Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl

Friday, September 17th at 7pm. Doors and box office open at 6:30pm. Join us for night one of PIRATE WEEKEND with the first installment in the iconic Pirates of the Caribbean franchise! Tickets coming soon...  Directed by: Gore Verbinski Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightly, Geoffrey Rush Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Rated PG13 Blacksmith […]

HIFF DAY 1 WATERMAN

The Hawai’i International Film Festival returns to the Hilo Palace Theater with an exciting program of 7 feature length films and 2 Made in Hawai’i shorts programs. The Palace’s Opening Night presentation will take place on Thursday, November 18th at 7pm featuring the directors of the documentary WATERMAN. WATERMAN @7PM (Runtime: 88M) Opening Night, MADE IN […]

HIFF Day 2 Miracle City Koza & Made in Hawai’i Shorts #1

The Hawai’i International Film Festival returns to the Hilo Palace Theater with an exciting program of 7 feature length films and 2 Made in Hawai’i shorts programs. Miracle City Koza @5PM Shota, the grandson of legendary rocker Haru, has been spending his days in idleness, when his grandfather is killed in a traffic accident. Shortly thereafter, Haru’s […]

HIFF Day 3 Made in Hawai’i Shorts #2, Belle & The Power of the Dog

The Hawai’i International Film Festival returns to the Hilo Palace Theater with an exciting program of 7 feature length films and 2 Made in Hawai’i shorts programs. Made in Hawai'i Shorts #2 @2PM- This program includes the following Short Films: CASHBACK IN THE LIGHT TROUBLE IN PARADISE AREA 77 BALLISTIC BROK3N Belle @ 5PM Suzu is a […]

HIFF Last Day High Tide, Don’t Hide, Rock Bottom Riser & I Was a Simple Man

The Hawai’i International Film Festival returns to the Hilo Palace Theater with an exciting program of 7 feature length films and 2 Made in Hawai’i shorts programs. High Tide, Don't Hide @1:30PM In HIDE TIDE, DON’T HIDE, five New Zealand teens join the global movement to end the climate crisis. But after a young indigenous activist highlights […]

Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie

The 4/20 special! Perennially stoned Cheech (Cheech Marin) and Chong (Thomas Chong) tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot enthusiasts head to the welfare offices where Cheech's girlfriend, Donna (Evelyn Guerrero), works. Instead of collecting unemployment, they find themselves thrown back on […]

Silent Movie Night

Three Buster Keaton shorts with a live score preformed on the mighty Palace pipe organ

The Last Dragon

Directed by: Michael Schultz Staring: Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney Synopsis: In New York City, a young man searches for a Master to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the Glow.

Our Lost Years

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Hilo Sons & Daughters of AJA Veterans. Written & Directed by Lane Nishikawa Lane Nishikawa’s newest documentary feature film on the internment of the 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II, and the ten year fight for redress and reparations, that resulted in […]

“House Party” w/DJ Uplifter

The Palace Theater 38 Haili Street, Hilo, HI, United States

“Ain’t gonna hurt nobody to get on down”…Join us as Plenty Productions and The Palace Theater present the original 1990 film “House Party”, starring ‘90s Hip-Hop icons Kid-n-Play, actors Martin Lawrence & Tisha Campbell and comedian Robin Harris. AND after the film join us for the 90’s Hip-Hop dance party on the Palace stage mixed […]