESCO in June, 2017 having successfully Marine World Heritage Programme and circumnavigated the world. It was an the UNESCO Marine World Heritage Sites incredible feat. The Voyager Exhibit visited by Hōkūle‘a on the journey. features photographs taken throughout The Voyager Exhibit provides a the voyage by the on-board ‘Ōiwi TV centerpiece for talks and discussions photographers. These images share a concerning voyaging during the festival. feel for life on board the momentous It is an interactive tool and also used sail, as well as images from the sites Photo ©2016 Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo credit: ‘Ōiwi TV Photographer Justyn Ah Chong for educational programs in subsequent and communities visited along the way. visits from school groups. Many films The ‘Ōiwi TV photographers, ceremony on Anakena Beach, the site 2017 Mahalo, Hawai‘i Sail and programs during the festival are whose work is on display, are of historic seafaring welcomes for the designed to weave together with the Nā‘ālehu Anthony, Justyn Ah Chong, small island community of Rapa Nui. During the final months of 2017, the exhibit, as does the exhibit with the Kamakanioka‘āina Paikai, Sam Kapoi, historic global circumnavigation of films and programs in the festival. Kaipo Kī‘aha, Maui Tauotaha, Jason Hōkūle‘a and crewmembers from the A Star Compass will be on display Patterson and Bryson Hoe. 2017 Tahiti Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) as part of the exhibit this year and The Voyager Exhibit includes the continued to be celebrated throughout attendees will have the opportunity 8x13-foot world map developed in a The crew of Hōkūle‘a departed from Hawai‘i. Canoes visited the communities to learn about its use as a tool for collaboration between the Waimea Rapa Nui on March 10 as they continued of Hana, Kaunakakai and Wai‘anae on navigators during the morning talks. Ocean Film Festival and Nā Kālai Wa‘a on to Pitcairn, marking Hōkūle‘a’s the islands of Maui, Moloka‘i and O‘ahu in 2014. The map was designed to return to the Pitcairn Islands for the respectively. The Mahalo, Hawai‘i sail track the Worldwide Voyage (WWV) The exhibit opens with a ceremony first time since her voyage in 1999, brings Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia back route as well as bring the magnitude 4 pm Jan 1 and will remain on display when the canoe sailed around the home to all of Hawai‘i, in recognition of the expedition to life. A number of at Kahilu Theatre through Feb 6. Polynesian Triangle. and celebration of the contributions volunteers and members of Nā Kālai The Pitcairn Islands are a cluster families, employers and communities of volcanic islands and atolls in the made to help take Hōkūle‘a and Photo ©2016 Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo ‘Ōiwi TV Photographer Nā‘ālehu Anthony southern Pacific Ocean forming the last Hikianalia across the world’s ocean. British Overseas Territory in the Pacific. “As we sailed Hōkūle‘a far from The area around Pitcairn Islands is one home, our home communities continued of the most pristine places on the Earth. the efforts that fueled and inspired Following Pitcairn, Hōkūle‘a headed the Worldwide Voyage,” said Nainoa on to the Marquesas Islands and to Thompson, PVS president and Pwo Tahiti, where she was greeted by the navigator. “Not only did they give us the local community in mid-April. From best of their communities to sail on the Tahiti, the crew continued the journey deck of our canoes, they also continued home to Hawai‘i. the work to bring Hawai‘i to the global forefront of educational transformation, environmental stewardship and cultural revitalization. We need to share, celebrate, elevate and mahalo their successes—this is what the Mahalo Hawai‘i sail is about.”

