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inner circle sponsors contents 4 About the Festival 5 Letter from the Director 6 Host Venues and Map 8 Films 30 Waimea Schedule 34 Waimea Breakfast Talks 40 Four Seasons Schedule Four Seasons Breakfast Talks KOHALA COAST 42 44 Guest Speakers and Presentations 82 Artists and Exhibits 90 Thank You to Our Contributors Clark Little at work. Photo courtesy Postmill Studios

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The Island of Hawai‘i, known as The along with Hawaiian Hawksbill turtles, BIG ISLAND Big Island to avoid confusion with the octopus, eel and smaller reef sharks. TRAVELER 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 frolic along Kea, Mauna Loa and Hualālai rise above the coast during winter, when the the Kohala and Kona coastline, where ocean fills with the sound of their stark lava fields meet turquoise waters beautiful song and people watch and multihued sand beaches. The enthralled as they breach, or surface gentle slopes of the Kohala Mountains, for air. now volcanically extinct, provide the The town of Waimea, also known as backdrop for the town of Waimea and Kamuela, sits in the saddle between to northern Hawi and Kapa‘au. the dry and green sides of the island, The Kohala Coast is one of the driest nestled into the Kohala Mountains. food and beverage sponsors regions in all of the Hawaiian Islands. The pastoral community is known as It is an area rich in both Hawaiian much for the paniolo culture that history and sea life, with a relatively lends character to the town, as for the healthy coral reef ecosystem still intact. rainbows that grace the countryside, Tropical fish, many found nowhere reflecting the ever-shifting weather else in the world, inhabit these reefs, patterns between rain, mist and sun.

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Monday, Jan 9: 9 am–9 pm BBC film director Tom Mustill returns about the festival Tuesday, Jan 10: 9 am–9 pm aloha! to this year’s festival bringing a keen sense of British humor, along with Welcome to the 2017 Waimea Ocean USING THE PROGRAM THEATRE ENTRY the BBC production Giraffes: Africa’s Film Festival! The 2017 festival offers All film screenings, presentations and Remember to wear your passes. Festival Gentle Giants. a non-stop lineup of over 60 films, special events are listed by day and Big wave surfers Garrett McNamara, volunteers will open doors for seating 15 compelling guest speakers, dynamic venue in the festival schedule. Each Andrew Cotton and Mark Healey join minutes prior to each show. The theatre Breakfast Talks, intriguing Q&As, the festival, in the midst of big wave Breakfast Talk location is presented, will be cleared between screenings. special exhibits and breathtaking season. McNamara signs copies of his along with its description, in the morning activities, with exceptional memoir and answers questions with Breakfast Talk section of the program. TBAS (TO BE ANNOUNCED) guest speakers, filmmakers, artists and Cotton following the films Red Chargers Films are grouped with other films and/ A certain number of films will be photographers throughout. and Beneath the Surface. Healey shares screened as TBAs. The most popular The breadth and depth of the or speakers into film blocks, as shown a sneak preview of his next surf film, films from the festival will be shown program is extraordinary. Be sure to in the schedule. When filmmakers will Atlas Rising, and talks about how ocean read carefully for everything not-to-be- be present for discussion after the film; at this time, along with a few films communities can help move ocean missed. Among our speakers, former U.S. this is noted by “Q&A.” pending at publication. TBA schedules stewardship forward. Navy Rear Admiral David Titley, Ph.D., and special screenings will be posted Filmmaker Curt Morgan of Brain Farm joins the festival to speak and answer FESTIVAL HOSPITALITY DESK starting on Wednesday, Jan 4 at the brings View From a Blue Moon, sharing questions following the showing of the The Festival Hospitality Desk is located Festival Hospitality Desk. TBA schedules perhaps the most beautiful surf film film The Age of Consequences, in which in the lobby of the Kahilu Theatre cinematography yet to be seen, and Nat will also be posted on-line and on he is featured. Producer Adam Leipzig during the Waimea portion of the event Geo Wild’s Wild Yellowstone: Grizzly Facebook at the same time. Please let joins the festival for discussion following Summer providing a glimpse into the and in the foyer of the Ballroom when our theatre volunteers know if you have A Plastic Ocean and a talk sharing what park unlike any seen before. the festival moves to Four Seasons a TBA request. it takes to have a movie made. And, pre- Bud Browne Film Archives brings Resort Hualālai. Passes and programs eminent underwater filmmakers, Michele rare screenings of Locked In and Bud are available for pick-up starting 9 am-5 THE PASS SYSTEM and Howard Hall answer questions Browne’s Surfers, sharing a historical The pass system enables the festival to following Ocean Stories: The Halls. pm Dec 30 at the Festival Hospitality look at surfing in the 60s. organize a dynamic event that includes For a full-immersion ocean Desk in the lobby at Kahilu Theatre. The Weekend Sailor brings to life experience, Emmy nominated news Passes may be purchased at the desk, films, speakers, presentations, Breakfast the exciting tale of the first Whitbread contributor and executive vice along with other items. The Festival Talks and other activities, and allows Round the World Yacht Race, now the president for Conservation International Hospitality Desk is available to answer for rich and complex content, with one Volvo Ocean Race. Director Bernardo M. Sanjayan, Ph.D., brings a virtual questions and provide additional aspect woven together with the next. Arsuaga attends to answer questions. reality presentation to the festival, While passes are the ideal way to enjoy This year, Hōkūle‘a sailed the information as the festival progresses. diving into the reefs of Raja Ampat. Atlantic Ocean for the first time, the festival, remaining seats for films The Oscar-winning producer of touched land in South America and FESTIVAL HOSPITALITY DESK and presentations will be opened for Spotlight, Blye Faust, discusses the then sailed as far north as Nova Scotia. HOURS OF OPERATION AT individual ticket purchase 15 minutes importance of investigative journalism The Voyager Exhibit, on display at KAHILU THEATRE prior to each show. For more information today. NBC News Producer Mario Garcia Kahilu Theatre, shares the story with Friday, Dec 30: 9 am–5 pm on passes, please talk with the Festival shares stories behind-the-scenes from up-to-the minute images of the 2016 Saturday, Dec 31: 9 am–3 pm the production of Dateline NBC: On Hospitality Desk, visit the website at voyage. An extraordinary year, and an Sunday, Jan 1: noon–4 pm Assignment at Palmyra Atoll and from www.waimeaoceanfilm.org, or contact extraordinary program. Monday, Jan 2: 9 am–10 pm his 20 years at NBC News. the festival office at 808-854-6095. Thank you to our festival patrons and Harold Mintz, right-hand man to Tuesday, Jan 3: 9 am–10 pm sponsors who make the Waimea Ocean previous festival guest Tom Shadyac, Wednesday, Jan 4: 9 am–10 pm MAHALO PATRONS AND Film Festival possible, and to everyone speaks after the showing of the film Thursday, Jan 5: 9 am–6 pm SPONSORS who helps along the way. that tells his beautiful story, 1.800.Give. The festival is made possible through I hope you enjoy. Us.Your.Kidney. Producer Marty Syjuco HOURS OF OPERATION AT FOUR the contribution of our patrons and brings Almost Sunrise to the festival, Mahalo nui loa, SEASONS BALLROOM FOYER sponsors. Thank you to our patrons and Friday, Jan 6: 3 pm–9 pm tracking veterans Tom Voss and Anthony Tania Howard, sponsors. The festival is only possible Founder and Director Saturday, Jan 7: 9 am–9 pm Anderson on an extraordinary journey, with your support. and Eric Bendick, Forgotten Coast. Waimea Ocean Film Festival Sunday, Jan 8: 9 am–9 pm

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furnishings, artifacts and fine millinery. Directions to The Fairmont Orchid, Anna Ranch will host a Breakfast Talk Hawai‘i from Waimea: each morning 8:15- 9:15 am Jan 2-5, with coffee and pastries provided. • Drive approximately 11 miles down Kawaihae Road (Highway 19), until you reach the T-intersection on your KOHALA COAST left, where the road heads to Kona. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Turn left to continue on Highway 19. Breakfast Talks are scheduled at the You are now traveling south, parallel Mauna Kea Beach Hotel 8:15-9:15 am to the ocean on your right. Jan 2-5, with coffee, pastries and the prized Mauna Kea banana bread • Continue approximately seven miles, provided. A sunrise yoga class is past the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel available to festival pass holders 7-8 entrance, until you see the Mauna am Jan 2-5 on the lawn by the lū‘au Lani Resort sign on your right before a grounds. Festival artist Christian Enns tall coconut grove entry road. will exhibit his work at Enns Gallery. Enns will also paint en plein air in front • Turn right onto Mauna Lani Drive. of the gallery starting at 5 pm Jan 2-5 Proceed past the Guard House to the and will host a Meet the Artist reception traffic circle and take the first right 5-7 pm Jan 5. to The Fairmont Orchid on North Kaniku Drive. The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i • Stay on North Kaniku Drive until The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i hosts host venues you reach the main entrance to The film showings and presentations in Fairmont Orchid at the end of the WAIMEA its Lehua Theater, as well as exhibits drive, less than a mile. Valet and self- Kahilu Theatre residents and workers, Parker Theatre and presentations in the adjoining parking available. A historic 490-seat theatre in the center has been renovated over the decades downstairs ballrooms. of Waimea town, Kahilu Theatre will and seats 280. Still maintaining its host the Festival’s Hospitality Desk and original charm, Parker Theatre is within FOUR SEASONS film screenings. Inquire at the Festival walking distance of Kahilu Theatre. It is Four Seasons Resort Hualālai Hospitality Desk at Kahilu Theatre with suggested that attendees walk between Four Seasons Resort Hualālai will host questions. the two. Parker Theatre will host film the Festival’s Hospitality Desk, film screenings. screenings and presentations Jan 6-10, Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy (HPA) – with films opening Jan 6 in the evening. Gates Performing Arts Center Anna Ranch Heritage Center Films are shown in the Ballroom and the The Gates Performing Art Center is a Listed on both the National and State Festival Hospitality Desk can be found in 360-seat theatre, located in the heart Registers of Historic Places, the ranch the Ballroom foyer. Breakfast Talks are of the upper Hawai‘i Preparatory was purchased in 1848 by Englishman scheduled 7-10 am Jan 7-10, with coffee Academy (HPA) campus, about two miles James Fay and his Hawaiian wife and pastries provided, upstairs at ‘Ulu west of town. HPA Gates will host film Ka‘ipukai, and remained in the same Restaurant. Artwork and exhibits will screenings and presentations. ranching family for five generations. be hosted in the meeting rooms by the Visitors may tour the spectacular Ballroom and near the Festival Parker School Theatre and expansive gardens as well as the Hospitality Desk. Contact the Festival Originally built in 1920 on Parker Ranch 14-room historic ranch house with Hospitality Desk with questions. as an entertainment center for ranch a treasure trove of Hawaiian koa Taro fields. ©Cathy Shine Taro

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Nat Geo Wild’s Wild Yellowstone: Grizzly Summer

Just in time for the centennial celebration of the National Park Service, Wild Yellowstone presents one of our country’s greatest national parks as never been seen before. With two years of patient, dedicated work in the field, and in collaboration with Nat Geo Wild, the filmmakers at Brain Farm applied the action sports cinematography for which they are known to the natural history genre, pushing boundaries on every front and bringing viewers up close and personal with the creatures in the park. The result is a spectacular inside look at Yellowstone’s animals, interactions and landscape. cute and harrowing animal dramas. Camped out in the field for over one Filmed in two parts, summer and year, the Wild Yellowstone team found winter, summer unfolds here, in and followed a storyboard of funny, Wild Yellowstone.

Yellowstone. ©Nat Geo Wild

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The Accord Almost Sunrise RC Cone (Iceland, 19 min) Michael Collins (USA, 98 min) Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Marty Syjuco In this humorous tale about the relationship Hawai‘i Premiere between an Icelandic surfer and the North Twenty-two U.S. veterans take their own Atlantic wind, Heiðar Logi Elíasson, Iceland’s lives every day, which means we lose more first and only professional surfer, shares a few soldiers to suicide than to combat. Almost of the tricks he’s learned in dealing with the Sunrise follows two Iraq War veterans, Tom North wind. Surfing on a tiny island in the North Voss and Anthony Anderson, as they embark on Atlantic is nothing if not about dealing with an extraordinary journey—a 2,700-mile walk adverse conditions and, above all else, the wind. across the country—ultimately to find answers for themselves, and others, on the way.

The Age of Consequences An American Ascent Jared P. Scott (USA, 80 min) Andy Adkins, George Potter (USA, 66 min) In person: David Titley, Ph.D. Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere In June 2013, nine African Americans set out The Age of Consequences looks at climate change to build a legacy for inner city kids and people from the perspective of the U.S. military and of color all over America, in recognition of the national security. Military leaders examine how number of African Americans who do not feel unpredictable and unusual weather patterns—with like they belong in the outdoors. To do so, the resulting water and food shortages, drought, team embarks on the first African American extreme weather events and sea-level rise—function expedition to tackle North America’s highest as “accelerants of instability,” destabilizing peak, Denali. governments and giving rise to radical groups.

Alison’s Adventures: Atlantic British Columbia Risteard O’Domhnaill (Ireland, 80 min) Alison Teal (USA, 17 min) Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Alison Teal Atlantic follows three fishing communities Hawai‘i Premiere on different sides of the Atlantic as they Having grown up traveling the world while her father struggle to maintain their way of life in the was sent on assignment for National Geographic, face of increasing oil and gas exploration. Alison’s latest episode of her own series, Alison’s The film examines how the politics of Adventures, takes her face-to-face with her fear of resource management in these regions has grizzly bears. Joining Nikki van Schyndel in the Great either protected local fishing resources and Bear Rainforest, Alison ventures out to encounter a communities, or given away the resources grizzly bear for the first time. and wealth of a nation.

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The Bat Man of Mexico Call Me Peg Leg Tom Mustill (UK, 60 min) Josh Hine (UK, 4 min) In person: Tom Mustill USA Premiere 2016 Director’s Choice Award Rik, or Peg Leg, as he changed his name to, is Narrated by David Attenborough, this stunning BBC a one-legged chef, traveler, runner and surfer. production follows Mexican biologist Dr. Rodrigo Filmed along the coast of Cornwall, Call Me Medellin, aka “The Bat Man of Mexico,” as he tracks Peg Leg follows Peg Leg through the course of endangered “Tequila” bats on their 1,000-mile a day as he surfs, runs and works, sharing his migration to the U.S. border, where they pollinate mental attitude and approach to life, and his the tequila agave plants. Through his work, the bats personal formula for happiness. become the first animal in Mexico to be removed from the endangered species list.

Beneath the Surface The Canary Islands Mikey Corker (UK, 30 min) Michael Schlamberger (Austria, 90 min) In person: Andrew Cotton, Garrett McNamara In person: Chad Wiggins Hawai‘i Premiere USA Premiere Big wave surfer Andrew Cotton sets out by An isolated chain of islands in the Atlantic sailboat to explore a little known region of the Ocean, the Canary Islands boast an Atlantic, having caught wind of what might be extraordinary variety of terrains, species the next largest wave. He travels to the middle of and climates concentrated in a small area: the ocean, foregoing much of the winter season, temperate coastline, arid deserts and tundra, without knowing whether his trip will coincide tropical rainforests and snowcapped mountains. with the right swell conditions, or what the wave A land of fire, spectacular beauty and wildlife. will be like in the end.

Bud Browne’s Surfers Catching the Sun Anna Trent Moore (USA, 26 min) Shalini Kantayya (USA, 73 min) In person: Anna Trent Moore Big Island Premiere Big Island Premiere With countries like China investing in solar and Produced entirely using 16 mm archival footage capitalizing on this trillion-dollar opportunity, from the Bud Browne Film Archives, Bud Browne’s Catching the Sun asks the question as to Surfers provides rare footage of the iconic surfers whether the U.S. will be in the game. The film filmed by Bud Browne from the 1950s through the tells the story of the global race to lead the 1970s, including Duke Kahanamoku, Gerry Lopez, clean energy future from the perspective of John Peck, Ricky Grigg, Donald Takayama, Butch workers and entrepreneurs building solutions Van Artsdalen, Greg Noll, Peter Cole, George for climate change, along with correspondingly Downing and Buzzy Trent. better jobs and working conditions.

