Jeannette Paulson Hereniko has always known the power of storytelling. During a troubled childhood, stories functioned as a source of comfort.

In the beginning, Sonny Bono had a sign. It wasn't a premonition or a lofty vision (that would come later), just an oversized restaurant...

With the Toronto International Film Festival wrapping up today, they've handed out their award winners. While our top picks will be arriving...

A new and networked nonprofit seeks to raise $15 million to buy Spalding House from the Honolulu Museum of Art.

Launched in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko, the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) was the first film festival in the United...

The Hawai?i Film Foundation at Nu?umealani is raising money to try and purchase the historic Spalding House.

Reel Wahine of Hawaii, Tokyo Hula, UH Shorts and Made in Hawaii shorts at HIFF feature filmmakers dawning from UH Manoa's Academy of...

Jeannette Paulson Hereniko is someone who never shrinks from a challenge. A former writer and producer for Hawaii Educational Television,...

Vilsoni Hereniko, known to his friends as Vili, has come a long way from his native Rotuma, a Polynesian outlier in the far reaches of the...

Filmmaker Connie Florez talks about her career, the Hawai'i Film Festival and her upcoming digital media projects.