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Papahānaumokueākea. Photos ©Brad Wong Early Hawaiian voyagers sailed around Papahānaumokuākea Marine the islands within Papahānaumokuākea; National Monument some of the islands were likely inhabited With excerpts from papahanaumokuakea.gov for periods of time. Many of the early voyages through this region were documented within traditional mo‘olelo The Papahānaumokuākea Marine and endangered species and is one of (stories), genealogies and oral histories. National Monument encompasses the last predator-dominated coral reef Brad Ka‘aleleo Wong graduated with 582,578 square miles, making it one of ecosystems on the planet. Manō (sharks) a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology the largest marine protected areas in and ‘ulua (jacks) dominate the rich and from California State University Long the world. It is also a UNESCO World biodiverse underwater landscape, which Beach. Professionally, he works for Heritage Site, with the dual designation is home to over 7,000 marine species, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) as both a UNESCO Marine World Heritage one quarter of which are found only in as a program specialist, helping to Site and one of only a few mixed the Hawaiian Archipelago. Many of the manage the Papahānaumokuākea Marine (natural and cultural) UNESCO World islands and shallow water environments National Monument. Wong has been Heritage Sites in the world. are important habitats for rare species a volunteer crewmember with the Papahānaumokuākea is cooperatively such as the threatened green turtle and Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) since managed by the U.S. Department of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. 2010, serving as a watch captain and Commerce, U.S Department of the The region, including Midway Atoll, apprentice navigator during various legs Interior and State of Hawai‘i, and joined also provides critical nesting and Join Brad Ka‘aleleo Wong, of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Papahānaumokuākea program specialist by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), foraging grounds for 14 million seabirds In an effort to fulfill OHA’s obligations to at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, for to protect the area. Visitation is strictly making it the largest tropical seabird the monument and marine conservation, a special presentation 2:45 pm Jan limited. rookery in the world. Land areas also Wong’s work often overlaps with PVS 2 at HPA Gates as he shares some of The near pristine and remote provide a home for four species of bird responsibilities; both of which involve the unique history, stories, culture, reefs, islands and waters of found nowhere else on the planet, outreach to various community and environment and current research Papahānaumokuākea provide refuge and including the world’s most endangered government stakeholders. of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine habitat for a wide array of threatened duck, the Laysan duck. National Monument.

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Exhibit Talks Hōkūle‘a sails past Rapa Nui. Photo ©2017 Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo credit: ‘Ōiwi TV Photographer Kapua Roback

Following the Breakfast Talks, Morning Tue Jan 2 On her voyage, Hōkūle‘a WWV Exhibit Talks are 10-11 am in UNESCO World Heritage Sites planned for, or made stops, at the front of the Mālama Honua WWV Map at and WWV Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Kahilu Theatre. Monument in Hawai‘i (2013); Phoenix As part of the focus of the Worldwide Islands Protected Area in Kiribati; Voyage, Hōkūle‘a made a point to stop Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (2015); Join Master (Pwo) Navigator Chadd along her route at the sites designated iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2015); Paishon, other members of Nā Kālai within the UNESCO Marine World Brazilian Atlantic Islands-Fernando de Wa‘a and the Hōkūle‘a WWV crew to Heritage Programme as Marine World learn more about voyaging and the Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Heritage Sites, to help highlight the culmination of this momentous and (2016); Everglades National Park (2016); historic voyage. pristine beauty of these areas, known as Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary the “crown jewels of our oceans,” and (2017); Galápagos Islands (2017) and bring awareness to the importance of Rapa Nui National Park (2017). their protection. The mission of UNESCO’s Marine World Heritage Programme is “to Join Master (Pwo) Navigator Chadd establish effective conservation of Paishon, Brad Ka‘aleleo Wong and others as they point out and discuss existing and potential marine areas of the UNESCO Marine World Heritage Outstanding Universal Value to make Sites visited as part of WWV, using the sure they will be maintained and thrive WWV Map as a point of reference for for generations to come.” discussion. Papahānaumokueākea. Photo ©Brad Wong

