Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra is inviting fans back for an evening of music and magic in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ™ in Concert. Relive the adventure of a curious plot afoot at Hogwarts™ and a new Gryffindor™ Keeper, soaring across the big screen in high-definition! Experience the music of a live symphony orchestra performing the unforgettable score to the sixth film of the Harry Potter™ Series.

All characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR.

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra is inviting fans back for an evening of music and magic in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ™ in Concert. Relive the adventure of a curious plot afoot at Hogwarts™ and a new Gryffindor™ Keeper, soaring across the big screen in high-definition! Experience the music of a live symphony orchestra performing the unforgettable score to the sixth film of the Harry Potter™ Series.

All characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR.

For thousands of years, humans believed that there were once flying monsters. Such creatures became mythologized, with stories about them shared around the world. But could they have really existed? Flying Monsters is a National Geographic documentary that explores these great prehistoric beasts.

Around 220 million years ago dinosaurs were on the rise to dominating the Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap--control of the skies. They were the pterosaurs--after insects, the first animals ever to fly. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction.

Hosted by Sir David Attenborough, distinguished naturalist and broadcaster, this program uses amazing special effects techniques to portray these airborne dinosaurs. Appropriate for anyone that loves dinosaurs!

Produced by National Geographic

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough

Runtime: 40 min

Audience: suitable for grades K and up

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A Halloween special treat. Take a virtual tour of a haunted graveyard, where you'll walk at the speed of Fright! This 16-minute show features the Imaginarium's 3D, animated magic. Audiences will be guided on a nightwalk down a creepy crypt and into a haunted mansion filled with bats, ghosts and spooky things that go boo in the night. 

Produced by Hōkūlani Imaginarium
Joseph Ciotti (Director)

Character Voices by Joseph Ciotti

Runtime: 16 min

Audience: suitable for grades K and up

CAFF FOR KIDS: A special selection of kid-friendly, fun-filled animations perfect for the whole family! Join us as we welcome spring with the magic of animation!

Spring into the world of animation at CAFF Springfest 2025, where stories blossom and cultures shine! This vibrant festival showcases diverse animated films from around the world—bringing together artists, languages, and traditions in a colorful celebration of creativity. 

MATINEE SPECIAL: Experience bold and inspiring stories from across the globe—where inclusivity, culture, and creativity take center stage.

Spring into the world of animation at CAFF Springfest 2025, where stories blossom and cultures shine! This vibrant festival showcases diverse animated films from around the world—bringing together artists, languages, and traditions in a colorful celebration of creativity. 

OPENING NIGHT: Kick off the festival with a family-friendly night of fun, laughter, and breathtaking animation that celebrates the global art of storytelling! 

Spring into the world of animation at CAFF Springfest 2025, where stories blossom and cultures shine! This vibrant festival showcases diverse animated films from around the world—bringing together artists, languages, and traditions in a colorful celebration of creativity. 

Conductor Rick Benjamin returns for another silent film installment featuring Buster Keaton’s 1926 comedy, The General: A story of Love, Laughs, and Locomotives.

From a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like never before as your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ Oscar®-nominated score live to the film.

In the climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins R2-D2, C-3PO and Princess Leia to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and launch a desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet. 

Watch the complete film unfold as the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ legendary score live.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox,
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music. 
© 1983 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © DISNEY

From a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like never before as your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ Oscar®-nominated score live to the film.

In the climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins R2-D2, C-3PO and Princess Leia to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and launch a desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet. 

Watch the complete film unfold as the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ legendary score live.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox,
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music. 
© 1983 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © DISNEY

From a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like never before as your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ Oscar®-nominated score live to the film.

In the climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins R2-D2, C-3PO and Princess Leia to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and launch a desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet. 

Watch the complete film unfold as the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ legendary score live.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox,
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music. 
© 1983 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © DISNEY

There is no architect in this world whose life story and work are so out of the norm and so exceptional as the 1995 Pritzker Prize winner Mr. Tadao Ando. Born in 1941 and raised by his great grandmother, he became a certified boxer at age 17. On a trip to Tokyo in junior high, he was struck by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel and found his calling. While boxing professionally, he attended evening drawing classes, took interior design correspondence courses, and studied masters of modernist architecture on his own. From 1992 and on, Benesse Corporation president, Mr. Soichiro Fukutake, commissioned Ando to design art museums on the islands of Seto Inland Sea, in an effort to revive the diminishing population and worsening environment caused by the dumping of industrial wastes by major companies. Their visionary collaboration created Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum, a hotel annex, and Chichu Art Museum complex, with the latter dedicated to works of Claude Monet and two contemporary artists. Starting in 2010, with Kagawa government’s partnership, Mr. Fukutake launched the first Setouchi Art Triennial. By this time, the once devasted islands had become an art destination attracting millions of domestic as well as foreign tourists.

The short films will help us appreciate the self-taught architect who continues to design museums in the Seto Inland Sea even after having five internal organs removed in 2009 and 2014 due to pancreatic cancer.

His works can are concentrated in Osaka area but are also found in S. Korea, Taiwan, US, Canada, France, Germany, China, Switzerland, Itay, and Australia.

Make it a Whoville holiday with your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra.

This holiday season, HSO brings to life the beloved classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey. Watch Cindy Lou Who on the big screen as she takes matters into her own hands to show the Grinch the true meaning of Christmas. The orchestra will perform live to the film score by the late, great composer James Horner.

© 2023 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Make it a Whoville holiday with your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra.

