• Protecting Kaho’olawe

    For decades, Kahoʻolawe endured use as a bombing range by the U.S. military, leaving profound scars across an island sacred to Native Hawaiians. This documentary chronicles the history of Kahoʻolawe,...

  • Chura Vita

    Seeking the secret of Okinawa’s legendary longevity, Swedish traveler Nicolina Svensen arrives on the famed Blue Zone island and discovers a culture caught between past and present, where ancestral foodways,...

  • Dear You

    In modern-day Chaoshan, Xiaowei is broke, directionless, and convinced the answer to his problems lies with a grandfather who vanished decades ago and may still be living in Thailand—with a...

  • Drifter

    In a forgotten desert town, Tree, a solitary racetrack janitor with an extraordinary gift for drifting, is given one last chance to compete at the professional level. Haunted by personal...

  • Silent Movie Night: Gold Rush

    The Hilo Palace Theater and the Hilo Theatre Organ Society are proud to present Charlie Chaplin’s classic comedy “The Gold Rush” accompanied by a live score performed on the Mighty...

  • The Blind Boys of Alabama

    The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts and The GRAMMYs with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted...

  • Jake Shimabukuro

    The Friends of the Palace Theater are proud to present Jake Shimabukuro with special guest Justin Kawika Young live in concert for a special benefit show: “Holidays in Hawai’i.” All...

  • David Sedaris

    David Sedaris, America’s best-selling humorist and social satirist, returns following publication of his most recent book of short stories, Happy Go Lucky, and his first ever children’s book, Pretty Ugly....