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Morning Worldwide Chadd ‘Onohi Paishon Voyage (WWV) Chadd ‘Onohi Paishon is one of the five Hawaiian Master (Pwo) Navigators Exhibit Talks who were inducted by Master (Pwo) Navigator Mao Piailug, the Micronesian Wed Jan 3 navigator who brought the knowledge Voyaging and the of wayfinding back to Hawai‘i. He is Star Compass also senior captain of Makali‘i and helps to run Nā Kālai Wa‘a, the organization The Star Compass forms the basic that built and manages the voyaging framework for wayfinding. While the Thu Jan 4 Food and Voyaging canoe Makali‘i on the Big Island. In this navigator uses a physical Star Compass capacity, he participates in the wa‘a as a learning tool in the beginning, the An ever-present topic of discussion for leadership, meeting regularly with the navigator will ultimately memorize the Pwo Navigator Chadd ‘Onohi Paishon. Photo ©2015 any canoe voyage is how to provision other Pwo captains. star charts—through years of study—and Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo credit: ‘Ōiwi TV the canoe for the distance. At another Paishon was a crewmember on the Photographer Nā‘ālehu Anthony employ the Star Compass as a mental level, more recently, the conversation 1992 voyage of Hōkūle‘a to Tahiti, and map to categorize the information has revolved around the question of how subsequently joined the Bertelmanns— canoe construction, maintenance and needed for navigation. Mau Piulug, the to return to the original “canoe foods” Clay, Shorty and wife Pomai—in their sustainability. The project offers crew, master (Pwo) navigator who brought that would have sustained Polynesians efforts in constructing the 54-foot ‘ohana, and community opportunity to the knowledge of wayfinding back to on their early voyages. voyaging canoe Makali‘i. Makali‘i sailed learn about the use and maintenance of Hawai‘i from Micronesia, began his on her maiden voyage in 1995. Since these resources, both at Hō‘ea and also instruction to become a navigator at then, Paishon has continued to captain on a larger scale with the natural forest. the age of 4. Long hours of study even Join Master (Pwo) Navigator Chadd Makali‘i, overseeing the operation of The Kūikawa‘a apprenticeship at that young age were required to Paishon and others to learn about the canoe and the educational programs program works to increase the learn the body of knowledge he would the provisioning of Hōkūle‘a on the number of canoe practitioners within Worldwide Voyage. Also, learn about run by Nā Kālai Wa‘a. In this, Paishon need as a navigator; it is this body of Hawai‘i Island communities. This the work of Nā Kālai Wa‘a and Project is assisted by others at Nā Kālai Wa‘a, knowledge that the navigators of today program exposes apprentices to Hoea Moku, and the plans to entirely including Master (Pwo) Navigator Shorty must learn still. provision the next voyage of Makali‘i Bertelmann and Pomai Bertelmann; master practitioners, as well as to using sustainably grown food from the Pomai Bertelmann captained Hōkūle‘a wa‘a experiences that include canoe construction and maintenance, advanced Join Master (Pwo) Navigator Chadd Island of Hawai‘i. on the final 2017 WWV leg, from Tahiti Paishon to learn about the Star to Hawai‘i. sailing and crew support, navigation and Compass and the art of wayfinding and Paishon also helped to captain environmental engagement, protocol celestial navigation. With a giant Star Hōkūle‘a on several of the 2015 training and leadership development. Compass for instruction, discover how WWV legs, before returning to the Paishon reflects, “There is a saying wayfinding has been used to sail around Big Island, and his responsibilities in that was started by Clay Bertelmann— Polynesia and how it was employed on running Makali‘i and the educational the canoe is our island so the island is the Worldwide Voyage. plus auxiliary programs initiated and our canoe, he wa‘a he moku he moku he administered by Nā Kālai Wa‘a. These wa‘a; we need to care for our resources programs include Hō‘ea Moku and the whether on the wa‘a or on land. Kūikawa‘a apprenticeship program.

Hō‘ea Moku is the canoe sustainability Join Master (Pwo) Navigator Chadd project currently housed at Nā Kālai Paishon as he leads talks about the Chef Gary Yuen prepares meals on deck. Wa‘a’s 10-acre parcel in Hawi. The Worldwide Voyage 10-11 am Jan 2-4 at Photo ©2016 Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo credit: ‘Ōiwi TV Photographer project focuses on canoe plants that Kahilu Theatre. Jason Patterson are native to Hawai‘i and supports