This holiday season, HSO brings to life the beloved classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey. Watch Cindy Lou Who on the big screen as she takes matters into her own hands to show the Grinch the true meaning of Christmas. The orchestra will perform live to the film score by the late, great composer James Horner.

© 2023 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

One of the longest running and most respected queer film festivals in the country!

HRFF35 highlights in-person screenings of international features and Hawaiʻi-made world premieres; plus a free program of on-line shorts, and fabulous parties for filmmakers and film lovers.

One of the longest running and most respected queer film festivals in the country!

HRFF35 highlights in-person screenings of international features and Hawaiʻi-made world premieres; plus a free program of on-line shorts, and fabulous parties for filmmakers and film lovers.

One of the longest running and most respected queer film festivals in the country!

HRFF35 highlights in-person screenings of international features and Hawaiʻi-made world premieres; plus a free program of on-line shorts, and fabulous parties for filmmakers and film lovers.

Songs of Love from Hawaiʻi combines musical performances from world-renowned artists with simple but visually striking animation to share personal stories of sacrifice, courage and love.

The film uses an innovative storytelling technique to document the journeys of Korean immigrants who arrived in Hawaiʻi starting in 1903.

Following the screening, join us for a conversation with:

• Jinyoung Lee,  Director & Executive Producer

• Keola Beamer, Slack-Key Guitarist

• Chee-Yun, Violinist 
  

Click the RSVP button to register now! Registration closes on Friday, September 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm. Once registered, a link will be emailed to you a few days before the screening.

The box office hit Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is returning to theaters with an enhanced experience in Fantastic Fungi Remastered, which offers audiences an unparalleled viewing experience with enhanced visuals and sound, allowing viewers to immerse themselves fully in the breathtaking beauty and awe-inspiring wonder of the fungal kingdom.

The box office hit Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is returning to theaters with an enhanced experience in Fantastic Fungi Remastered, which offers audiences an unparalleled viewing experience with enhanced visuals and sound, allowing viewers to immerse themselves fully in the breathtaking beauty and awe-inspiring wonder of the fungal kingdom.

Big Picture Ranch and Area 23a present Common Ground -  a hopeful and uplifting story of the pioneers of the “Regenerative Movement” who produce tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food and are working to balance the climate – all while bringing our entire ecosystem back to life. The film explores how Americans from different walks of life, different political backgrounds, and different parts of the country share one thing in common –the very soil beneath their feet. The film investigates the power of “regenerative” farming systems –from large to small-scale farmers who are the champions of soil health as the key to unlocking more (and healthier) food to feed America and the world.

Big Picture Ranch and Area 23a present Common Ground -  a hopeful and uplifting story of the pioneers of the “Regenerative Movement” who produce tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food and are working to balance the climate – all while bringing our entire ecosystem back to life. The film explores how Americans from different walks of life, different political backgrounds, and different parts of the country share one thing in common –the very soil beneath their feet. The film investigates the power of “regenerative” farming systems –from large to small-scale farmers who are the champions of soil health as the key to unlocking more (and healthier) food to feed America and the world.

Pet Sounds Live takes the audience on a journey through narration, live music, visual projections and historical facts all through the lens of Brian Wilson’s masterpiece, PET SOUNDS.

In addition to the complete album, the show also features many other Beach Boys classics like; “California Girls”, “Don’t Worry, Baby”, and the legendary pocket symphony, “Good Vibrations” among others. This is way more than a tribute. More than a band. More than an homage. PET SOUNDS LIVE is a rock and roll story that comes to life on stage like no other show before. Pet Sounds Live takes you back in time inside the studio and behind the glass as you see and hear the creation of some of the greatest, most beloved music in rock and roll history performed right before your eyes and ears.

Pet Sounds Live takes the audience on a journey through narration, live music, visual projections and historical facts all through the lens of Brian Wilson’s masterpiece, PET SOUNDS.

In addition to the complete album, the show also features many other Beach Boys classics like; “California Girls”, “Don’t Worry, Baby”, and the legendary pocket symphony, “Good Vibrations” among others. This is way more than a tribute. More than a band. More than an homage. PET SOUNDS LIVE is a rock and roll story that comes to life on stage like no other show before. Pet Sounds Live takes you back in time inside the studio and behind the glass as you see and hear the creation of some of the greatest, most beloved music in rock and roll history performed right before your eyes and ears.

HoMA continues its collaboration with the Bud Browne Film Archives to present Bud Browne’s film short Yesterday, followed by Browne’s epic classic Locked In!. The evening celebrates the stories of surfing from yesterday to present day. Surfing luminaries Joey Cabell, Randy Rarick, Jock Sutherland, Darrick Doerner, Jeannie Chesser, Emi Erickson, Lyle Carlson, and Clark Abbey join a panel talk story.  

Yesterday pays tribute to the kupuna of surfing who are no longer with us, while feature film Locked In! revisits surfing's pioneering men and women of the golden era of early surfing in Hawaiʻi and California. 

Of the Sea is North Shore surfer and photographer Bruno Lemos’s autobiographical documentary. As a young man, Lemos travelled from his native Brazil to the North Shore of O‘ahu in 1991 to pursue a career in surfing. Starting with nothing, Lemos eventually becomes a fixture in the community and a successful photographer. An inspiring story that is illustrated with epic images selected from Lemos’ vast and rich archive. 

HSFF 2024 Shorts: This showcase of 9 short films illustrates the ever-expanding reach of surfing and surf culture throughout each corner of the world.