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Con Amor Yago Dog Power Gabriel Novis (Brazil, 11 min) Jordan Schevene, Kale Casey (USA, 24 min) Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Kale Casey At the age of 19, Yago Dora was one of the most Hawai‘i Premiere prominent surfers in Brazil. Feeling the strain of With an introduction to the world’s fastest sprint living in a country where safety is a daily concern, sled dogs, their human teammates and the Yago recently moved to California with his family incredible variety of sports they are involved in the hope of feeling at ease from day-to-day. in, Dog Power takes you to the frontier of sled Brazilian director Gabriel Novis joined Yago for a dog sports. The film offers stories from a diverse few days in Venice Beach to create this short film group of people; all share the common passion of about youth, love, hopes and dreams. living and working with their dogs in this athletic pursuit built around the human-dog bond.

Dateline NBC: On Assignment E2 - Seoul at Palmyra Atoll Tad Fettig (USA, 26 min) Mario Garcia, Julie Kim (USA, 13 min) Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Mario Garcia In 2003, the city of Seoul took a rare step In this episode of Dateline, Harry Smith travels to “back in time,” demolishing a major downtown the island of Palmyra, part of the Pacific Remote freeway to uncover and restore the ancient Islands Marine National Monument. What NBC Cheonggyecheon stream that once flowed discovers is “a living laboratory that showcases beneath it. The project re-purposed more how life blossoms when man’s influence is kept at than 75 percent of the dismantled material bay.” Dateline explores the island and interviews for reconstruction and rehabilitation. The the scientists who hope their work will help Cheonggyecheon is now a vital part of the protect coral reefs into the future. city’s commercial and tourism sectors.

Distance Between Dreams E2 – Melbourne Reborn Rob Bruce (USA, 62 min) Tad Fettig (USA, 26 min) Big Island Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere Distance Between Dreams shares an inside look In the mid-1970s, Melbourne was a dying city. into the intense training program big wave Thanks to the vision and leadership of Rob surfer Ian Walsh undergoes, along with the other Adams, the city is now known for its vibrant, considerations involved in surfing a wave like Jaws. livable streets. With the conversion of alleys to With swells building, Walsh and brothers Shaun, D.K. walkways and highways to pedestrian streets and Luke work together to surf the next biggest and light rail, Melbourne came back to life. wave, by paddling into Jaws, along with John John Efforts to reduce energy use overall also led to Florence, Greg Long and Shane Dorian. increased productivity and job satisfaction in renovated green buildings.

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Eclipse Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants Anthony Bonello (Canada, 31 min) (BBC) Hawai‘i Premiere Tom Mustill (UK, 59 min) To realize photographer Reuben Krabbe’s vision In person: Tom Mustill of capturing a single unique image—one of skiers While everyone loves giraffes, very little is known skiing during and in front of a solar eclipse—the about them. After studying giraffes for 20 years, Salomon Freeski TV team set out on an expedition Dr. Julian Fennessy has begun to understand to the Arctic. They positioned themselves to be in how quickly they’re disappearing. In an urgent the right place at the right time on March, 20, 2015, and daring mission, with a determined Ugandan not knowing until that moment whether conditions team and as part of the Giraffe Conservation would allow for the shot. Foundation, he plans to round up 20 of the world’s most rare giraffes to take across the Nile River.

Forgotten Coast: Return to 1-800-Give-Us-Your-Kidney Wild Florida Samantha Smith (USA, 17 min) Eric Bendick (USA, 56 min) In person: Harold Mintz, Samantha Smith In person: Eric Bendick Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere In the late 1990s, Harold Mintz inquired about Following in the footsteps of a Florida black bear, three donating one of his kidneys to “whomever needed friends trek along a wildlife corridor stretching from it the most.” At the time there were no protocols the Everglades to the Alabama border. Traversing this to allow for his unusual request. But, two years 1,000-mile journey on foot, they discover a magical later, Harold became one of the country’s first place where life continues as it has for millennia, anonymous living kidney donors, in a beautiful documenting what they find along the way through the story of unconditional giving and generosity. lens of renowned wildlife photographer Carlton Ward, Jr.

A Fragile Legacy Hōkūle‘a Worldwide Voyage: David Brown (USA, 30 min) New York (‘Ōiwi TV) In person: Drew Harvell, Ph.D. Kapuaonaona Roback (USA, 38 min) In 1885, Cornell University authorized the purchase In person: Chadd Paishon of over 500 Blaschka Glass models of marine Nearly 40 years after Hōkūle‘a’s maiden voyage invertebrates for use in teaching marine biology. to Tahiti, Hōkūle‘a embarked on her momentous These exquisitely crafted models enabled study Worldwide Voyage. In 2016, in an extraordinary of delicate creatures that could not otherwise be year of voyaging, Hōkūle‘a left Cape Town, South documented or preserved. Forgotten, the collection Africa, to sail across the Atlantic. She sailed first is receiving new attention as we try to understand to Brazil and then north as far as Nova Scotia, the changes occurring in the ocean. navigating via wayfinding and the stars.

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Humpback Whales The Joy of Surfing Greg MacGillivray (USA, 40 min) Simon Cotter (UK, 5 min) In person: Michele and Howard Hall Hawai‘i Premiere Set in the waters of Alaska, Hawai‘i and Tonga, Through imagery and interviews, The Joy of and with underwater footage filmed and directed Surfingshares a poetic sense of what surfing by Michele and Howard Hall, Humpback Whales means to a number of surfers from Cornwall provides an up-close look at how and why these to California. It conveys the joy and beauty of whales communicate, sing, feed, breach, play, take surfing, and of life, that comes through and care of their young and migrate nearly 10,000 miles from their time on the water. The film also each year. Almost driven to extinction, humpbacks reveals glimpses of the work the organization are making a slow, but remarkable recovery. Lifeworks does in bringing learning-disabled children out to surf.

Im/Perfection Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story Andrew Hida (USA, 12 min) Grant Baldwin (Canada, 74 min) In person: Hitoshi Hida Big Island Premiere Big Island Premiere After learning that nearly half of all food Emigrating from Japan to Honolulu in 1961, produced is thrown away, filmmakers Jen and Hitoshi Hida struggled to learn English while Grant Baldwin dive into the issue of food waste, excelling in math and painting in high school, looking at the decisions made along the way: ultimately pursuing a career in architecture. in commercial farming; at grocery stores and Today, Hida is one of only a handful of designers in restaurants; and at home. Noting the billions of Hawai‘i who still creates architectural renderings dollars of food wasted each year; they pledge at a drafting table using color pencils, erasers and to only eat rejected food for six months. rulers—finding perfection in the imperfect.

Jim Nabors’ Impossible Dream (KGMB) Locked In Phil Arnone (USA, 48 min) Bud Browne (USA, 69 min) In person: Phil Arnone In person: Anna Trent Moore Jim Nabors’ signature song, The Impossible Dream, Big Island Premiere might also be said to be his life story. Born and Filmed and produced by Bud Browne in 1964, raised during the Great Depression in Alabama, Jim Locked In was voted by Surfer Magazine in 1987 went on to become the star of the highest-rated as one of the three best surfing movies ever show on CBS, where he was beloved by millions as made. It features surf icons Duke Kahanamoku, Gomer Pyle. Considered among the world’s most Paul Strauch, Phil Edwards, Buzzy Trent, Greg gifted entertainers, his real life story is of a man Noll, Ricky Grigg, John Peck and Fred Hemmings, with a generous heart. among others. Narrated by Peter Cole, Locked In shares a glimpse into the 1960s surf era.

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Lotus Root: A Great The Marvelous Musical Report Granddaughter’s Journey Laura Sams, Robert Sams (USA, 10 min) Kimberlee Bassford (USA, 30 min) Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Kimberlee Bassford Another delightful and funnily melodious film As Kimberlee Bassford delves into understanding from the makers of The Shark Riddle and her great grandfather Chun Quon Yee Hop, the The Riddle Solvers. Made by and for future successful businessman and philanthropist who generations, the film sings, dances and paints founded the C.Q. Yee Hop family of companies in a picture as to why our national marine Hawai‘i, she also comes to better understand her monuments are worth protecting. Be prepared Chinese heritage. Leaving China on his own, and to laugh and bring the family. making his way to Honolulu, Chun was also the founding member of his family in Hawai‘i.

Making an Ancient Forest Mele Murals Rita Schlamberger (Austria, 52 min) Tadashi Nakamura (USA, 64 min) In person: Chad Wiggins Big Island Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere Mele Murals tells the story of the mural painted Making an Ancient Forest explores the recent on the side of Kahilu Theatre in the town of history of Kalkalpen National Park in Austria—the Waimea and the community effort involved. largest area of wilderness in the Alps. Left alone For this project, Estria Miyashiro and John to regenerate for over 20 years, the forest is Hina travel from O‘ahu to work with students transforming back to a natural state. One of the from Kanu o ka ‘Āina and other schools, plus telltale signs of recovery is the return of the lynx community members, to create a mural sharing after 115 years. Hawaiian culture and tradition, learning through the process.

Martin’s Boat Merchants of Doubt Peter McBride (USA, 23 min) Robert Kenner (USA, 96 min) In person: Harlan Taney Merchants of Doubt delves into the world Hawai‘i Premiere of a small group of individuals who have When two dams were proposed in the Grand successfully helped industries—from tobacco to Canyon in the 1950s, Martin Litton galvanized pharmaceuticals to chemicals to energy—ward the Sierra Club to stand up for the preservation off any concerns that might negatively impact of this national treasure. As a nation, we industry objectives. Through the effective owe to him our ability to fully enjoy the park use of spin to create doubt, ridicule and peer and experience the wonder of the Colorado pressure, they affect public opinion and policy, River. As the canyon is faced with new threats, often without anyone being the wiser. Martin’s Boat pays tribute to his legacy.

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My Haggan Dream Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority Laura Sams, Robert Sams (USA, 8 min) Kimberlee Bassford (USA, 57 min) Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Kimberlee Bassford From the makers of The Shark Riddle and The Representing the state of Hawai‘i, and born and Riddle Solvers, My Haggan Dream shares the raised on Maui, Patsy Mink became the first Asian story of a young girl on the island of Saipan American woman in Congress in 1965. Seven years who has a mysterious dream about a haggan, later, she co-authored Title IX, the legislation or green sea turtle. The dream leads her to that opened up higher education and athletics investigate the sea turtles that live around her to women, transforming life forever for girls and home and to a special birthday wish. young women growing up in America.

Ocean Stories: The Halls Peninsula Mitre Patrick Creadon (USA, 29 min) Joaquín Azulay, Julián Azulay In person: Michele and Howard Hall (Argentina, 90 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere With over four decades of marine cinematography With the goal of surfing a wave never ridden experience, seven Emmy awards and numerous at the most easterly point of Tierra del Fuego, features in National Georgraphic, BBC Wildlife, The Gauchos del Mar brothers hike with NOVA and IMAX® films, Michele and Howard Hall surfboards and provisions on their backs for are considered among the world’s preeminent 53 days into this remote and pristine region of underwater filmmakers. Ocean Stories takes us the province. En route, they overcome difficult behind-the-scenes to share their story and the terrain, river crossings, injuries, scarcity of work they do. food and harsh weather. English Subtitles.

Operation Grand Canyon with Planet Ocean Dan Snow (BBC) Yann Arthus-Betrand and Michael Pitiot BBC (UK, 115 min) (France, 90 min) In person: Harlan Taney With stunning imagery, and in collaboration In 1869, Major John Wesley Powell and nine men with oceanographers and biologists from several traveled three months down the then unknown countries, Planet Ocean tells the history of this Green and Colorado Rivers, and through the Grand underwater world from a geologic perspective, Canyon, in a harrowing tale of exploration. To re- sharing the story of the organisms and creatures create the human experience, the BBC had replicas within it. It also provides a challenging and built of Powell’s boats, using only tools and material difficult look at our modern use of the ocean available at that time, and assembled a support and the impact we are having. team with little-to-no river experience.

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A Plastic Ocean Sea Youth Craig Leeson (USA, UK and Hong Kong, 99 min) Chelsea Odufu (USA, 10 min) In person: Adam Leipzig Hawai‘i Premiere Hawai‘i Premiere For World Oceans Day 2016, seven students from A Plastic Ocean begins when journalist Craig Leeson, around the country convened in New York City searching for the elusive blue whale, encounters and Washington, D.C. to host a youth summit plastic waste while filming in what should be for ocean conservation. The students met with pristine ocean. Craig goes on to team up with free ocean ambassador Jack Johnson, participated diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of in the U.N. World Oceans Day reception at U.N. scientists and researchers to explore the fragile Headquarters and met with the White House state of the ocean, understand plastic pollution and Council on Environmental Quality. seek solutions.

Pronghorn Revival Shorebreak: The Clark Little Ben Masters (USA, 7 min) Story In person: Ben Masters Peter King (USA, 59 min) Hawai‘i Premiere Clark Little’s photographs of the shorebreak A coalition of ranchers and conservationists work on O‘ahu’s North Shore delight audiences together to keep West Texas wild by capturing worldwide with exhibitions in Japan, Canada, 100 Pronghorn Antelope, the fastest land mammal Brazil, Spain and the U.S., along with in North America, and translocate them to West appearances on TV shows including CBS Evening Texas. As Texas wildlife biologist Louis Harveson News, Good Morning America and The Today put it, “we drew a line in the sand not to lose this Show. Shorebreak shares Clark Little’s passion species on our watch.” for photography and his story.

Red Chargers Sonic Sea Rocky Romano, Miranda Winters (USA, 55 min) Michelle Dougherty, Daniel Hinerfeld In person: Andrew Cotton, Garrett McNamara (USA, 63 min) USA Premiere Big Island Premiere Red Chargers tells the story of the North Canyon Sonic Sea tells the story of Ken Balcomb, a former of Nazaré, the swells during the 2015/2016 El Niňo U.S. Navy officer who determined the cause season and the extraordinary individuals, or “red of a mass whale stranding, thereby changing chargers,” who set out to ride them. The film our understanding of how human-generated focuses on the unique lives of big wave surfers, noise impacts ocean wildlife. As human activity their dedication, the teamwork involved in riding increasingly alters noise levels in the ocean, the world’s largest waves and the wave at Nazaré. making it difficult for marine life to communicate, hunt or survive, Sonic Sea explores solutions.

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Spotlight Vamizi - Cradle of Coral Tom McCarthy (USA, 128 min) Mattias Klum (Sweden, 52 min) In person: Blye Faust In person: Chad Wiggins Winner of the 2016 Academy Award for Best Picture, Hawai‘i Premiere Spotlight tells the riveting story behind the Pulitzer Remote and isolated off the coast of Prize-Winning Boston Globe investigation that Mozambique, Vamizi has spectacular coral uncovered the difficult situation, and subsequent reefs, is a breeding ground for whales, dolphins, on-going cover-up, in the upper echelons of Boston’s turtles and sharks, and a rare “mass spawning” most important institutions. The film highlights the site for coral. Vamizi, however, is under threat, importance of investigative journalism, regardless of as plans for gas and oil development loom. how challenging the subject matter. Rated R. With stunning imagery, the film follows a group of scientists as they work to protect the region.

Unbranded View from a Blue Moon Phillip Baribeau (USA, 105 min) Blake Vincent Kueny (USA, 58 min) In person: Ben Masters In person: Curt Morgan 2016 Audience Choice Winner Big Island Premiere Setting out to inspire adoptions of 50,000 wild With perhaps the most beautiful horses and burros living in government pens, Ben cinematography yet seen in a surf film, View Masters recruits three friends and develops a plan From a Blue Moon follows John John Florence to adopt, train and ride a string of wild mustangs and friends from the North Shore of O‘ahu to 3,000 miles from Mexico to Canada, through the surf destinations around the globe. Beautiful heart of the American West. The journey is as surf sequences, stunning imagery and vantage challenging as it is beautiful. points that bring the viewer into the film make View From a Blue Moon a visual surf feast.