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Enns often takes his paints and Christian Enns canvases to the shoreline and creates Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai en plein air. For the last few years, A two-time National Scholastic Surfing Tahiti-based artist Sophie Twigg-Smith a descendant of a long line of artists festival attendees have been given the Association (NSSA) Champion and Teururai was born and raised at Waiuli, and architects. Her parents, both opportunity to watch Enns paint on- Hawai‘i Amateur Surfing Association on the coast of Hilo Bay, one of seven accomplished artists, helped foster location. Enns has also provided artwork (HASA) Champion, Christian Enns spent brothers and sisters. Sophie attended her love of painting by taking her on to the Waimea Ocean Film Festival for a 10 years traveling as a professional Hilo High School before graduating from painting holidays in Italy and France number of years. surfer before settling down on the Big Punahou School on O‘ahu. She studied when she was a young woman. Island. As an artist, he creates visually photography extensively in high school Sophie’s artwork features lifestyle striking, Hawai‘i-themed paintings that and in college. In 1982, Sophie began scenes and vistas from Huahine and feature the beauty of the islands, as making annual visits to French Polynesia Hawai‘i and reflects her love for the well as intimate scenes from modern- as a photographer for noted Bishop beauty and people of these islands. She day and traditional Hawaiian life. Museum archaeologist Dr. Yosihiko is fluent in French and Tahitian and is a Enns studied figurative realism and Sinoto. life-long surfer and swimmer. Sophie’s classical painting techniques at Laguna Sophie received a degree in French current body of work, on exhibit at this College of Art and Design in California Literature at University of Hawai‘i (UH) year’s festival, focuses on Hōkūle‘a and where he graduated cum laude with a Manoa in 1982, and then returned to UH the accomplishments of the Worldwide Bachelor of Fine Arts. He works primarily to study painting in 1989. She realized Voyage. with oil paint on panel or canvas. that she was better able to express Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai will Experiences riding 50-foot waves bring the images she saw in the way she display her work Jan 1-4 at Fairmont wanted through painting rather then Orchid - Festival Exhibit Room. The a high-energy force and unique, personal Puako Bay. Artwork by Christian Enns. perspective to Enns’s art. His work photography. Sophie became a full-time Festival Exhibit Room is located across can be viewed by appointment at his resident of the island of Huahine in the hall from film screenings. This year, attendees can observe 1994, where she met her husband to be, studio. Enns is represented by Tiffany’s Christian Enns as he paints en plein air Tamatoa Teururai. They married in 1997 Art Agency. Enns creates large-scale oil 8-11 am Jan 2-5 at the beach at Mauna Join Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai for Meet and have one son, Etera. paintings, for inclusion in his own body Kea Beach Hotel, to gain a sense of his the Artist 1-4 pm Jan 1-4 at Fairmont of work as well as by commission. process. The granddaughter of noted Hawai‘i Orchid - Festival Exhibit Room. artist William Twigg-Smith, Sophie is

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Wildlife Service, Midway Atoll National been designated as a UNESCO World these large seabirds. In Caren Loebel-Fried Wildlife Refuge, Kīlauea Point Natural Heritage Site. More than 70 percent addition she provides a History Association, and Conservation of the world’s population of Laysan behind-the-scenes look Caren Loebel-Fried is an artist and Council for Hawai‘i. Her artwork is albatross (Mōlī) reside on Midway Atoll, at how she created the author residing in Volcano, Hawai‘i. She collected around the world. as does the largest population in the book, A Perfect Day has published numerous books retelling During the winter of 2014-2015, world of nesting Black-footed albatross for an Albatross. Hawaiian legends through story and art: Loebel-Fried spent five weeks on (Ka‘upu). Lono and the Magical Land Midway Atoll, counting Following this experience, and Beneath the Sea, Hawaiian Join Caren Loebel-Fried for a special nesting albatrosses and in collaboration with Cornell Lab of Legends of Dreams, live documentary presentation assisting with research Ornithology, Loebel-Fried created her Hawaiian Legends of the around her book A Perfect Day for an efforts. This work on most recent publication, A Perfect Day Guardian Spirits, Pua Albatross 3 pm Tuesday, Jan 2 and Midway helped her for an Albatross. Cornell Lab created Polu and the Pretty Blue 3 pm Wednesday, Jan 3 at Fairmont represent the birds an educational guide to accompany Orchid – Festival Presentation Room. Hawaiian Flower, Legend of better in print. Through the book, to help teachers and parents The Festival Presentation Room is the Gourd; and Naupaka. her drawings of the use the book in the classroom and located across the hall from film Loebel-Fried’s awards birds and by creating at home. The guide is available for screenings. Loebel-Fried will also be include the Hawai‘i Book art for fundraising free download: www.birdsleuth.org/ available for a book signing following Publishers Association efforts, she hopes to perfectday the presentation and to represent her Ka Palapala Po‘okela books, artwork and prints until 5:30 help preserve, protect Interested in further sharing her Awards for illustration pm on those days. and restore Midway’s experience on Midway, Loebel-Fried and children’s Hawaiian biological diversity and created a live documentary about her culture and the American Loebel-Fried also returns to Waimea support conservation efforts for time there. Using videos and stills of Folklore Society’s Aesop Prize for for a special student presentation of albatross. Midway Atoll lies within Laysan and Black-footed albatrosses, Children’s Folklore. She has created the live documentary 10 am and 1:30 Papahānaumokuākea Marine National and pages from her storybook, Loebel- iconic, educational art for conservation pm Thursday, January 11 at the Thelma Monument, which encompasses the Fried shares with groups around the organizations and government agencies Parker Memorial Public and School Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and has country the incredible hidden lives of Library. such as the United States Fish and

