WAIKIKI at HRC

Soooo... that was epic.  A huge mahalo to all of you who bought tickets and supported our project!  Major major major thanks to all of our friends who donated their talents to make this event something to attend...  

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Chris Kahunahana
DAY 24: THE TOW YARD

SCENE 68:  EXT. / INT.   TOW YARD.

Still joyous, they cruise up to the TOW YARD.  Kea excitedly jumps off the moving bike, bounces over a chain and up a few stairs to a rusty shack.  She peers 

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DAY 23: AMY'S PLACE

SCENE 5 : INT. AMY'S PLACE - CONT.  Amy's Place: a dodgy, Korean hostess karaoke bar where retirees go to drink themselves to death.  Lonely men buy the girls fake overpriced drinks in exchange for their company.

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DAY 22: THE GRASS

Meet one of our Directors of Photography: Ryan Miyamoto.  Lucky for us, Ryan is part monkey and very comfortable climbing tree's to ensure we get the perfect shot!  Enjoy this look behind the scenes from one of our pick-up's. 

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Chris Kahunahana
GO TEAM GO!

We truly have the most talented cast and crew.  Not only have they contributed their time and efforts to WAIKIKI THE FILM, but they also have their own works coming down the pipe - and they're seriously amazing.  

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Chris Kahunahana
GALA FUNDRAISER

More than just a Gala featuring performances from Hawaii's best local talents, amazing local food and of course, the sunset on Diamond head  -  we are filming our Champagne shot (last shot of production)!  We'd love for you to be in it!   

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DAY 10: TUTU'S HOUSE

Today our set builders and dressers really shined.  Analu Tomasu, Jon Bopp, Kira "Kiki" Krog, Clark Cuadro and Alex Hubbard went above and beyond what we thought possible and we are truly grateful to have such a talented team.  

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MANA MAOLI

When you donate to Waikiki The Film, you're donating to Mana Maoli.  A portion of all donations made to Waikiki The Film go directly to Mana Maoli - a non profit that has been serving the children of Hawai'i since 1999.

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DAY 7: CHINATOWN

Honolulu's Chinatown has always been unapologetically itself. Navigating it has been quite an experience for our cast and crew. Our Director/Writer Kahunahana Christopher opened Nextdoor on Hotel Street 2005 and sold it in 2012. Coming back to these streets five years later as a filmmaker has certainly been

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DAY 4: BEHIND THE SCENES

We are proud to announce that we are now in PRODUCTION!  A huge mahalo to all our many supporters who have gotten us to this point, and to our amazing cast and crew for their talents!  Enjoy these behind the scenes shots from DAY 4:

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Chris Kahunahana