Valen’s Reef The Voyage of Swell Imraan Ismail (USA, 8 min) Liz Clark, Teva Perrone In person: M. Sanjayan, Ph.D. (USA, 18 min) Former fisherman Ronald Mambrasar monitors the Liz Clark left California aboard her 40-foot reefs of Raja Ampat with his son, Valen. Nearly sailboat Swell in 2006 and has sailed the destroyed, the area and reefs were brought back Pacific ever since, exploring remote waves, to life through a community-led initiative and learning from foreign cultures, living simply Raja Ampat is now considered the crown jewel of and challenging herself to learn and understand the region. As a native Papuan and father of four, more in every way. The Voyage of Swell shares Mambrasar shares the beauty of his home and reefs the story of Liz’s voyage. through an immersive virtual reality experience.

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Water from Stone Nat Geo Wild’s Wild Yellowstone: Ben Masters (USA, 8 min) Grizzly Summer In person: Ben Masters Karen Bass (USA, 44 min) Hawai‘i Premiere In person: Curt Morgan Nearly 50 years ago, David Bamberger went public Camping out for over one year, and applying with Church’s Chicken and used the capital to innovative action sports cinematography techniques purchase 5,500 acres of overgrazed land deemed to filming natural history, the Wild Yellowstone some of the poorest in the Texas Hill Country. team worked to capture Yellowstone in stunning Then, he devoted the rest of his life to restoring detail, finding a storyboard of funny, cute and it. Considered a visionary in land management and harrowing animal dramas. Wild Yellowstone shares conservation, his example of land stewardship has a portrait of the park and the animal inhabitants been replicated across the region. who live there as never seen before.

The Weekend Sailor Winning Girl Bernardo Arsuaga (Mexico, 74 min) Kimberlee Bassford (USA, 68 min) In person: Bernardo Arsuaga In person: Kimberlee Bassford Hawai‘i Premiere Big Island Premiere In 1973, the United Kingdom organized the first Winning Girl follows Teshya Alo over a four-year head-to-head sailing race around the world. The period until, at the age of 16, she attends Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, now the Kamehameha High School on O‘ahu. Weighing Volvo Ocean Race, took the sport to its limits. in at 125 pounds, Alo is determined to take The British Royal Navy purchased six yachts to gold at both the judo and wrestling world train 800 men, expert crews represented every championships, with her family supporting her sailing nation, and then...self-made businessman on the long and demanding road. Ramon Carlin entered the race.

Bison in Lamar Valley. ©Nat Geo Wild

Wild Horse Resolution Ben Masters (USA, 7 min) In person: Ben Masters Hawai‘i Premiere As seen in the film Unbranded, the overpopulation of wild horses on public lands has resulted in overgrazing, starvation for the horses and damage to native ecological systems. Wild horse advocate TJ Holmes seeks a sustainable solution through birth control delivered via dart gun.

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monday, jaN 2 tuesday, jaN 3

Parker Kahilu HPA Gates Fairmont Fairmont 2 Parker Kahilu HPA Gates Fairmont Fairmont 2

8:00 8:00 8:15a-9:15a 8:15a-9:15a 8:30 8:30

9:00 BREAKFAST TALKS 9:00 BREAKFAST TALKS

9:30 9:30a-11:00a 9:30a-10:45a 9:30a-10:45a 9:30a-11:30a 9:30 9:30a-11:00a 9:30a-11:30a 9:30a-11:45a 9:30a-10:45a Sea Youth Forgotten Humpback Marvelous Report Joy of Surfing Wild 10:00 Atlantic Distance Coast Whales 10:00 Haggan Dream Beneath Surface Catching Yellowstone Between Dreams Making an Q & A the Sun 10:30 Q & A Q & A 10:30 Ancient Forest Red Chargers Q & A Ocean Stories: Q & A E2-Melbourne 11:00 11:00a-12:30p 11:00a-12:15p The Halls 11:00a-6:00p 11:00 11:00a-12:15p 11:00a-6:00p 11:15a-12:30p Eclipse Wild Q & A Valen's 11:15a-12:45p Q & A E2-Seoul View From a Valen's 11:30 Shorebreak Yellowstone Reef 11:30 Giraffes: Blue Moon Reef Just Eat It 11:45a-1:15p VR Africa's Gentle 11:45a-1:15p VR Noon Q & A Eclipse Booth Noon Giants Noon-2:00p Q & A Booth Shorebreak Open Mele Open 12:30 12:30p-2:15p 12:30 Q & A Murals Vamizi 12:30p-1:45p 12:45p-2:30p 12:45p-2:30p 1.800.Give 1:00 A Plastic 1:00 1:00p-2:30p Q & A Q & A Q & A The Canary The Weekend Ocean Dateline Palmyra Dog Power 1:30 Islands Sailor 1:30p-3:00p 1:30 Bat Man 1:30p-3:00p Mario Garcia Q & A An American of Mexico Q & A 2:00 Ascent 2:00p-3:00p 2:00 TBA: Slaying 2:00p-3:30p Q & A Q & A M. Sanjayan Q & A the Badger 2:15p-3:30p Im/Perfection 2:30 2:30p-4:45p The Accord Valen's Reef 2:30 Fragile Legacy Q & A 2:45p-5:00p 2:45p-3:45p Im/Perfection Presentation 2:45p-5:00p Drew Harvell Winning 3:00 Hōkūleʻa Q & A 3:00 Q & A Girl Operation WWV New York 1.800.Give 3:15p-5:00p Operation 3:15p-5:15p Book Signing 3:30 Grand Canyon Q & A Q & A 3:30 Grand Canyon Humpback The Impossible A Plastic Whales 3:45p-5:30p 3:45p-5:15p 4:00 4:00p-5:00p Dream Ocean 4:00 Bud Browne's The Voyager Q & A The Age Surfers 4:30 Exhibit Opening Q & A 4:30 Ocean Stories: of Q & A Q & A Q & A The Halls Consequences Anna Trent Moore 5:00 5:00 Q & A Book Signing Q & A 5:30 5:30

6:00 6:00p-8:00p 6:00p-7:45p 6:00p-7:45p 6:00p-7:45p 6:00 6:00p-7:45p 6:00p-7:45p 6:00p-8:00p 6:00p-8:00p The Accord 6:30 Unbranded The Age TBA: Being There The Weekend 6:30 Winning A Plastic Spotlight Unbranded of Voyage of Swell Sailor Girl Ocean 7:00 Consequences Alison's 7:00 Adventures Lotus Root 7:30 Q & A Q & A Q & A 7:30 Q & A Q & A 8:00 8:00p-9:30p 8:00p-9:30p 8:00p-9:15p 8:00 8:00p-9:15p 8:00p-9:15p 8:15p-9:30p Patsy Forgotten 8:15p-9:45p 8:15p-9:45p 8:30 Wild Horse Peninsula TBA: Slaying Just Eat It 8:30 Mink Coast Wild Horse Water Pronghorn Mitre the Badger Planet Water Pronghorn 9:00 Q & A 9:00 Im/Perfection Q & A Ocean Q & A The Accord Impossible Dream 9:30 9:30 Q & A

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wednesday, jaN 4 thursday, jaN 5

Parker Kahilu HPA Gates Fairmont Fairmont 2 Parker Kahilu HPA Gates Fairmont Fairmont 2

8:00 8:00 8:15a-9:15a 8:15a-9:15a 8:30 8:30

9:00 BREAKFAST TALKS 9:00 BREAKFAST TALKS

9:30 9:30a-11:15a 9:30a-10:45a 9:30a-10:45a 9:30a-11:00a 9:30 9:30a-11:00a 9:30a-11:00a 9:30a-11:00a 9:30a-11:30a View From a Making an Giraffes: Marvelous Report Con Amor Yago Beneath Surface 10:00 Winning Blue Moon Ancient Forest Africa's Gentle 10:00 Haggan Dream An American TBA Q & A Girl Giants Making an Ascent Red Chargers 10:30 Q & A Q & A 10:30 Ancient Forest Lotus Root Q & A Q & A Q & A 11:00 11:00a-12:15p 11:00a-12:30p 11:00a-6:00p 11:00 McNamara 11:00a-6:00p Wild 11:15a-12:30p Valen's 11:15a-1:30p 11:15a-12:45p 11:15a-12:45p Book Signing Valen's 11:30 11:30a-12:45p Yellowstone Peninsula Forgotten Reef 11:30 Giraffes: Reef 1.800.Give Mitre Coast VR Catching TBA Africa's Gentle 11:45a-1:45p VR Noon Q & A Q & A Booth Noon the Sun Giants Booth Martin's Boat Q & A Open Vamizi Open 12:30 Q & A 12:30p-1:45p 12:30 E2-Melbourne Q & A 12:45p-1:45p 12:45p-2:00p Q & A 1:00 1:00p-2:00p Just Eat It An American Joy of Surfing 1:00 E2-Seoul 1:00p-3:00p 1:00p-3:00p Dateline Palmyra Sonic Sea Ascent Distance Peg Leg Mario Garcia 1:30 Between Dreams 1:30 Beneath Surface TBA Q & A 1:45p-3:45p Q & A 2:00 2:00p-4:00p 2:00p-3:30p 2:00 Red Chargers 2:00p-3:45p 2:00p-3:00p 2:15p-4:00p Peg Leg Eclipse 2:15p-3:15p Almost Q & A M. Sanjayan 2:30 Joy of Surfing Shorebreak Atlas Rising 2:30 Sunrise McNamara Locked In Valen's Reef The Canary Dog Power Mark Healey Book Signing Presentation 3:00 Islands Q & A Q & A 3:00 1.800.Give 3:15p-5:30p 3:15p-5:15p Anna Trent Moore 3:30 Q & A 3:30p-5:00p 3:30 Q & A Q & A Q & A The Accord 3:45p-5:15p Peg Leg TBA TBA 4:00 Martin's Boat TBA: Slaying 4:00 4:00p-5:30p 4:00p-5:30p 4:15p-5:45p 4:15p-5:15p Q & A the Badger 4:30 Bud Browne's Hōkūleʻa Harlan Taney 4:30 TBA TBA Surfers WWV New York Slideshow 5:00 Q & A Q & A Q & A 5:00 Anna Trent Moore 5:30 Book Signing 5:30

6:00 6:00p-7:45p 6:00p-8:00p 6:00p-7:45p 6:00p-7:45p 6:00

6:30 Locked In Almost The Weekend The Age 6:30 Sunrise Sailor of 7:00 Consequences 7:00 Anna Trent Moore 7:30 Q & A Q & A Q & A 7:30 Q & A 8:00 8:00p-9:30p 8:00p-9:45p 8:00p-9:30p 8:00 8:15p-9:45p 8:30 TBA: Con Amor Yago Merchants Peninsula 8:30 Fish An American of Mitre 9:00 Ascent Doubt 9:00

9:30 9:30

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waimea breakfast talks

Forgotten Coast. ©Carlton Ward, Jr. Start your day with light fare, coffee their work producing IMAX films and as Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Thu Jan 5 and compelling conversation. Breakfast director of underwater cinematography Harold Mintz and Samantha Smith Talks are from 8:15-9:15 am. Breakfast and underwater still photography for Join Harold Mintz as he shares stories Anna Ranch Heritage Center Talk locations are the Garden Room at the much loved MacGillivray Freemen’s from his life and the work he does Eric Bendick and Harlan Taney the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and at Anna Humpback Whales film shown at last speaking with high school students Join Eric Bendick and Harlan Taney Ranch Heritage Center in Waimea. year’s festival. across the country. Also, Samantha Smith as they share behind-the-scenes talks about the experience in making the stories from the world of expedition film about Harold’s inspirational story, filmmaking, including Forgotten Coast: Mon Jan 2 Tue Jan 3 1.800.Give.Us.Your.Kidney. Return to Wild Florida. A look at what happens when you are in over your head Anna Ranch Heritage Center Anna Ranch Heritage Center and nowhere close to anywhere. Ben Masters Harlan Taney and Kale Casey Wed Jan 4 Join filmmaker and cowboy Ben Masters Join Harlan Taney and Kale Casey as Mauna Kea Beach Hotel as he shares behind-the-scenes stories they share stories of life outdoors. Anna Ranch Heritage Center Andrew Cotton from the making of the film Unbranded Taney talks about life on the river, his Drew Harvell, Ph.D. Join big wave surfer Andrew Cotton as and from riding on a round up with the upcoming quest to set a new speed Author of A Sea of Glass: Searching he joins the festival from Great Britain cowboys of Parker Ranch. record by kayak through the Grand for the Blaschkas’ Fragile Legacy in and shares behind-the-scenes stories Canyon and issues facing the canyon an Ocean at Risk and considered one in the pursuit of surfing epic waves Mauna Kea Beach Hotel today. Casey shares stories from life as of the world’s leading authorities on in the waters off Ireland, Nazaré and Michele and Howard Hall a skijor racer and what it’s like to work coral reef health and the impact of elsewhere. Join preeminent underwater filmmakers in tandem with canines as part of an ocean acidification and other stressors Michele and Howard Hall as they share athletic team. on corals, Dr. Harvell shares what stories from a life underwater, including the Blaschka project might help us understand in terms of the state of the Filming in Grand Canyon. ©Harlan Taney ocean. Books available for signing.

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Tom Mustill Tom Mustill is often asked to make complex films on a tight deadline. Shortlisted as a TED fellow for pushing the boundaries of documentary television, Mustill shares behind-the- scenes stories from the making of The Bat Man of Mexico, Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants and a sneak preview of his current production featuring big wave surfers Garrett McNamara and Andrew Cotton at Nazaré.

Howard Hall free dives with camera during the filming of the IMAX feature Humpback Whales. Photo credit: Michele Hall

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morning activities

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Join fellow festival attendees 7-8 am Jan 2-5 for sunrise yoga with instructor Chelsea Morriss. Classes meet at the upper lawn by the lū‘au grounds, and if conditions permit, will move to the ©JoshFletcher beach. Come enjoy first light on the ocean and an invigorating start to the day. Bring your own mat or towel, and a The club’s dedication to promoting water bottle. and perpetuating outrigger canoe paddling brings participants ranging Kawaihae Canoe Club in age from 10 to 80. Hawai‘i’s official The Kawaihae Canoe Club was formed team sport challenges kids by giving in 1972 by a group of athletic and civic- them a sense of direction and discipline. minded individuals from Waimea and Waimea Ocean Film Festival has been instrumental to the revival attendees are invited to join the of the ancient Hawaiian tradition of Kawaihae Canoe Club to learn how to outrigger canoe racing on the Big Island. paddle an outrigger canoe. Kawaihae Canoe Club. ©Scott Lockhart Sunrise Kawaihae Canoe Club. ©Scott Lockhart

Mon Jan 2 tue-thu jan 3-5

Festival Opening and Paddle Paddle an Outrigger Canoe 6:45-8:15 am Jan 2, Kawaihae Canoe 6:15-7:45 am Kawaihae Canoe Club in Club in Kawaihae Harbor Kawaihae Harbor Join the Kawaihae Canoe Club for an Join Kawaihae Canoe Club in Kawaihae opening ceremony and oli (chant) at Harbor to learn how to paddle an sunrise Jan 2 at Kawaihae Harbor and outrigger canoe. head out paddling with the club in a No experience necessary—just a six-person canoe. Participants might love of the ocean. Participants must see whales, turtles or dolphins. Hawai‘i sign up in advance, know how to swim Island, seen from this vantage, is a and sign a waiver. Participation is spectacular sight at dawn. limited. Please sign up at the Festival Sign up required by 5 pm Jan 1. Hospitality Desk at Kahilu Theater by Contact the festival office via email 5 pm the evening prior. Participants or phone, or sign-up at the Festival should arrive 15 minutes early. Hospitality Desk from December 30 at Kahilu Theatre.