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Halema‘uma‘u Dawn II. Artwork by Catherine Robbins. Artwork by Catherine Robbins

glow in the clouds or hear the shifting groups, school excursions and for U.S. Catherine Robbins Join Catherine Robbins for Meet the sounds of the volcano. and Hawai‘i television broadcasts. Artist 10 am-1 pm Jan 2-4 at Fairmont In addition, Robbins received a A former national park ranger on Robbins’ work is collected Orchid in the Exhibit Room. Also join Kīlauea’s active lava internationally and is Search and Rescue Award in 2004 for Catherine Robbins for an old-fashioned flows, Catherine represented by several performance of multiple search and Ranger Talk about Kīlauea, with Robbins has lived on the galleries, including rescue operations and a Safety Award current updates about the eruption windward side of Hawai‘i the Gallery of Great for dedication to crew and visitor safety. and park, along with the information Island for more than Things in Waimea and Robbins currently resides in Volcano with and stories she would have shared with three decades. Robbins’ the Volcano Art Center her husband Tom Peek and an orange cat visitors during her time as a ranger evocative oil paintings of Gallery in Hawa‘i called Gabes. on the volcano’s active lava flow. The talk will be 11:15 am Jan 2 at Fairmont Hawai‘i’s volcanoes and Volcanoes National Park. Catherine Robbins will display her Orchid - Festival Exhibit Room. remarkable plant life Her paintings have been work Jan 1-4 at Fairmont Orchid - reflect her love of place exhibited in juried shows Festival Exhibit Room. The Festival and view of the world since 1999. Exhibit Room is located across the hall as multidimensional and Robbins’ time as a park from the film screenings. Meeting of the Mountains. Artwork by Catherine Robbins interconnected. ranger within Hawai‘i Robbins is a self- Volcanoes National Park taught artist who works primarily with served to deepen her understanding of oils, applying multiple light layers of the science, flora, fauna, geography, paint that she blends directly on the history, stories and legends of the area, canvas. Robbins works from a rainforest adding another thoughtful dimension to studio a few miles below Kīlauea’s her art. For almost a decade, Robbins summit crater, with giant tree ferns and was stationed where Kīlauea’s lava a cacophony of native birdsongs outside flowed into the sea. She interpreted her window. From her rainforest lanai, the stunning scene for many thousands she can sometimes see the volcano’s red of people, including hundreds of tour

