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“Chief of War,” a project of Jason Momoa’s that has been 15 years in the making, is set during the wars to unify the Hawaiian islands in the last decades of the 18th century and told from the perspective of a real-life chief conflicted over the bloody campaign.

The first phase of the “Maui Nui Hall of Fame” was unveiled Sunday evening at Kahului Airport, featuring 40 inaugural inductees from Maui County who have made significant contributions in music, film, and sports in Hawai‘i and beyond. The event drew more than 100 Hawaiʻi icons, government leaders, residents and well-wishers who celebrated the accomplishments, talents and impressive careers of honorees who have left a lasting impact in their respective fields.

Director Josh Goldman announced today the World Premiere release date of the EP for the Hawaiian Heart movie, in it’s entirety, is Friday March 24, 2023.

Following its world premiere at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival in November, and a five-month, statewide theatrical run in Consolidated and Regal Cinemas, family-friendly comedy “Aloha Surf Hotel” is coming to North American Video on Demand platforms as of Oct. 12.

Maui Film Commissioner Tracy Bennett gives the latest industry updates on the Valley Isle, including the film “Paradise City” starring John Travolta, Bruce Willis.

Maui Hui Mālama’s Youth Entrepreneurship Program is hosting a drive-in event featuring “Aloha Surf Hotel,” a locally-produced film by Stefan Schaefer, Founder of Cicala Filmworks. It will be Feb. 20 at 6 pm in the parking lot of the UH Maui College.

The videos are part of the Maui Nui Ahupua‘a Project, a community-based, collaborative signage program created to educate residents and visitors about Hawai‘i’s ancient land division system.

Following its world premiere at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival in November, family comedy “Aloha Surf Hotel” has extended its theatrical run on Maui at Consolidated Theaters at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center.

The new Netflix film “Finding ʻOhana” premieres today, starring Maui’s Lindsay Watson, Alex Aiono of YouTube fame, teen dancer Kea Peahu, established Honolulu-born actress Kelly Hu, and long-time actor and stuntman Branscombe Richmond of Maui.

By popular demand, Hawai‘i-made KULEANA will is held over on Maui and Keauhou for week seven.

Kuleana, created by Maui’s Brian Kohne, was honored with a fourth top festival award taking home “Best of Fest” in the Guam International Film Festival.

“It was clearly, deeply cultural, in a way that I couldn’t have, myself, been responsible for,” Writer/Director Brian Kohne tells of his feature film Kuleana.