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those on the Big Island who helped to of one year, Hōkūle‘a sailed across the Morning Worldwide Voyage (WWV) prepare for Hōkūle‘a’s arrival into New Atlantic, touched land in Brazil, sailed Exhibit Talks York City and from Pomai Bertelmann, through the Caribbean, traveled through who spoke at the United Nations to the river ways of Florida, maneuvered introduce Hōkūle‘a and the President of up the eastern seaboard utilizing inland Following the Breakfast Talks, Morning Tue, Jan 3 the Polynesian Voyaging Society Nainoa waterways, sailed up the Potomac and WWV Exhibit Talks are 10-11 am in front Thompson for his address. into Washington, D.C., headed into New of the WWV Map at Kahilu Theatre. 2016 Hōkūle‘a WWV - Logistics and York City, sailed up the Hudson as far as Montreal, traveled up the eastern Join Master (Pwo) Navigator Chadd Planning Thu, Jan 5 Paishon and other members of Nā Kālai The logistics behind planning and seaboard as far as Nova Scotia, and then sailed down to Norfolk, Virginia, Wa‘a and the Hōkūle‘a WWV crew to preparation for the journey involved 2016 Hōkūle‘a WWV - Atlantic for dry-dock just outside one of the learn more about the behind-the-scenes a team of hundreds of people to Crossing, Brazil, the Caribbean, Lakes, largest naval yards in the world. It planning and logistics involved in this plan for the voyage itself, to manage Rivers, NYC and Nova Scotia - 2016 was an extraordinary year. Join Chadd momentous and historic voyage. maintenance of the canoe and to plan Highlights and Plans for 2017 Paishon as he talks about highlights for the stops and destinations on the On January 1, 2016, members on board from the year and plans for the year to way. Join Chadd Paishon as he talks Hōkūle‘a spoke with an audience at Mon, Jan 2 come, including Hōkūle‘a’s planned leg about the planning effort involved— the Waimea Ocean Film Festival after what is required behind-the-scenes to through the Panama Canal. 2016 Hōkūle‘a WWV - Sail Plan leaving port in Cape Town, South Africa ensure the canoe is properly stocked Scenarios and Considerations and as she embarked on crossing the and provisioned; what must happen The sail plan for the WWV underwent Atlantic for the first time. In the span to keep the canoe and technical numerous renditions, plans, changes and equipment maintained; and, what is adjustments over the past two years Pwo Navigator and Captain Kalepa Baybayan guides Hōkūle‘a through the fog. © 2015 Polynesian Voyaging Society. involved in setting up the ground crew Photo credit: ‘Ōiwi TV Photographer Nā’ālehu Anthony based on a variety of considerations. and receptions at various destinations Foremost among these were issues along the way. regarding weather conditions, such as planning around hurricane seasons in various parts of the world and the onset Wed, Jan 4 of winter in the northeastern United States. Plans were also altered or 2016 Hōkūle‘a WWV - New York City, changed to address safety concerns due the U.N. and Native Cultures Visited to geo-political situations and realities, Along the Eastern Seaboard of the such as piracy in the Indian Ocean; and, United States intended destinations and rendezvous, Many important stops were scheduled such as the arrival into New York City for Hōkūle‘a and her crew in 2016. for World Oceans Day or the welcome Centering the year was her planned ceremonies planned by various tribes on arrival into New York City on June 8 the way. for World Oceans Day. Hōkūle‘a and crew left New York City to sail up the Hudson, stopping to visit, share and learn from indigenous tribes along the way, as they had done en route to New York City. Join Chadd Paishon as he talks about these stops and hear from

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Artwork by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai schedule January 6–10, 2017

fri JAN 6 sat jan 7 sun jan 8 mon jan 9 tue jan 10 9:30 9:30a-11:00a 9:30a-10:45a 9:45a-10:45a 9:45a-11:15a Peg Leg Forgotten 10:00 View From a Dog Power Coast Blue Moon An American Q & A 10:30 Ascent 1.800.Give Q & A Q & A 11:00 11:00a-12:15p The Accord 11:00a-Noon Wild 11:15a-12:45p 11:30 Yellowstone 11:30a-1:00p Vamizi Giraffes: Winning Noon Q & A Africa's Gentle Girl Giants 12:15p-1:30p 12:30 12:30p-1:30p Q & A M. Sanjayan Q & A TBA: 1:00 Valen's Reef 1:00p-2:00p Mad Dogs Q & A 1:15p-3:15p Distance 1:30 Humpback Between Dreams 1:45p-3:15p Whales 1:45p-3:15p 2:00 Eclipse Joy Surfing Q & A 2:15p-4:00p TBA: Shorebreak Ocean Stories: 2:30 Fish The Halls The Weekend 3:00 Q & A Sailor

3:30p-5:00p 3:30p-5:15p 3:30 3:30p-5:15p Bud Browne's Peg Leg Q & A 4:00 Surfers Con Amor Yago Locked In Q & A Peninsula 4:15p-5:30p 4:30 Anna Trent Moore Mitre Fragile Legacy Book Signing Drew Harvell 5:00 Q & A Anna Trent Moore Book Signing Q & A 5:30

6:00 6:00p-7:00p 6:00p-8:00p 6:00p-8:00p 6:00p-8:30p Beneath the 6:00p-7:45p 6:30 Surface A Plastic Almost Spotlight Q & A Ocean Sunrise TBA 7:00 7:15p-8:00p 7:30 David Titley Q & A Q & A 8:00 8:00p-9:45p 8:15p-9:45p 8:15p-9:45p Q & A 8:00p-9:45p 8:30 The Age Red Im/Perfection Alison's of Chargers Lotus Root 8:45p-10:00p Adventures 9:00 Consequences Q & A Q & A Q & A Martin's Boat Just Eat It TBA 9:30 Q & A Book Signing

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Images from Forgotten Coast. © Carlton Ward, Jr. four seasons breakfast talks

Start your day with coffee, pastries Sun, Jan 8 Tue, Jan 10 and compelling conversation. Breakfast Talks are 8:15-9:15 am in Moana Terrace Garrett McNamara Blye Faust above ‘Ulu Ocean Grill. Big Wave Surfingand Nazaré. Join Lessons learned from Spotlight. Join Garrett McNamara as he shares behind- Blye Faust as she discusses the the-scenes stories from his life as a big importance of investigative journalism Sat, Jan 7 wave surfer and discusses his work with and its particular significance in an the people and government of Portugal age of social media, sound bites and David Titley, Ph.D. in developing Nazaré as a big wave surf targeted e-newsletter campaigns and Climate Risk and National Security. destination. why central, unbiased news sources Join the former lead for the U.S. focused on thorough investigation and Navy’s Task Force on Climate Change, reporting matter. David Titley, Ph.D., as he discusses Mon, Jan 9 climate as a security risk, the military’s push to develop clean energy and the Adam Leipzig opportunities the U.S. has to take the Dead Poet’s Society. Titus. March of the lead on climate change. Penguins. A Plastic Ocean. Join Adam Leipzig as he shares behind-the-scenes stories from the making of the films he’s produced and tells what it takes to get a movie made.

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Ascension Island as a navigational aid of Florida, Hōkūle‘a sailed across before reaching Fernando de Noronha, Florida through an inland waterway. At an archipelago off the Brazilian coast. Cape Canaveral on the east coast of Here, crew visited the UNESCO World Florida, the crew honored Hawai‘i-born Heritage Site. Hōkūle‘a then sailed astronauts Lacy Veach and the late into the port of Natal, Brazil, while the Ellison Onizuka. The pair was cited entire country was celebrating Carnival. for their extraordinary contributions This leg required an unprecedented to space voyaging in an intimate amount of focus from the navigators ceremony onboard the canoe. Hōkūle‘a aboard the canoe because seeking small crewmembers then visited Florida’s island targets at far distances allows for NASA Kennedy Space Center. only a very narrow cone of error. “The country needs to know Lacy Veach was the one who planted the 2016 Caribbean idea as a seed into us in 1992 to take Hōkūle‘a’ continued from Brazil into the Hōkūle‘a around the world,” said Caribbean, stopping in the U.S. Virgin Nainoa Thompson. Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Hōkūle‘a and her crew continued Cuba. In St. John, crew engaged with ©Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo-Oiwi TV Photographer Sam Kapoi. to move up the Intracoastal Waterway the local community and participated north from Florida. In Georgia, she in 60th anniversary celebrations of the sailed inland of Gray’s Reef, which 2016 Worldwide Voyage of Hōkūle‘a U.S. Virgin Islands National Park. The was formed millions of years ago when park was given to the U.S. in 1956 bits of shell, sand and mud traveled An Extraordinary Year by Laurence Rockefeller, under the via rivers and ocean to the Atlantic condition the land be protected from Coast and “cemented” together with future development. Over the course of In 2015, Hōkūle‘a left the Pacific Ocean journey to take advantage of favorable seawater to form sandstone. Gray’s 17 days of voyaging, Hōkūle‘a covered for the first time, sailing to Cape forecast conditions for the crossing Reef is designated as a National Marine approximately 2,085 nautical miles on Town, South Africa, on the 15th leg of of the Atlantic Ocean. “The crossing Sanctuary. Hōkūle‘a also passed inland this leg. the historic Mālama Honua Worldwide required crewmembers to become of Core Banks, a series of barrier Facing similar pressures on marine Voyage. The unpredictable and familiar with Atlantic currents and islands off the coast of North Carolina resources as other island communities sometimes dangerous Indian Ocean was prevailing winds. Totaling 4,200 nautical that comprise part of the Outer Banks and coastal areas, Caribbean nations and a challenge and concern for the crew. miles (nm), it was the longest leg of and the National Park Service’s Cape their partners have pledged to protect 20 As Master (Pwo) Navigator, President the Worldwide Voyage and of any other Lookout National Seashore. It gave percent of their marine resources by 2020, of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and voyage in Hōkūle‘a’s 40-year history. crewmembers an opportunity to learn an initiative known as the Caribbean Captain Nainoa Thompson said, “The When the canoe docked in Brazil, it more about the wild horses, marine Challenge. Hōkūle‘a crewmembers were Indian Ocean… has two hurricane marked the voyage’s first engagement ecosystems and maritime history of able to learn more about the Caribbean seasons, two monsoon seasons and a with South America,” he added. Cape Lookout. Challenge while there. high incidence of rogue waves.” The crew departed Cape Town Various chiefs from area Native American tribes and community At the end of 2015, almost halfway and sailed 700 nm up the West Coast 2016 East Coast leaders greeted Hōkūle‘a with an around the world from Hawai‘i, of Africa until Walvis Bay, Namibia. In March, Hōkūle‘a reached the arrival ceremony at the Charleston Hōkūle‘a and her crew arrived in Cape There she tacked west towards the continental United States for the first Maritime Center. While in Charleston, Town. island of St. Helena—a tropical island time, planning to meet and visit with crew participated in the Charleston situated 1,200 miles off the southwest the Seminole people of South Florida Outdoor Festival and hosted canoe 2016 Brazil coast of Africa. After a brief stop for near Key West as her first stop. Already underway by January 1, 2016, tours. Hōkūle‘a and crew celebrated provisioning on St. Helena, Hōkūle‘a After making a historic first touch Hōkūle‘a made an earlier-then-planned Earth Day in Newport News, Virginia, continued northwest, passing near of the mainland U.S. in the Everglades departure for the 16th leg of the before arriving in historic Yorktown, on

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The crossing required crewmembers to become familiar with Atlantic currents and prevailing winds. Totaling 4,200 nautical miles (nm), it was the longest leg of the Worldwide Voyage and of any other voyage in Hōkūle‘a’s 40-year history. When the canoe docked in Brazil, it marked the voyage’s first engagement with South America.

the morning of Sunday, April 24. The stops in Rhode Island, Connecticut, canoe was greeted by the area’s Native Massachusetts, New Hampshire and American tribes and members from Maine to connect with maritime the community. The arrival ceremony communities and indigenous peoples of included a cultural welcome by Virginia the region. Indian tribal chiefs from the Pamunkey Hōkūle‘a then continued north from Indian Tribe, Mattaponi Tribe and the Maine to spend a week in Canada in ©Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo-Oiwi TV Photographer Sam Kapoi. Nottway Indian Tribe of Virginia. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. From there, the From Yorktown, Hōkūle‘a sailed canoe sailed across the mouth of the around the world. The maiden voyage working together—a spirit embodied north to Tangier Island, where the crew Bay of Fundy, which is known for having of Hōkūle’a in 1976 involved the vision, by Mau Piulug and foundational focused on many of the environmental the largest tidal range on the globe, sponsorship and support of hundreds and conditional to his working with issues affecting the Chesapeake Bay and up the Hudson River as far north of people, including the instrumental Hōkūle‘a—that Hōkūle‘a continues and the efforts to protect the country’s as Montreal. Crewmembers were able efforts of Tommy Holmes, Ben Finney on this extraordinary and momentous largest watershed. From there, the to make a few stops in special places and Herb Kane—the original founders voyage. The crew on board bears the canoe arrived at the nation’s capital of natural beauty, such as Niagara Falls of the Polynesian Voyaging Society— responsibility of all the people who by sailing down the Potomac River and and Acadia National Park. who made the building and voyage of have believed in and supported the docking at the Washington Canoe Club. The canoe then retraced her steps Hōkūle‘a their life work and brought voyage—a weight her leaders feel most After spending about a week in south down the New England coast, her into being. It also relied on the acutely. Washington D.C., Hōkūle‘a sailed to making her way to Norfolk, Virginia, teachings and inspiration of Mau Piulug, After this long and extraordinary year New York City, where she was a focal where she was pulled out of the the Micronesian navigator who brought in 2016, Hōkūle‘a heads towards the point at World Oceans Day events water for dry dock on the lawn at the the ancient art of wayfinding and Panama Canal and then her journey hosted by the United Nations on June Mariner’s Museum and Park. After this knowledge of celestial navigation back home. 8. The theme of this year’s World important period of maintenance work, to Hawai‘i; the sponsorship, support (Recap based on postings from www.hokulea.com) Oceans Day was “Healthy Oceans, Hōkūle‘a continued to make her way and interest of the National Geographic Healthy Planet.” While in the Big Apple, south through intercoastal waterways Society, who made the voyage possible; Hōkūle‘a crew also participated in the and along the East Coast in November, and the long hours of the many people Join Master (Pwo) Navigator Chadd Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge, experiencing frost and colder conditions, who worked hard to build the canoe, Paishon and others to learn more which is the East Coast’s largest Pacific while heading towards Miami. learn how to navigate and make the about the 2016 voyage, and plans Islands festival and one of the world’s After this long and extraordinary year crossing. for 2017, in a series of morning talks most competitive outrigger races. in 2016, Hōkūle‘a heads towards the The first voyage of Hōkūle‘a was 10-11 am Jan 2-5 at Kahilu Theatre. Hōkūle‘a departed New York City on Panama Canal and then her journey made possible through the concerted Note the Breakfast Talk section for a June 18 for several engagements in the home. effort of this diverse group of detailed description of these talks. New England area. Only 40 years after her maiden individuals. It is through the effort of Hōkūle‘a traveled north through New voyage to Tahiti, Hōkūle‘a nears many people of diverse backgrounds England, where she and crew made completion of her full circumnavigation

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“The armed forces have been studying climate change for years from a perspective that rarely is mentioned in the news: as a national security threat. And they agree that it poses serious risks... Here is how military planners see this issue: We know that the climate is changing, we know why it’s changing and we understand that change will have large impacts on our national security. Yet as a nation we still only begrudgingly take precautions.”

Dr. Titley, in an article appearing October 2016 for The Conversation.

David Titley, Ph.D. testifies at a Senate hearing.