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At the age of 15, Bonnie Cherni was Penguins on Ice (Paper on Foil, 2014) and inspired to fold origami when she That’s a Big Bug (Copper Mesh, 2012). discovered John Montroll’s collection of Cherni’s mother, an art professor and origami books. Cherni creates everything accomplished artist, trained Cherni at from miniature to life-sized origami an early age to proficiently work in many sculpture, in mediums ranging from mediums and approach art as part of a paper, aluminum, copper and canvas. Her daily lifestyle for achieving a fulfilling company, Epic Origami, embodies the life. idea of folding sturdy sculptures that can Cherni has lived on the Big Island of live out in the world. Hawai‘i for nearly 20 years, sharing her Today, Cherni is known for her large- talents with the community. She inspires scale origami creations, including a children and adults to experience the four-foot-wide elephant. The elephant wonder of origami—creating form out of recently debuted at Denver International simplicity. “Folding feels like magic in Airport, part of an exhibit viewed by your hands,” she details. “A flat square thousands of visitors between July and stands up on its feet and looks at you. September 2017. As lead artist for Epic This miracle of math always amazes me.” Origami, Cherni collaborates with two In collaboration with husband Steven international and four local origami Epstein, Bonnie enjoys creating RedCAT, a artists: Shannon Nakaya, Steven Epstein, web app, and finding time to ride horses, Julien Lozi and Rod Hinman. Through play violin, travel, snowboard and dabble their work, Epic Origami is committed in aerial arts. to increasing awareness of endangered species. Join Bonnie Cherni for origami classes noon-3 pm Jan 1-4 at Fairmont Orchid Other recent works include Safari - Festival Seminar Room. The Festival Adventure (Paper on Foil, 2013), Great Seminar Room is located next door to White Shark (Canvas on Foil, 2013), film screenings.

Kōlea lau nui. Artwork by Catherine Robbins

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patrons The festival is made possible through the support of patrons and sponsors. Thank you to our 2017/2018 sponsors. Mahalo to our 2017/2018 Inner Circle Supporters A special thank you to our Inner Circle Supporters, for making the festival possible. SPONSORS

Anonymous Venue and Lodging Sponsors Media and Local Sponsor Ludwick Family Foundation Four Seasons Resort Hualālai Big Island Traveler Ava Williams The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i West Hawai‘i Today Concepción S. and Irwin Federman Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Resort Ke Ola Magazine Polly and Tom Bredt Hapuna Prince Beach Hotel Hawaii Tribune Herald Hazen Family Foundation Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy (HPA) Kona Law Dawn and David Zierk Parker School Maui Jim Sunglasses Julie Ann Wrigley Foundation Anna Ranch Heritage Center Jim Hood | The Computer Doctor Nancy S. Mueller The Emily T. Gail Show Scott Elliott Ann and John Broadbent Inner Circle Sponsors Mauna Lani Sea Adventures Linda and Jon Gruber Four Seasons Resort Hualālai The Kamuela Inn Ed Storm The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i Alaska Airlines Penn and Net Payne Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Resort Marlene and Sandy Louchheim Hapuna Prince Beach Hotel Food and Beverage Sponsors Patsy and David Heffel Artwork this page by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai Holualoa Inn Starbucks Coffee Nancy and Jim Hoak PSAV Big Island Brewhaus K2imaging, Inc. Sushi Rock Mahalo to our 2017/2018 Circle of Friends Big Island Traveler Palani French Bakers Thank you for joining the circle of support, to help make the festival possible. 102.7 The Beach Laulima Food Patch The Wave @ 92fm PAU Justine Stamen Arrillaga and John Arrillaga Christine and Richard Karger Maile Charters Linda Clifford Kitty Egan Matson Foundation Phyrne and Dave Osborne Jeanne and Sandy Robertson Caroline Landry and David Kirk Janet and Dennis Shannon Nancy L. Stephenson Ginny and Hal Cogger Artwork by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai Judy and Bob Huret Baine Kerr

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Thank you to everyone in the community who contributed to make the festival possible. A special thank you to:

Jude McAnesby Matt Pearce Jaisy Jardine Jim Hood | The Computer Doctor Darren K. Matsumoto David Ellis Jolene Decker Jayne and Tom Kerns Austin Watkins Lisen Twigg-Smith Craig Anderson Rudy DeRochemont Tom Cross Kawika Ruddle Keith M. Groves Geoffrey Mundon Kansas Henderson Anoano Design Group Gloria Buswell-Ordonez Beamer Solomon Hālau o Po‘ohala Sarah Douglas Ginny Cogger Jessica Henley Sofia Howard Ava Williams Pamela Polland Waimea Instant Printing Kaliko Beamer Trapp Shirley Ann Fukumoto Presley Van Brow Joe Loschiavo Mahealani Winters Phyllis Kanekuni Pat and Dave Allbee Artwork by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai Megan MacArthur Uncle Earl Regidor Patty Walker Kawaihae Canoe Club Jared Terpak Chelsea Morriss Local Supporters–Business and Organizations Dana Petteys Phoebe Barela Fern Gavelek Barbara Garcia Jim Hood | The Computer Doctor Healthways Natural Foods Jon Vedelli Will Zucker Christian Enns Des and Lisen Twigg-Smith Scott Elliott Matt Stone Volcano Mist Cottage Ka‘u Coffee Mill Nā Kālai Wa‘a David Byars ACE Hardware Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation Pua Case Tammy Touchet Aha Honey Kona Coffee and Tea Hālau Hula Ke‘alaonamaupua Kelly Hoyle Anahola Granola KTA Superstores Keomailani Case Jerry Blevins Big Island Bees Mrs. Barry’s Kona Cookies Chadd Paishon Deb Goodwin Big Island Candies OK Farms Pomai Bertelmann Kevin McCann Big Island Coffee Roasters Rare Hawaiian Honey Keali‘i Bertelmann Chad Wiggins Hamakua Macadamia Nut Factory Spicy Ninja Sauce Alva Kamalani Maka Wiggins Hawaiian Volcano Sea Salt Tai Shan Farms Paul Buckley Anna and Danny Akaka Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Tea Hawai‘i and Company Jennifer Bryan Patti Cook Grace Flowers Aikane Coffee Chambers and Chambers

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Volunteers Joe Loschiavo Jude McAnesby Suzannah Ney Nancy Michel Coert Olmsted Pat Allbee Linda Preskitt Dave Allbee Shirley Ann Fukumoto Madeline Sofranac Midge Jambor Lorrie Dillon Karen Yamasato Paul Willard Derek Stuart John Wray Zoe Kosmas Margo Wray Chris Kelly Nancy Erger Cyrus Mead Jim Budde Danielle Kwami Madeleine Budde Nuria Sevil Sydney Budde Branigan Sabado Artwork by Catherine Robbins Kevin McCann Luke Siebert Leta Shattuck Michael Spetich Ocean Film Production Greg Green Jean Cluff Founder and Director | Tania Howard Event Support | Jude McAnesby, Janet Phoebe Barela Board Hospitality | Lisa Shattuck Coburn, Marisa McCann, Sam Bennett, Diane Ashley Office Support | Cindy Duncanson, Cara McCann Eric Kwan Worth Ludwick Mary Beth Bartlett Debby Stern Film Intro Editor | Dave Byars Tania Howard Production Support | Krista Maggard Bruce Stern Technical Team Lead | Jim Hurst PR | Fern Gavelek Communications Melissa Yeager Michael Huber Jessica Henley, gaiacreative Nancy S. Mueller Lisen Twigg-Smith Technical Team | Jim Hurst, Rudy Photography | Beverly Warns Callie Khourie Virginia Fortner DeRochemont, David Byars, Bruce Stern, Accounting | Patricia Schumacher Christiane Fraenzel John Week, Jim Toten, Jubal Howard, Dorothy Hafner Greg Green, Joe Loschiavo Design | Sarah Douglas, gaiacreative Advisory Board Passes, Web and Design Support | Kathy Kurpita Projection | Rudy DeRochemont, John Krista Maggard George Fry Irwin Federman Week, Greg Green, Bruce Stern, Donna Worden Polly and Tom Bredt Jim Toten Program Guide Lani Bowman Joe Fagundes, III Program Design | Sarah Douglas, Brodie Callender Theatre/Desk Managers and Emcees gaiacreative Beverly Warns | David Byars, Joe Loschiavo, Janet Program Editor, Writer, Photo Editor and Caroline Sekulic Coburn, Phoebe Barela, Linda Preskitt, Art Director | Tania Howard Mary Mowdy Sam Bennett, Nancy Erger Proof Readers | Fern Gavelek, Janet John Week Coburn, Bruce Stern, Krista Maggard, Lia-Lucine Cary Breakfast Talk Hosts | Maka Wiggins, Lisa Shattuck Michael Whelan Brodie Callender Dharmani Zelin

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