After retiring from the Navy, revolution; and the opportunities the David Titley, Ph.D. Dr. Titley served as the deputy U.S. has to take the lead on climate undersecretary of commerce for change. Dr. Titley also answers questions A former rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, Meteorology and Oceanography operations, the chief operating officer following the showing of the film. David Titley, Ph.D., is a professor Command; oceanographer and navigator position at the National Oceanic and of practice in meteorology and a of the Navy; and deputy assistant chief Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). professor of international affairs at the of naval operations for information Dr. Titley serves on numerous advisory Join David Titley, Ph.D. for Pennsylvania State University. He is the dominance. He also served as senior boards and National Academies of discussion following the showing founding director of Penn State’s Center military assistant for the director, Office Science committees, including the CNA of The Age of Consequences 6 pm for Solutions to Weather and Climate of Net Assessment in the Office of the Military Advisory Board and the Science Monday, Jan 2 at Kahilu Theatre; Risk. Secretary of Defense. While serving and Security Board of the Bulletin of 3:45 pm Tuesday, Jan 3 at HPA Gates; While serving as a naval officer for in the Pentagon, Dr. Titley initiated the Atomic Scientists. Dr. Titley is a 6 pm Wednesday, Jan 4 at Fairmont 32 years, Dr. Titley’s career included and led the U.S. Navy’s Task Force on fellow of the American Meteorological Orchid; and 8:00 pm Friday, Jan 6 at duties as commander of the Naval Climate Change. Society and was awarded an honorary Four Seasons. doctorate from the University of Alaska, Join David Titley, Ph.D. for a Fairbanks. presentation on Climate Risk and A frequent guest speaker and subject National Security 7:15 pm Friday, “The time for taking all measures for a ship’s safety is while in the film The Age of Consequences, Jan 6 at Four Seasons. Dr. Titley joins the festival to discuss still able to do so. Nothing is more dangerous than for a Also join David Titley for a Breakfast climate as a national security risk; the seaman to be grudging in taking precautions lest they turn Talk on Saturday, Jan 7 at Four link between climate, food and water Seasons. out to have been unnecessary. Safety at sea for a thousand supply; the military’s clean energy years has depended on exactly the opposite philosophy.”

Admiral Chester Nimitz, 1945, as commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific FLEET, AND APPEARING IN 2016 FOR THE CONVERSATION.

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Reef and more species of coral than Valen’s Reef the Caribbean Sea. Through the immersive magic of These reefs were almost destroyed virtual reality (VR), Conservation a decade ago by overfishing, shark International (CI) Executive Vice finning and dynamiting of coral. But President Dr. M. Sanjayan takes today, through community based viewers to swim with manta rays, conservation efforts, Raja Ampat sharks and teeming schools of fish. and its coastal communities are the Since 2004, CI has worked with crown jewel of the region. The story local partners to protect the waters of the reefs, and the West Papuans of Raja Ampat in the Bird’s Head who protect them—in particular local Seascape of remote Indonesia. This fisherman- turned-scientist Ronald unique area holds more species of Mambrasar and his son, Valen—is told fish than the entire Great Barrier in the short, experiential VR film, Valen’s Reef.

Raja Ampat. ©Conservation International

M. Sanjayan, Ph.D. Join M. Sanjayan for a presentation Valen’s Reef will also be available and discussion of the VR film Valen’s for screening at the VR booth near Dr. M. Sanjayan is a global conservation Reef at 2 pm Monday, Jan 2 and film screenings 11 am–6 pm Jan scientist, writer and Emmy-nominated 2 pm Thursday, Jan 5 at Fairmont 2–Jan 5 at Fairmont Orchid and 11 news contributor specializing in the role Orchid; and 12:30 pm Saturday, Jan am–6 pm Saturday, Jan 7 at Four of conservation in saving people and 7 at Four Seasons. Seasons. nature. He is executive vice president and senior scientist at Conservation International. Raja Ampat. ©Conservation International

In the summer of 2015, Sanjayan ©Ami Vitale co-hosted Big Blue Live, PBS’s & BBC’s three-part television event showcasing Sanjayan is leading the launch marine life on the Pacific Coast and of Conservation International’s first which was the first live primetime virtual reality film, Valen’s Reef, which natural history show on American explores one of the most beautiful—and television. He also hosted the 2015 biologically diverse—places in the PBS and National Geographic television Pacific Ocean. series, EARTH - A New Wild, which Sanjayan is a Disneynature was filmed in over 24 countries. The Ambassador, a Catto Fellow at the conservation expert has appeared on Aspen Institute and a Clinton Global numerous other programs including Initiative Advisor. In addition, he is on The Today Show and The Late Show National Geographic Society’s Explorers with David Letterman, and was named Council and serves as a visiting to Men’s Journal’s list of the 50 Most researcher at UCLA’s Institute of the Adventurous Men in 2015. Environment and Sustainability.

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genetics, chemical analyses and Join Dr. Harvell for discussion as she mathematical modeling. One recent presents a slide show following the project focuses on detection of a virus showing of A Fragile Legacy and is and environmental conditions causing available for a book signing at 2:15 pm widespread sea star mass mortality in Tuesday, Jan 3 at HPA Gates and 4:15 U.S. waters. She is currently a senior pm Monday, Jan 9 at Four Seasons. scientist at The Kohala Center in Also join Dr. Harvell for a Breakfast Hawai‘i and Fellow of the Ecological Talk on Wednesday, Jan 4 at Anna Society of America. Ranch. Curator of the Blaschka Marine Invertebrates Collection at Cornell, Dr. Harvell recently authored the book, A Sea of Glass: Searching for the Blaschkas’ Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk. Dr. Harvell returns to the festival Drew Harvell. ©David O. Brown for a showing of A Fragile Legacy, a slide show sharing behind-the-scenes Drew Harvell, Ph.D. stories in the making of the film and a book signing. Drew Harvell, Ph.D., is a professor of might increase outbreaks of infectious Released in the spring of 2016, A Sea ecology and evolutionary biology at disease in the ocean. of Glass has been featured and reviewed Cornell University, where she teaches Publications by Dr. Harvell by Discover, Scientific American, The courses in marine ecology, marine have appeared in Science, Nature, Guardian, The New York Times and invertebrate biodiversity Proceedings of National Nature, with full chapters excerpted and conservation Academy of Sciences, in Natural History and American oceanography. She Ecology, Public Library Scientist. It recently won the National is a past director for of Science, Biology and Outdoor Book Award for Natural History environment at the Frontiers in Ecology Literature and was picked as one of the Atkinson Center for a and the Environment. best eight “Art Meets Science” books of From the Blaschka collection: the mauve stinger Sustainable Future and a Dr. Harvell has received 2016 by Smithsonian magazine. jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca). Photo credit: current faculty fellow. support from the NSF, the Museum D’Histoire Naturelle Geneva Dr. Harvell has Global Environmental authored over 120 Fund, National research papers and Geographic, NOAA and Released in the spring of 2016, A Sea of Glass: Searching is widely recognized the Atkinson Center for for work on health of Sustainable Future. for the Blaschkas’ Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk marine ecosystems, Dr. Harvell’s laboratory has been featured and reviewed by Discover, Scientific chairing both the World research focuses on the Bank Targeted Research ecology of infectious American, The Guardian, The New York Times and Nature, Program on Coral Health and the disease and ocean sustainability. A with full chapters excerpted in Natural History and National Center for Ecological Analysis subtheme of this work includes and Synthesis program on the Ecology evaluating the impacts of a warming American Scientist. It recently won the National Outdoor of Marine Disease. She currently leads climate on coral reef ecosystems. Book Award for Natural History Literature and was picked a group of scientists in a National Projects in her lab involve multi- as one of the best eight “Art Meets Science” books of 2016 Science Foundation (NSF)-funded study disciplinary, cross-scale approaches, investigating how a changing climate including field studies, remote sensing, by Smithsonian magazine.

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Humpback Whales. ©2015 MacGillivray Freeman Films and Pacific Life. Photo credit: Michele Hall Howard Hall operates the underwater IMAX 3D camera during the making of Deep Sea 3D. Photo credit: Michele Hall

Michele and Howard Hall

Michele and Howard Hall are wildlife directing and producing Deep Sea 3D, Under the Sea 3D. This film won best cinematography and Michele served filmmakers specializing in marine which was awarded Best Picture at cinematography at the Giant Screen as location manager and underwater wildlife films and underwater giant the Giant Screen Cinema Association Cinema Association Conference in still photographer for MacGillivray’s 3D format film production. Working as Conference and Best Large Format 2009 and Best Documentary from the feature Journey to the South Pacific a team, Michele and Howard have Film at Wildscreen 2006. In 2009, International 3D Society in 2010. Their and Humpback Whales—one of the all- produced and directed many television the Halls released the IMAX feature IMAX features have grossed more than time audience favorites shown at the films including a National Geographic $200 million in box office receipts. festival and winner of the 2016 Best Special, three episodes of the PBS series In 2002, Howard was underwater Film-Ocean Environment award. Nature, the five-hour PBS series Secrets sequence director and Michele was of the Ocean Realm and programs for location manager for MacGillivray the BBC and other broadcasters. They Freeman’s IMAX feature, Coral Reef Join Michele and Howard Hall are the recipients of seven Emmy Adventure, a film in which both he and for discussion following showings Awards and numerous other industry Michele are featured on-camera. of Humpback Whales and Ocean awards and recognitions. Howard served as director of Stories: The Halls 9:30 am Monday, Perhaps best known for their underwater cinematography for Jan 2 at Fairmont Orchid; 3:15 pm underwater IMAX® films, Howard the Primesco Productions film Lost Tuesday, Jan 3 at Kahilu Theatre; directed the first underwater IMAX Worlds, the MacGillivray Freeman film and 1:15 pm Sunday, Jan 8 at Four 3D feature in 1994, Into the Deep. In The Living Sea, the IMAX 3D feature Seasons. 1998, Michele produced and Howard Return to Hubble and was underwater Also join Michele and Howard Hall directed the IMAX feature, Island of cinematographer for MacGillivray for a Breakfast Talk on Monday, Jan the Sharks, an enterprise of Howard Freeman’s Journey Into Amazing Caves. 2 at Mauna Kea. Hall Productions. In 2005, they Howard was director of underwater returned to the IMAX 3D format by

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Blye Faust

Blye Faust is a founding partner of Rocklin | Faust, an award-winning film and television production company and Oscar-winning producer of Spotlight, which was directed by Tom McCarthy and awarded Best Motion Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 2016 Academy Awards. The year 2015 also University. Faust is a member of saw the release of Rocklin | Faust’s, the Producers Guild of America and The Perfect Guy, which grossed $60.2 sits on the Board of the Center for million worldwide, winning the box Investigative Reporting. office in its opening weekend. Faust was named one of Variety’s “10 Producers to Watch.” Prior to her Join Blye Faust for discussion work as a film producer, Faust was following the showing of the film Adam Leipzig a practicing attorney, receiving her Spotlight 6 pm, Monday, Jan 9 at juris doctorate from the University Four Seasons. Adam Leipzig has been a producer, Walt Disney Studios. distributor or supervising executive Adam is author of two books for of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Also join Blye Faust for a Breakfast on more than 30 films including: A emerging filmmakers published by and a B.A. in English from Santa Clara Talk Tuesday, Jan 10 at Four Seasons. Plastic Ocean; March of the Penguins; Macmillan: Inside Track for Independent Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; Dead Poets Filmmakers and Filmmaking in Action: Society and Titus. His movies have won Your Guide to the Skills and Craft, of the Rockies and the Yellowstone to or been nominated for 10 Academy which has become the standard learning Yukon Conservation Initiative. Recent Awards, 11 British Academy Film Awards, text at universities and colleges. He has productions include Epic Yellowstone, two Golden Globes, two Emmys, two written for the New York Times, CEO. America Wild and Forgotten Coast: Directors Guild Awards, four Sundance com, Smart CEO Magazine and many The Return to Wild Florida, which was Awards and four Independent Spirit others, plus is a frequent corporate recently awarded a regional Emmy and Awards. Collectively, his projects have keynote and guest speaker on topics is slated for national broadcast on PBS generated over $2 billion in revenue on ranging from leadership and success to in 2017. $300 million production spending and innovation and change management. twice he has been responsible for the Adam is working on his next two “most profitable picture of the year.” documentaries and next book, which is Join Eric Bendick for a discussion The founder and CEO of designed to empower creative people to

©Carlton Ward Jr. ©Carlton Ward following the showing of the film Entertainment Media Partners, lead more sustainable lives. Forgotten Coast: Return to Wild Adam is also senior creative advisor Eric Bendick Florida 9:30 am Monday, Jan 2 at to CreativeFuture, a non-profit HPA Gates; 8 pm Tuesday, Jan 3 at organization that advocates for the Join Adam Leipzig as he introduces Eric Bendick is the series producer for Kahilu Theatre; 11:15 am Wednesday, rights of creative communities; A Plastic Ocean and for discussion Grizzly Creek Films. His writing and Jan 4 at Fairmont Orchid; and 9:30 publisher and managing editor of following the showing of the film 6 producing credits include National am Tuesday, Jan 10 at Four Seasons. Cultural Weekly; and a faculty member pm Saturday, Jan 7 at Four Seasons. Geographic Television, Smithsonian Also join Eric Bendick and Harlan at the prestigious UC Berkeley Haas Also join Adam Leipzig for a Earth, PBS, The History Channel, Animal Taney for a Breakfast Talk on School of Business. He is also the former Breakfast Talk on Monday, Jan 9 at Planet, Harvard University, Patagonia, Thursday, Jan 5 at Anna Ranch. president of National Geographic Films Four Seasons. Turner Endangered Species Fund, Heart and a former senior vice president at

56 waimea ocean film festival experience. environment. culture. www.waimeaoceanfilm.org Festival Program 2017 57 guest speakers and presentations Mario Garcia During his time as a producer at NBC News, Mario Garcia Mario Garcia’s career as a producer for was recognized with multiple Curt Morgan NBC News began at the news desk in Edward R. Murrow awards and New York City in 1996. In 2000, Garcia Emmy nominations and was Curt Morgan is an Emmy Award- started to work on Nightly News with awarded three National Emmys winning cinematographer and the lead Tom Brokaw, and then Nightly News for outstanding coverage in with Lester Holt. During this time, creative and founder of Brain Farm broadcast news. Garcia was often sent to cover stories Digital Cinema. A former professional in locations torn by conflict and strife. snowboarder, Morgan started his career He spent the fall of 2002 reporting on in filmmaking after watching fellow to Australia to examine the continent’s the Second Intifada in the Middle East, pro-snowboarder Travis Rice take the extreme drought and to understand culminating in reports that covered the sport to new heights. Together, the two if and how a similar drought might human toll resulting from this conflict affect the United States in the future. made it their mission to change the on all sides. In 2003, he spent four Recently, Garcia and a production team face of snowboard movies and set a productions include Nat Geo Wild’s Wild months in Kuwait and Iraq following the traveled to Antarctica to report on the new standard for quality in the action Yellowstone: Grizzly Summer and John American-led invasion of Iraq. Garcia changes occurring around the South sports industry. Founding the production John Florence’s View From a Blue Moon. continued traveling to the region the Pole marking the seventh in his travels company Brain Farm, Morgan directed next five years to follow up on the to all seven continents. That’s It, That’s All in 2008, featuring initial invasion and its repercussions. Join Curt Morgan for discussion During his time as a producer at NBC Rice and others, which ESPN credited as Over the course of the next decade, following the showing of View From News, Mario Garcia was recognized with “the most visually stunning action sports Garcia’s work focused on breaking and a Blue Moon 11 am Tuesday, Jan 3 multiple Edward R. Murrow awards and movie ever.” international news, including tornadoes, Emmy nominations and was awarded at Fairmont Orchid; and 9:30 am While the early days focused on hurricanes and earthquakes, such as the three National Emmys for outstanding Wednesday, Jan 4 at Kahilu Theatre. snowboard and action sports films, devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake coverage in broadcast news. Brain Farm has expanded its scope of Join Curt Morgan for discussion in Haiti in 2010. Garcia conducted Recently, Garcia and his team production, now working on commercial, following the showing of Nat Geo interviews with every sitting president traveled to Palmyra Atoll to see how documentary, feature and natural Wild’s Wild Yellowstone: Grizzly during this time, including Bill Clinton, one of the most remote places on history films. At the core of Brain Summer 11 am Monday, Jan 2 at HPA George W. Bush and Barack Obama and Earth has been able to rejuvenate and, Farm’s endeavors is the underlying Gates; 9:30 am Tuesday, Jan 3 at also traveled to Tehran to question the with the help of humans and scientists mission of “using innovative techniques Fairmont Orchid; 11 am Wednesday, former president of Iran. In all of his dedicated to its preservation, maintain to bring inspiring stories to life” and to Jan 4 at Kahilu Theatre; and 11 am travels and story telling, his work has the health of the coral reef and island “create unforgettable film, TV, digital Saturday, Jan 7 at Four Seasons. been guided by one core question and eco-systems of which it is part. After and commercial content.” Recent principle: what is the story and how is it the showing of the film resulting affecting people? from this project, NBC Dateline: On ©Nat Geo Wild From 2006-2011, Garcia worked as Assignment in Palmyra Atoll, Garcia will the lead environmental affairs producer share behind-the-scenes stories about for NBC News. He was assigned to cover the making of the film. “the world” and what is happening to it. Garcia says “the greatest privilege of my career has been to go to some Join Mario Garcia for discussion of the most remote places on the following the showing of NBC planet, and to see how the climate Dateline: On Assignment in Palmyra and planet are changing.” In 2007, he Atoll 12 noon Tuesday, Jan 3 at HPA and a team trekked across the ice Gates; and 11:45 am Thursday, Jan 5 sheet in Greenland with climatologist at Fairmont Orchid. Konrad Steffen, who is known for his Also join Mario Garcia for a research on Arctic sea ice and the Breakfast Talk on Tuesday, Jan 3 at effect of climate change on the glaciers Mauna Kea. of Greenland. In 2009, Garcia traveled

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considered one of the greatest honors in big wave surfing. In recent years, McNamara began the pursuit of stand up paddle surfing (SUP) and gave it his own twist by designing and creating SUP boards for a more extreme experience, venturing into big waves like Waimea, Puerto Escondido and Mavericks. He was one of only 32 elite surfers invited to compete in the World Stand Up Paddle Surfing Championship in June 2009 by the International Surfing Association. Humanitarian work and efforts to protect the ocean and environment are important to McNamara. He works hand-in-hand with Oceania, One Drop, Garrett McNamara surfing in Nazaré, Portugal. ©Wilson Ribeiro Heal the Bay, Surfers Healing, Covenant Join Garrett McNamara for House, Marconi Foundation, Surfrider discussion and book signing following Foundation, Mavericks Rescue Team, the showing of Red Chargers 9:30 and Surfers Environmental Foundation. Garrett McNamara am Tuesday, Jan 3 at Kahilu Theatre; While volunteering with Surfers Healing, 9:30 am Thursday, Jan 5 at Fairmont McNamara shares the healing power of Garrett McNamara holds the Guinness several first- and second-place finishes Orchid; 1 pm Thursday, Jan 5 surfing with autistic children. World Record for surfing the largest in elite big wave surfing competitions at Kahilu Theatre; and 8:15 pm McNamara and wife Nicole split their wave ever surfed, which he caught in and was invited to participate in the Saturday, Jan 7 at Four Seasons. time between Nazaré, Portugal, and Nazaré, Portugal, credited at 78 feet, 2016/2017 Quicksilver Invitational in Hale‘iwa, on the island of O‘ahu, where Also join Garrett McNamara for a with another unofficial ride of a wave Memory of Eddie Aikau, or The Eddie, he was raised. Breakfast Talk on Sunday, Jan 8 at estimated to be Four Seasons. 100 feet. Recently he was the first foreigner to be awarded the Written by McNamara in conjunction with author Karen prestigious Vasco Karbo, McNamara’s autobiography was also recently de Gama Medal of Honor from the released: HOUND OF THE SEA: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Portuguese Navy. Wild Wisdom. His memoir provides an inspirational McNamara has received account of wiping out and then getting back up in both multiple Billabong life and career. According to Booklist, “McNamara’s XXL awards and honors, including autobiography isn’t just for surfers, then; it’s for anyone Performance who’s been looking for a way to overcome the insecurities of the Year and fears that are holding them back. An exciting, on multiple occasions. He has entertaining life story with an uplifting message.” Garrett McNamara ©Clark Little

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Andrew Cotton surfing west coast of Ireland. ©OlafPignataro Nazaré. @Mikey Corker

media coverage that followed has you’re able to explore completely Andrew Cotton meant Cotton has been part of pushing new territory and even potentially to the boundaries as to what was thought push forward the frontiers of what’s Surfing partner to Garrett McNamara, possible and placed Great Britain considered possible. Some people might and featured in several big wave surfing firmly on the surfing map. Being at see riding these mountains of water as films over the past few years at the the forefront of big wave surfing has a metaphor for what’s possible in the Waimea Ocean Film Festival, Andrew come at a price. As North Devon is not modern world but for me it’s about Cotton is a British big wave surfer based a big wave surf destination, Cotton getting out into the (usually freezing out of New Devon. works hard in training and as a plumber cold) water with my friends and Born in Plymouth, England, Cotton through the summer months in order to catching the best waves it’s possible grew up on the North Devon Coast follow the swell all over Europe in the to catch. If along the way I happen to where he started surfing at the age of winter. He also spends as much time as catch the biggest wave ever ridden, seven. From that age, catching waves possible with his wife Katie and their then hey, it’ll be the icing on the cake.”

and being in and around the ocean has ©OlafPignataro two children. been the focus of Cotton’s life. After Andrew Cotton writes, “I’m already leaving school, Cotton worked in a local followed and in 2012 he towed Garrett very much living my own dream in that Join Andrew Cotton for discussion surfboard factory until the age of 25, McNamara into what the Guinness Book I surf professionally and catch some of following the showing of Beneath when he re-trained as a plumber. of World Records confirmed as the the biggest waves in the world. But big the Surface 9:30 am Tuesday, Jan 3 Along the way, Cotton began to biggest wave ever surfed, in a scene wave riding is very much in its infancy at Kahilu Theatre; 1 pm Thursday, realize that his real passion lay in big captured in the films Behind the Lines and there are plenty of big waves still Jan 5 at Kahilu Theatre; and 6 pm wave surfing. He initially focused on and Nazaré Calling. to be discovered and surfed. With Friday, Jan 6 at Four Seasons. helping to pioneer big wave spots in Since that time, Cotton has caught pretty much all the great mountains of Also join Andrew Cotton for a Ireland before turning his attention a number of indisputably large waves, the world climbed and explorers having Breakfast Talk on Thursday, Jan 5 more recently to Nazaré, Portugal. one or two of which have caused debate reached most of the nooks and crannies at Mauna Kea. Numerous Billabong XXL entries in the press as to whether or not they on the planet, it really is quite a thing surpassed Garrett’s record. The global to consider that in big wave surfing

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Mark Healey surfing Jaws. ©Tal Roberts Mark Healey surfing Jaws. @Brent Bielmann

of the oceans largest sharks, most something if they value it,” Healey says, Mark Healey notably Great Whites and Tigers, “and it’s my life’s mission to inspire Healey has become the go-to expert others to value the ocean the way I do.” At the age of 14, Mark Healey was for applying scientific tagging devices While Healey thrives on the elements captured on camera as an unidentified to various unknown species of sharks— of danger inherent to his work, he is 14-year-old surfer flying down the Thresher and Hammerheads—as part motivated by a desire to deepen our face of a 40-foot wave at Waimea Bay, of international scientific research cultural understanding of the ocean garnering his first, two-page magazine projects. Healey’s noted success in and the natural world. “Anytime spread. Since then, Healey has surfed tagging sharks in the wild is facilitated you step into the ocean, you’re in in every big wave contest held, from by his athletic ability and training, his an environment that’s completely the invitational Quiksilver Eddie Aikau highly developed free-diving skills and uncontrolled by humans. Everyone Memorial Contest, to the traveling Big the modified spear gun he uses, which needs to connect with that sort of Wave World Tour, which is innovative aids in safely inserting a tag into a shark wildness in some way, especially in a in its mandate of paddle-in surfing only at close range and not disturbing the time when there’s so much noise and and its 50-foot-plus wave requirement. ©Bradford Schmidt/GoPro shark’s normal routine within its habitat. distraction in our daily lives.” Healey is also nominated routinely in Finding himself most at home on the multiple categories for the prestigious an ocean-going adventure travel edge where danger and beauty meet, annual XXL Big Wave Awards. business focused on custom, private, Healey also relishes remote locations Join Mark Healey for a trailer Healey is a noted spear fisherman, experiential adventures called Healey deep in the natural world. Years as introduction of the upcoming surf taking home first place at The Blue Water Ops (HWO). an outdoor enthusiast has given him film in which he is featured, Atlas Water Spear Fishing World Cup in La In addition to his career and the opportunity to witness ecological Rising, and a discussion about Paz, Mexico. He also performs as a pursuits as a waterman, or as part of degradation firsthand, making his how different ocean communities Hollywood stuntman, collaborating on them, Healey has become one of the own personal commitment to leading can help move ocean stewardship big budget productions that require his foremost experts on shark behavior a sustainable lifestyle. “I absolutely forward 2:15 pm Wednesday, Jan 4 expertise and guidance managing risk in their natural habitat. Known for believe that people will only protect at Fairmont Orchid. and safety. In 2014, Healey launched his many cage-less swims with some

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Ben Masters in Unbranded. @Cory Richards Riding with Parker Ranch paniolos. ©Ben Masters

Ben Masters

Ben Masters is a conservationist, horse A native Texan, Masters graduated at Waimea mentally challenge your trainer, guide, filmmaker, author from Texas A&M with a degree in brain while the waves and activities and photographer. He splits his time wildlife biology. During college, he physically challenge your body. You between Montana, Texas and the attended classes in the spring, led leave invigorated, smarter, inspired and mountains in-between. Masters writes horseback rides in Yellowstone during wanting to make a difference.” for Western Horseman Magazine the summer, guided Wyoming elk hunts and produces content for National in the fall and managed the Jacalon Geographic Adventure. Ranch in South Texas over the winter. Join Ben Masters for discussion In 2010, Masters and two friends Unbranded received the Audience following the showing of Pronghorn completed a 2,000-mile ride along the Award at the Waimea Ocean Film Revival, Water From Stone and Wild Continental Divide. Short on funds, Festival in January 2016. Many of the Horse Resolution 8:15 pm Monday, they adopted a number of mustangs paniolo at Parker Ranch attended the Jan 2 at Parker Theatre; and 8:15 for $125 each from the Bureau of Land screenings, before inviting Masters to Tuesday, Jan 3 at Fairmont Orchid. Management to supplement their string join them for a cattle gather. Masters Join Ben Masters for discussion of quarter horses. To their surprise, the later wrote about the experience in following the showing of 2016 mustangs outperformed the domestic National Geographic Adventure. Masters Audience Choice winner Unbranded horses at every turn. Intrigued, Masters returns to the festival to present three 6 pm Monday, Jan 2 at Parker inquired into the wild horse controversy, short films, including one that provides Theatre; and 6 pm Tuesday, Jan 3 discovering that 50,000 unwanted wild a follow-up to the Unbranded story. at Fairmont Orchid. horses and burros live in government- Masters writes that he hopes to be Also join Ben Masters for a Breakfast leased pens and pastures and are in invited to return to the Waimea Ocean Talk on Monday, Jan 2 at Anna Ranch. need of permanent homes. To tell their Film Festival in future years because, in story, the idea for Unbranded was born. his own words, “The films and speakers

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Tom Mustill

Tom Mustill is a freelance director based out of London. Currently he’s working on the new series of Human Planet for the BBC, filming in Europe, Siberia, the Pacific Islands and the Middle East. Mustill has specialized in directing and producing award-winning film specials for the BBC and PBS. Most recently, Mustill directed Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants and The Bat Man of Mexico, narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Before that, Mustill directed the RTS-nominated How To Win The Grand National for Oxford Scientific Films, the multi- award winning and Grierson-nominated Natural World Special: Kangaroo Dundee for BBC2/Discovery and the television programs and was shortlisted special episodes of the multi, award- as a TED fellow for pushing the winning (BAFTA, RTS, Broadcast) series boundaries of documentary television. Inside Nature’s Giants for Windfall Mustill rose to unexpected fame when a Kale Casey Films and Channel 4 in the UK. humpback whale breached and landed Through his production company on top of him and his next project Kale Casey is a skijor racer who serves Casey earned bachelor degrees in Gripping Films, Mustill strives to create will be a film about the inner lives of as co-captain for Team USA. In 2013, both classics and history at Stanford innovative, entertaining films—telling Humpback Whales. Casey was the only North American University. He currently resides in the great stories about a complex world. He athlete to compete in all five nordic mountains of Western Colorado, where was selected as a Broadcast magazine events at the International Federation he has spent the last 19 years. When Hot Shot for his quick rise to director of Join Tom Mustill for discussion of Sleddog Sports (IFSS) Winter World not training and competing as a skijor high profile, innovative and landmark following the showing of The Bat Man of Mexico 1 pm Tuesday, Jan 3 Championship in North Pole, Alaska. racer, Casey works as a wildland fire at Parker Theatre. Casey also competed at the 2015 public information officer, joining fire- IFSS World Championship in Bernau, fighting crews as needed around the Join Tom Mustill for discussion Germany and plans to compete in country. following the showing of Giraffes: the 2017 IFSS World Championship in Africa’s Gentle Giants 11:15 am Ontario, Canada. Tuesday, Jan 3 at Parker Theatre; Having won multiple races in Join Kale Casey for discussion 9:30 am Wednesday, Jan 4 at North America, it is Casey’s mission following the showing of the film Fairmont Orchid; 11:15 am Thursday, to promote dog-powered sports both Dog Power 12:30 pm Tuesday, Jan 3 Jan 5 at HPA Gates; and 11:30 am locally and around the world. One of at Fairmont Orchid; 2 pm Wednesday, Sunday, Jan 8 at Four Seasons. Casey’s deeper passions is to inspire and Jan 4 at Kahilu Theatre; and 9:30 am Monday, Jan 9 at Four Seasons. Also join Tom Mustill for a Breakfast help train the next generation of dog Talk on Wednesday, Jan 4 at Mauna lovers to participate in the connection Also join Kale Casey for a Breakfast Kea. that humans and canine athletes share Talk on Tuesday, Jan 3 at Anna Ranch.

©George Woodcock/AGB Films&GrippingFilms ©George Woodcock/AGB when they train, race and play together.

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Harlan Taney In Action

In 2012, Harlan attempted a solo speed run of the Grand Canyon, first descents on Class V rivers. For the with the goal of paddling solo the last 18 years, Taney spent summers as a 277-mile stretch of the Colorado Grand Canyon river guide, leading over River in 24 hours. Taney launched 160 trips down the Colorado River. at midnight to coincide with a Recently, Taney assisted a BBC rare, high water dam release, in production in a re-creation of the order to position himself on the John Wesley Powell expedition using river when it was anticipated to replicas of the actual boats Powell’s reach a now unusually high flood team used. In addition to his projects stage at 45,000 cfs (cubic feet per in film production, Taney also works to second). With the added speed protect the Grand Canyon for future of the floodwater behind him, generations. Current issues include Taney hoped to attain the new proposed uranium mining on the rim record. On pace part way through, Harlan Taney and the Grand Escalade Development Taney flipped and was dashed Project, in which the Navajo Nation against a rock wall in Grapevine Based out of Flagstaff, Arizona, Harlan and difficult-to-access regions and harsh looks to develop a tram into the Little Rapid at river mile 82 in the early Taney is the founder of 4 Corner Film climate conditions. Colorado. hours of the morning. Injured Logistics, a company specializing in As a professional kayaker and from the incident and alone, outdoor and adventure film production. adventure sports athlete, Taney Taney managed to swim to shore Join Harlan Taney for discussion With clients including National developed a reputation for through the turbulent water, get following the showing of the film Geographic, BBC, Discovery Channel dependability in the extreme sports back in his kayak and continue Operation Grand Canyon 2:45 pm and others, 4 Corner Film Logistics environment with a resume that his paddle downstream. Several Monday, Jan 2 at Parker Theatre; provides innovative filming solutions for includes putting up ski mountaineering miles later, and realizing that and 2:45 pm Tuesday, Jan 3 at film production in challenging, remote lines in Greenland to executing 12-day the extent of his injuries meant Parker Theatre. he was unable to use one of his Join Harlan Taney for discussion hands, Taney made the decision following the showing of the film to go to shore and hike eight Martin’s Boat 11:30 am Wednesday, miles and 5,000 vertical feet out Jan 4 at Parker Theatre; and 3:45 of the canyon with his 18 foot, pm Wednesday, Jan 4 at HPA Gates. 100-pound boat on his back. Join Harlan Taney for a slide show While preparing for the Waimea of his work and brief discussion Ocean Film Festival, Taney was of the confluence project 3:45 pm asked by the U.S. Whitewater Wednesday, Jan 4 at HPA Gates. Team to captain their boat on Jan 13, 2017 to attempt another Also join Harlan Taney for a speed run to break the current Breakfast Talk on Tuesday, Jan 3 at record. Anna Ranch.

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Marty Syjuco Kimberlee Bassford

Originally from the Philippines, Marty Kimberlee Bassford has taught Syjuco moved to New York City in documentary filmmaking, digital cinema 2000 and worked in film distribution at production and critical studies courses Focus Features, booking the theatrical at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s releases of independent, commercial Academy for Creative Media and Pacific Granddaughter’s Journey; Patsy Mink: and Academy Award-winning films. New Media programs. She is currently Ahead of the Majority; The Meaning of In 2004, he joined filmmaker Michael an instructor of journalism at Windward Food; and Cheerleader. Collins to produce the one-hour film, Community College, where she also Bassford graduated from Punahou Atrapado en la injusticia, broadcast on advises the award-winning student School and holds a bachelor’s degree Almost Sunrise, released in 2016, Spanish national television. The team newspaper Ka ‘Ohana. in psychology from Harvard University which follows two Iraq War veterans, went on to develop it into the feature- Bassford has received scholarships and a Master of Journalism from the Tom Voss and Anthony Anderson, as length documentary, Give Up Tomorrow. and awards from the National Academy University of California at Berkeley. they embark on a journey across In addition to being nominated for of Television Arts and Sciences, the country, seeking answers for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Associated Press Television and Radio Investigative Journalism, Give Up themselves and other veterans. Join Kimberlee Bassford for Association, the Asian American discussion following the showing Tomorrow received recognition from Journalists Association, CPB/PBS the Grierson British Awards, Cinema Eye of the film Lotus Root: A Great Join Marty Syjuco for discussion Producers Academy and Pacific Islanders Honors, Amnesty International’s Media Granddaughter’s Journey 8:15 pm following the showing of the film in Communications. Awards and the Puma Impact Award. Sunday, Jan 8 at Four Seasons. Almost Sunrise 6 pm Wednesday, Bassford established Making Waves Recently, in March 2015, the film had a Join Kimberlee Bassford for Jan 4 at Kahilu Theatre; 1:45 pm Films, LLC in 2005 as a documentary global broadcast on the BBC World News discussion following the showing Thursday, Jan 5 at Parker Theatre; production company based in Honolulu, with over 30 million viewers worldwide. of the film Winning Girl 11:15 am and 6 pm Sunday, Jan 8 at Four Hawai‘i. Her productions include More recently, Syjuco’s focus has Monday, Jan 9 at Four Seasons. Seasons. Winning Girl; Lotus Root: A Great been on the production of the film

Rocky Romano and Miranda Winters Phil Arnone

Rocky Romano and Miranda Winters are live events. They have three scripted Phil Arnone established himself early in Aikau - A Hawaian Hero, Brothers the owners of The Go Big Project, an narratives, two documentaries and his career as a producer and director Cazimero, Duke Kahanamoku - Hawai‘i’s award-winning production company eight television series slated for of high quality television programming Soul, IZ - The Man Behind The Music based out of Los Angeles, CA. Through 2017, with multiple films, branded while working for KGMB in Honolulu. and Jim Nabors’ Impossible Dream. The Go Big Project umbrella, the team entertainment campaigns and over 125 More recently, he directed and writes, directs and produces a variety episodes of television to their credit. produced a series of exceptional, made- of projects including scripted films and The Go Big Project work has been for-TV documentaries, in conjunction Join Phil Arnone for discussion television shows, doc-reality television, featured on HBO, ABC, NBC, ESPN, RTL, with KGMB, and written by Robert following the showing of the film animated children’s films, documentary SKY, FOX, Outside TV, Insight, Ultimate Pennybacker. The documentaries Jim Nabors’ Impossible Dream 2:30 films, mobile games, live virtual reality Fighting Championship and 20th feature the history and culture of the pm Monday, Jan 2 at HPA Gates; and events, apparel and merchandise, and Century Fox. islands, plus the people and heroes 8:15 pm Tuesday, Jan 3 at Fairmont most beloved by Hawai‘i. These include Orchid. Hōkūle’a: Passing the Torch, Eddie

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Alison Teal Origami with Bonnie Cherni

At the age of 15, Bonnie Cherni in many Alison Teal started traveling the world was inspired to fold origami when a mediums and at the age of two months, when her Japanese exchange student presented to approach parents took her skiing in southern Peru. her mother with an origami book, art as part of a daily lifestyle for For Alison, it was the start of a life of written entirely in Japanese. Cherni achieving a fulfilling life. adventure. With National Geographic was intrigued. Her passion bloomed Cherni has lived on the Big Island of photographer David Blehert for a father when she discovered John Montroll’s Hawai‘i for 15 years, sharing her talents and naturalist and internationally origami books, which with the community. The acclaimed yoga teacher Deborah Koehn provided clear instruction artist inspires children as a mother, Alison grew up at home in in English. From these and adults to experience exploring remote corners of the world. manuals, she taught the wonder of origami– After visiting the Big Island of Hawai‘i herself the art, and creating form out of on assignment, Alison’s parents fell continues to use his books simplicity. in love with the island. They settled in her classes today. “Folding feels like in South Kona, where they designed Alison’s Adventures: British Columbia ©Sarah Lee Bonnie creates magic in your hands,” their home to run entirely off solar everything from she details. “A flat photovoltaic power. As a Patagonia directs, produces, edits and hosts—in miniature to life-sized square stands up on its athlete and ambassador for Sustainable collaboration with cinematographer origami sculpture, in feet and looks at you. Surf, Alison works towards the greening and photographer Sarah Lee. Alison mediums ranging from This miracle of math of the surf industry. As a surfer, she was named one of the top 25 college paper, aluminum, copper always amazes me.” utilizes products that are manufactured filmmakers by MTV and was honored in and canvas. Her company, Epic Origami, In collaboration with husband Steven from sustainable or recycled materials, 2010 by Meryl Streep as one of the top embodies the idea of folding sturdy Epstein, Bonnie enjoys creating RedCAT, from her surfboards to bikinis and emerging female artists. sculptures that can live out in the world. a web app, and finding time to ride wetsuits. Alison scored the highest PSR Recent works include Safari horses, play violin, travel, snowboard Alison attended Hawai‘i Preparatory (Primitive Survival Rating) to date as a Adventure (Paper on Foil, 2013), Great and dabble in aerial arts. Academy (HPA) and the University participant in the Discovery Channel’s White Shark (Canvas on Foil, 2013), of Southern California (USC) film survival show, Naked and Afraid, which Penguins on Ice (Paper on Foil, 2014) school. After graduating summa cum was the highest-rated series of 2013, and That’s a Big Bug (Copper Mesh, Join Bonnie Cherni for origami laude, she created her own film and the second most-watched show in 2012). Cherni’s mother, an art professor classes noon-3 pm Jan 2-5 at series, Alison’s Adventures—which she the history of Discovery Channel. In her and accomplished artist, trained Cherni Fairmont Orchid and noon-3 pm latest episode of Alison’s Adventures, at an early age to proficiently work Saturday, Jan 7 at Four Seasons. Alison meets up with Nikki van Schyndel, one of the individuals who assisted her in preparation for her Naked and Afraid appearance and whom fans will recollect from Wild Child.

Join Alison Teal and Sarah Lee for discussion following the showing of Alison’s Adventures: British Columbia 6 pm Monday, Jan 2 at HPA Gates and 8 pm Tuesday, Jan 10 at Four Seasons. ©BonnieCherni ©Sarah Lee

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Not available on DVD or internet, Bud Browne’s historical films can only be seen through a public showing and are Bud Browne only shown three or four times a year. The Waimea Ocean Film Festival is one Surf Film Award of the few places the Bud Browne Film Archives has chosen to present Browne’s It is with great pleasure the Bud historical work. Browne Film Archives presents the Bud Browne Surf Film Award at the Waimea Ocean Film Festival. Bud Join Anna Trent Moore for an Browne (1912-2008), considered introduction and discussion the godfather of the surf film and following the showing of Locked In creator of the genre, captured 6 pm Wednesday, Jan 4 at Parker more than four decades in the Theatre; 2 pm Thursday, Jan 5 at history of surfing from the birth of Fairmont Orchid; and 3:30 pm modern big wave surfing through Tuesday, Jan 10 at Four Seasons. the short-board evolution. The award is presented to the film Also, join Anna Trent Moore for an or filmmaker Bud Brown Film introduction, discussion and book Anna Trent Moore Archives would like to recognize signing of Going Surfin’ following for continuing in his footsteps. The the showing of Bud Browne’s Surfers Born and raised in Makaha, O‘ahu, Anna the author of four books: Increments of first Bud Browne Surf Film Award 3:45 pm Tuesday, Jan 3 at Fairmont Trent Moore is a teacher, writer, surfer Fear The Buzzy Trent Story, One Ocean, was presented at the festival in Orchid; 4:15 pm Wednesday, Jan and curator of the Bud Browne Film Laughing at Water and, her latest book, 2016 to Garrett McNamara for his 4 at Parker Theatre; and 3:30 pm Archives. Her father, Buzzy Trent, was Going Surfin’ Profiles of Bud Browne’s film, Nazaré Calling. Saturday, Jan 7 at Four Seasons. an iconic figure in early, big wave riding People 1950s-1970s. history known for pioneering the surfing Anna Trent Moore returns to the of 30-foot waves at Makaha Point. The Waimea Ocean Film Festival with a late Bud Browne, often referred to as rare showing of one of Browne’s iconic the godfather of surf films, spent time classics, Locked In Following the film, Going Surfin’ ©BudBrowneFilmArchives documenting the big wave surf scene on Anna will discuss Bud Browne, who he Profiles of Bud Browne’s People the north shore in the ’50s and ’60s. was, his contributions to the surf film 1950s-1970s Browne’s body of work encompasses genre and his legacy in the surf film the most in-depth chronological industry today. Written by Anna Trent Moore collection of historical documentation Anna will also show her film, Bud Going Surfin’ is a collection of stories written of the sport of surfing from the 1950s Browne’s Surfers, followed by a lecture by the daughter of big wave surf pioneer Buzzy through the late 1970s and is known as and book signing of her latest book, Trent and curator of the Bud Browne Film the Bud Browne Film Archives. Today, Going Surfin.’ Woven with text from Archives, Anna Trent Moore. An anthology of many surf films in need of a historical Going Surfin,’ Bud Browne’s Surfers some of surfing’s most compelling surfers from base have licensed work from the Bud captures the timeless essence of surfing the 1950s through the 1970s, it is composed of a Browne Film Archival collection. Trent through imagery and words. Following rare and personal glimpse into a unique period Moore has shown Browne’s films in the the film will be a talk story with Anna of surfing and those who were captured on film United States, Hawai‘i, Australia and Trent Moore about the people and times by the father of the surf film genre, Bud Browne. Europe, and has licensed archival film reflected in the film and its relevance These stories share the interwoven friendships to many film projects. She has written to surfing today. and experiences formed in the place and time numerous articles on surf history and is now referred to as surfing’s golden era.

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Harold Mintz

Harold Mintz was born and raised in Falls would no longer be a donation waiting Church, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, list. Mintz continues to give blood as D.C., the middle child of three sons often as allowed and organizes blood to an architect father and elementary drives wherever he lives and works. school teacher mother. Mintz graduated The film 1-800-Give-Us-Your-Kidney with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia shares the beautiful story of Mintz’s Tech before embarking on a career in the donation—the humor of the film’s title advertising and marketing industry. In reflects Mintz’s own humorous discussion 2007, he joined forces with high school on the topic. friend and director Tom Shadyac to form Shady Acres productions, where he Join Harold Mintz and Samantha worked with Shadyac on the film I Am Smith for discussion following the in 2010 and continues on a variety of showing of the film 1-800-Give-Us- projects. Your-Kidney 2:30 pm Monday, Jan In another connection with high 2 at HPA Gates; 12:30 pm Tuesday, school days, Mintz’s blood donations Jan 3 at Fairmont Orchid; 11:30 am Chad Paishon©Na‘alehuAnthony as a student was the first domino in Wednesday, Jan 4 at Parker Theatre; a long line of events that led him, in 2 pm Wednesday, Jan 4 at Kahilu December of 2000, to become one of Chadd ‘Onohi Paishon Theatre; and 9:30 am Monday, Jan the country’s first, non-designated organ 9 at Four Seasons. Also join Harold donors. Mintz offered his kidney to a Chadd ‘Onohi Paishon is one of the navigate the Worldwide Voyage, of Mintz and Samantha Smith for a total stranger through a pilot program five Hawaiian Master (Pwo) Navigators which he has led a number of legs. Breakfast Talk on Tuesday, Jan 3 at of the Washington Regional Transplant who were inducted by Master (Pwo) Paishon reflects, “there is a saying Mauna Kea. Consortium. The operations were a Navigator Mao Piailug, the Micronesian that was started by Clay Bertelmann— success for both donor and recipient, navigator who brought the knowledge the canoe is our island so the island who recuperated quickly. Two months of wayfinding back to Hawai‘i. He is is our canoe, he wa‘a he moku he later, Mintz met Gennet Belay, the Samantha Smith also senior captain of Makali‘i and moku he wa‘a; we need to care for our donor recipient—a quiet woman who executive director of Nā Kālai Wa‘a, resources when on our wa‘a or on our Samantha Smith was born and raised received Mintz’s kidney after 12 years the organization that runs the voyaging moku. The canoe always brings those in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her passion on-and-off the kidney transplant list. canoe Makali‘i on the Big Island. lessons home.” for meaningful media brought her Donor, recipient and their families have Paishon was a crewmember on the to Pepperdine University where she formed a special, unique and deep bond 1992 voyage of Hōkūle‘a to Tahiti, and studied storytelling with director Tom of friendship. subsequently joined Clay and Shorty Join Chadd Paishon as he leads talks Shadyac and her future subject, Harold Following his donation experience, Bertelmann’s efforts in the construction about the Worldwide Voyage 10-11 Mintz. Smith worked as an assistant Mintz became active in addressing of the 54-foot voyaging canoe Makali‘i, am, Monday-Thursday, Jan 2-5 at to director Lucy Walker on a number high schools, colleges, universities, sailing on her maiden voyage in 1995. Kahilu Theatre. of film projects since 2013, including businesses, patient/family gatherings, critically acclaimed The Crash Reel Since then, Paishon has continued to Join Chadd Paishon for discussion church groups and others on the topic and The Lions Mouth Opens as well as sail Makali‘i, overseeing the operation following the showing of the of organ donation and to encourage the highly anticipated sequel to Buena of the canoe. In this capacity, he film Hōkūle‘a Worldwide Voyage: everyone to sign their driver’s licenses Vista Social Club. Smith also works participates in the wa‘a leadership, New York 2:45 pm Monday, Jan to become future organ donors. As Mintz meeting regularly with the other pwo 2 at Kahilu Theatre and 4:15 pm notes in his talks, if everyone were to do in development with director Randall captains and in helping to captain and Wednesday, Jan 4 at Kahilu Theatre. this, to allow their organs to continue Wallace. Inspired by Harold Mintz’ giving life once no longer needed, there story, Smith directed and produced 1-800-Give-Us-Your-Kidney in 2016.

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the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. In Chad Wiggins the past three years, 1,730 volunteers Pamela Polland and hundreds of students have supported Chad Wiggins, director of The Nature rehabilitation of ka loko o Kīholo and Over the course of her 40-years in Conservancy’s Hawai‘i Island Marine their efforts have yielded tangible the business, award-winning singer/ Program, manages multiple projects benefits including a 65 percent reduction songwriter Pamela Polland has and programs designed to maintain and in habitat degrading silt, training performed and recorded with such improve coral reef and coastal habitat of local fishers to conduct research, musicians as Bonnie Raitt, Kenny in West Hawai‘i. provision of cordage and wood for Loggins, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison, As part of this, Wiggins helped establish canoe building, fence posts for ranchers John Denver, Taj Mahal, Joe Cocker and the South Kohala Coastal Partnership, and conservation projects, and prized Manhattan Transfer. which has created three reef education kiawe firewood used to prepare food for When Polland moved to Maui in 1995, programs, increased compliance traditional celebrations by those who she immersed herself in learning about with existing fishing rules, reduced come to mālama (care for) Kīholo. Hawaiian culture by studying hula, sediment delivered to coastal areas and Through community partner Hui Aloha ‘ukulele and the Hawaiian language. In removed invasive species from Kohala’s Kīholo, the conservancy is supporting recent years, Polland has performed fringing coral reefs. He volunteers as a consultation and sharing of responsible both as a hula dancer and as a musician, scientific member of the West Hawai‘i fishing practices so that the area accompanying other hula performers. Fishery Council which, in collaboration remains alive and thriving and continues Polland is currently the band leader with agencies, universities and local to feed the community in years to come. of a four-person ‘ukulele band, Keaolani, communities, has worked to protect Recently, Wiggins worked with the whose members have all been studying 30 percent of West Hawai‘i’s reefs Dateline NBC team on the production under the tutelage of Hawaiian Music from commercial aquarium collection, of Dateline NBC: On Assignment at Hall Of Fame Award-recipient Kahauanu prohibited spearfishing on SCUBA and Palmyra Atoll. He joins Mario Garcia Lake and his protégé son, Walter established protections for sharks. for discussion following the showing of Kamuala‘i Kawai‘ae‘a. Polland feels Join Pamela Polland and special Wiggins evaluates the benefits of the film. honored to be associated with these guests 6 pm Thursday, Jan 5 at the current watershed protection efforts, legendary Hawaiian masters and to have The Coast Grille at the beautiful measures the severity of the recent the opportunity to help carry forth the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. unprecedented coral bleaching across Join Chad Wiggins for discussion culture of traditional Hawaiian music. 40 miles of coastline, models the effect following the showing of the film of sea level rise on coastal habitats and Vamizi-Cradle of Coral noon Tuesday, fishponds and determines the impact Jan 3 at HPA Gates; and 11:45 am of invasive fish species. Of particular Thursday, Jan 5 at Fairmont Orchid. interest to Wiggins are programs Join Chad Wiggins for discussion working closely with the communities following the showing of Making an of Kīholo and Ka‘ūpūlehu to design Ancient Forest 9:30 am Tuesday, Jan 3 and implement actions to return at Parker School; 9:30 am Wednesday, conservation-based traditional practices Jan 4 at HPA Gates; and 9:30 am to these lands. Thursday, Jan 5 at Parker School. In 2013, Angus Mitchell donated 6.5 acres of fishpond estuarine habitat Also join Chad Wiggins for discussion at Kīholo, ka loko o Kīholo, to The following the showing of The Canary Nature Conservancy, which currently Islands 12:45 pm Monday, Jan 2 manages this remarkable place through at Parker School; and 2:15 pm partnerships with local non-profit Hui Wednesday, January 4 at Parker Aloha Kīholo, Hawai‘i State Parks and School. Artwork by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai Twigg-Smith Artwork by Sophie

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© 2015 Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo credit: ‘Ōiwi TV Photographer Jason Patterson © 2015 Polynesian Voyaging Society. Photo credit: ‘Ōiwi TV Photographer Bryson Hoe

The Voyager Exhibit

In honor of Hōkūle‘a’s current was an extraordinary year. The exhibit made the voyage possible; and the long ‘Ōiwi TV photographers, whose work is Worldwide Voyage (WWV), The Voyager shares this accomplishment and the hours of the many people who worked on display, are Nā‘ālehu Anthony, Justyn Exhibit features photographs from sense and feel of being on the journey. hard to build the canoe, learn how to Ah Chong, Kamakanioka‘āina Paikai, 2015 and 2016, taken by the ‘Ōiwi TV Only 40 years after her maiden navigate and make the crossing. Sam Kapoi, Kaipo Kī‘aha, Maui Tauotaha, photographers on board. voyage to Tahiti, Hōkūle‘a nears The first voyage of Hōkūle‘a was Jason Patterson and Bryson Hoe. Hōkūle‘a left the Pacific Ocean for completion of her full circumnavigation made possible through the concerted The Voyager Exhibit includes the the first time in 2015 in a momentous around the world. The maiden voyage effort of this diverse group of 8x13-foot world map developed in sail from New Zealand, to Australia, Bali, of Hōkūle’a in 1976 involved the vision, individuals. It is through the combined collaboration between the festival Mauritius and finally Cape Town, South sponsorship and support of hundreds effort of many people of diverse and Nā Kālai Wa‘a in 2014 to highlight Africa. In 2016, Hōkūle‘a sailed across of people, including the instrumental backgrounds working together—a and track the WWV route and bring the Atlantic, touched land in Brazil, efforts of Tommy Holmes, Ben Finney spirit embodied by Mau Piulug and the magnitude of the expedition to sailed through the Caribbean, traveled and Herb Kane—the original founders foundational and conditional to his life. A number of members of Nā Kālai through the river ways of Florida, of the Polynesian Voyaging Society— working with Hōkūle‘a—that Hōkūle‘a Wa‘a volunteer their time to update maneuvered up the eastern seaboard who made the building and voyage of continues on this extraordinary and the voyage map each year, along utilizing inland waterways, sailed up Hōkūle‘a their life work and brought her momentous voyage. The crew on with installing The Voyager Exhibit, the Potomac and into Washington, D.C., into being. It relied on the teachings board bears the responsibility of the preparing for the opening ceremony and headed into New York City, sailed up and inspiration of Mau Piulug, the many people who have believed in and developing curriculum for student visits. the Hudson as far as Montreal, traveled Micronesian navigator who brought the supported the voyage—a weight her up the eastern seaboard as far as Nova ancient art of wayfinding and knowledge leaders feel most acutely. The exhibit Scotia, and then sailed down to Norfolk, of celestial navigation back to Hawai‘i; reflects and shares a glimpse into the The exhibit opens with a ceremony 4 Virginia, for dry-dock just outside one of the sponsorship, support and interest of extent of the accomplishment and sense pm Jan 2 and will remain on display the largest naval yards in the world. It the National Geographic Society, who and feel of being on the journey. at Kahilu Theatre through Feb 9.

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All artwork by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai

Tahiti-based artist Sophie Teururai to paint and that I was able to get the Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai was born and raised at Waiuli, on the results I desired,” Sophie recounts. will display her work Jan 2-5 coast of Hilo Bay, one of seven brothers Sophie became a full-time resident at Fairmont and Saturday, Jan and sisters. Sophie attended Hilo on the island of Huahine in 1994, where 7 at Four Seasons. she met her husband, Tamatoa Teururai. High School before graduating from Join Sophie Twigg-Smith They married in 1997 and have one son, Punahou School on O‘ahu. She studied Teururai noon-3 pm Jan 2-5 at photography extensively in high school Etera. Fairmont Orchid and noon-3 and in college. In 1982, Sophie began The granddaughter of noted Hawai‘i pm Saturday, Jan 7 at Four making annual visits to French Polynesia artist William Twigg-Smith, Sophie Seasons to learn more about as a photographer for noted Bishop comes from a long line of artists and her work. Exhibits located Museum archaeologist Dr. Yosihiko architects. Her love for painting started near film screenings at both Sinoto. as a young woman on painting holidays venues. Sophie received a degree in French in Italy and France with her parents, Literature at University of Hawai‘i (UH) both accomplished artists. Manoa in 1982, and then returned to UH Sophie’s artwork features island to study painting in 1989. Sophie turned lifestyle scenes and vistas from Huahine to painting when she felt she couldn’t and Hawai‘i and reflects her love for quite express the images she saw in the the beauty and people of the islands. way she wanted to through photography. She is fluent in French and Tahitian and “When I went back to UH and started is a life-long surfer and swimmer. painting I realized how satisfying it was

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All artwork by Christian Enns

Christian Enns This year, attendees can observe Join Christian Enns at Enns Gallery Christian Enns as he paints, to gain a 5-7 pm Jan 2-4 in the Mauna Kea A two-time National Scholastic Surfing his work. His art was the focus of two sense of his process, by joining him Beach Hotel. Join Christian Enns Association (NSSA) Champion and feature films, Surfing as Sadhana and during the evenings Jan 2-5 at the for a reception 5-7 pm Jan 5 at his Hawai‘i Amateur Surfing Association Out of the Blue. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in front of Enns gallery. (HASA) Champion, Christian Enns spent Over the past few years, Enns Gallery. 10 years traveling as a professional has been surfing and creating art in surfer before settling down on the Big various locations around the world. His Island. As an artist, he creates visually work can be viewed at Enns Gallery striking, Hawai‘i-themed paintings that at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and is portray the beauty of the islands, as represented by Tiffany’s Art Agency. well as intimate scenes from modern- Enns creates large-scale oil paintings for day and traditional Hawaiian life. his own work as well as by commission. Christian studied figurative realism The artist often takes his paints and and classical painting techniques at canvases to the shoreline and creates Laguna College of Art and Design in en plein air. For the last few years, California where he graduated cum Ocean Film attendees have been given laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He the opportunity to watch Enns paint on works primarily with oil paint on panel location. The artist has also provided or canvas. cover art for the Waimea Ocean Film Enn’s experiences riding 50-foot Festival over a number of years, in waves bring a high-energy life force addition to donating paintings for and unique, personal perspective to auction.

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The Wave. Artwork by Mary Spears. Photo credit: Paul McCormick Rip Curl. Artwork by Mary Spears. Photo credit: Paul McCormick

Tiffany’s Art Agency

In 2014, Tiffany DeEtte Shafto Cathy Shine Hawai‘i and her artwork opened Tiffany’s Art Agency—curating Working exclusively in the medium of has been featured in Artists contemporary art experiences featuring black and white and sepia photography & Illustrators Magazine, resident artists in Hawai‘i in a variety of since 1974, Cathy Shine’s work has an Santa Fe’s THE Magazine mediums. elegance and quality untouched by the and numerous local and DeEtte Shafto published two books digital age. Through her career, Shine corporate publications. about resident artists. In 2012 she has printed all of her own images by Spears works primarily in produced Hawai‘i Island Network of hand in a darkroom, handling every oil, watercolor and various Artists, documenting the economic aspect of the effort herself, including printmaking techniques. Her and social impact of artists on the developing, printing, artistic editing latest pieces use hand- island and, in collaboration with author and composition. painted papers to create Lynda McDaniel, Aloha Expressionism Since 1976, Shine’s focus has been “painterly” collages inspired by Contemporary Hawai‘i Artists in on documenting the Hawaiian Islands, by the mosaics of Pompeii. 2016, featuring 50 of the islands’ most capturing scenes and landscapes, Her collages can be found established and known contemporary many of which no longer exist. All in private and corporate resident artists. photographs seen in the exhibit are collections around the world. Having recently opened a gallery in hand-processed in a darkroom, hand- Spears’ use of vibrant color Hawi featuring the work of Timothy spotted and sepia-toned by Shine to depict the scenes, flora Allan Shafto and Kristie Fujiyama herself, making each photograph an and fauna of Hawai‘i lend Kosmides, both of whose work was original copy. a signature feel and flair to exhibited during the festival last year, her work. DeEtte Shafto is pleased to present the Mary Spears work of two represented artists during Mary Spears’ artwork can be found in the festival this year, Cathy Shine and private and public collections in Hawai‘i Join Mary Spears to Mary Spears. and the mainland, including the Santa view her work and the Artwork will be on display Jan 2-5 Barbara Museum of Art, the Chicago Tiffany’s Art Agency exhibit 11 am-5 pm Jan near film screenings at The Fairmont Lighthouse, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, ©Cathy Shine Orchid, Hawai‘i. The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui and Kaiser 2-5 near film screenings Permanente. Spears has participated at Fairmont Orchid. in solo and invitational shows in

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patrons The festival is made possible through the support of patrons and sponsors. Thank you to our extraordinary 2016/2017 sponsors for all that you do. Mahalo to our 2016/2017 Inner Circle Supporters A special thank you to our Inner Circle Supporters, for making the festival possible. SPONSORS Anonymous Inner Circle Sponsors Media and Local Sponsors The Ludwick Family Foundation Four Seasons Resort Hualālai West Hawaii Today Ceppie and Irwin Federman The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i Hawaii Tribune Herald Anonymous Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Ke Ola Magazine Polly and Tom Bredt Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel This Week Magazine Anonymous Holualoa Inn The Emily T. Gail Show Karyn Azzopardi Maile Charters Jim Hood | The Computer Doctor Linda and Jon Gruber Matson Foundation Kona Law Hazen Family Foundation Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy (HPA) Waimea Instant Printing Nancy S. Mueller Parker School The Kamuela Inn Susan and Gib Myers Anna Ranch Heritage Center Mauna Lani Sea Adventures Ann and John Broadbent Big Island Traveler Rhodine Gifford 102.7 The Beach Food and Beverage Sponsors Ed Storm 92 FM The Wave The Coast Grille Penn and Net Payne PSAV Big Island Brewhaus Marlene and Sandy Louchheim Waimea Music Mai Grille Eve Bernstein and Alex Gersznowicz Starbucks Coffee Patsy and David K.J. Heffel Artwork this page by Sophie Twigg-Smith Teururai Sushi Rock Palani French Bakers Mahalo to our 2016/2017 Circle of Friends

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Mia Batol Artwork by Christian Enns Volunteers Leta Shattuck Dharmani Zelin Ocean Film Production Jude McAnesby Mahealani Winters Founder and Director | Tania Howard Film Intro Editor | Dave Byars Nancy Michel Megan MacArthur Hospitality | Lisa Shattuck PR | Fern Gavelek Communications Bruce Stern Brodie Callender Office Support | Mary Beth Bartlett, Jessica Henley, gaiacreative Debby Stern Lani Bowman Janet Coburn Web | Krista Maggard Joe Loschiavo Bobbi Bryant Production Support | Krista Maggard Accounting | Patricia Schumacher John Week George Fry Technical Team Lead | Jim Hurst Lisen Twigg-Smith Loretta Murphy Photography | Beverly Warns, Beverly Warns Colleen Reed Technical Team | Jim Hurst, Rudy Josh Fletcher Jessica Wieloh Derek Stuart DeRochemont, David Byars, Bruce Stern, Pat Allbee Marcie Davis John Week, Jim Toten, Jubal Howard Design | Sarah Douglas, gaiacreative Dave Allbee Guy Davis Passes and Design Support | Krista Projection | Rudy DeRochemont, John Maggard John Wray Clair Mumau Week, Bruce Stern, Jim Toten Margo Wray Carla Mumau Program Guide Phoebe Barela Faith Rockenstein Theatre/Desk Managers and Emcees | Program Design | Sarah Douglas and Jennifer Bryan Michael Whelan David Byars, Joe Losciavo, Phoebe Beth Skelley, gaiacreative Jennifer Meyers Gary Harrold Barela, Megan MacArthur, Jubal Howard, Program Editor, Writer, Photo Editor and Presley Van Brow Frannie Titosky Ru Mahoney, Nancy Erger, Jenn Meyers Art Director | Tania Howard Valerie Butler Lorrie Dillon Proof Readers | Fern Gavelek, Krista Jen Piche Ian Scarth Breakfast Talk Hosts | Maka Wiggins, Maggard, Lisa Shattuck, Bruce Stern Linda Preskitt Kara Burnham Brodie Callender Madeleine Budde Jim Hood Event Core Support | Jude McAnesby, Geoffrey Mundon Elaine Warner Nancy Michel, Jenn Meyers, Lisen Twigg- Diane Ashley Smith, Debby Stern, Ru Mahoney

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