Upcoming Showings

There are two screenings of

Nona Beamer: A Legacy of Aloha

coming up on May, both free!

May 13

Palace Theater Mother's Day Show,

Hilo Hawai`i

May 27   7:30

Puna Music Festival,

Kalani Retreat, Puna, Hawai`i
Call them about the chef special
dinner before the show

Many Thanks!

A big mahalo to all those who came to see the screening yesterday! You were such a lovely audience I wanted to take you home with me!
Thank you to John Mason, Big Island Film Commissioner, for doing such a good job with the introduction and the Q&A session afterwards. You made it easy for me being on stage when I would have much preferred being in the audience.
Thank you Karen for inviting me to screen at the Palace Theater, and then getting out of your sick bed to be there!
Thank you Laurie, Judy, Bea, James and Debbie for the beautiful leis. I felt so honored and smelled so good!
Thank you to all the lovely folks who brought desserts for the reception.
Thank you to the Palace staff for doing an awesome job.
This sounds like an Academy Award speech, but those Oscar winners can't feel more happy and grateful than I do. And of course there would have been no film without all the people who shared their stories with me, the people who shared their music and dance. Mahalo nui loa to all!

Poster Number Two

This beautiful poster was designed by the

graphic artist for the Palace theater. Mahalo!

POSTER for the Premiere of "Nona Beamer: A Legacy of Aloha"

I hope you can come!

btw:The Palace theater is in Hilo, Hawai`i

The Opening

I am very happy to announce that "Nona Beamer: A Legacy of Aloha" will be shown on the afternoon of Saturday, April 14, after the Merrie Monarch Parade, at the historic Palace Theater in Hilo, Hawai`i. I will be there for a Q&A session afterwards. And I hope to see many of the people who appear in the film there. I will update you as I learn more.

The Second Trailer

Nona Beamer: A Legacy of Aloha

The Second Trailer

This is not a conventional trailer, but then this is not a conventional film. The trailer is a few bites from one or two small dishes in a banquet of stories, songs, and dances, by and about Aunty Nona Beamer and those who were influenced by her. Enjoy the trailer, but there is so much more to the film!

Here are the people who are interviewed in "Nona Beamer: A Legacy of Aloha." In alphabetical order: Gordean Leilehua Lee Bailey, Louise Leimamo Beamer-Gamiao, Kathy Kapua ‘Anela Beamer-Templeton, Kaliko Beamer-Trapp, Mauli Ola Cook, Puna Kalama Dawson, David Kawika Eyre, Michele Kealaokapualekomaika‘i Gamble, Nathan Liberato Kahikolu Kahapea Kalama, Penny Keli‘i-Vredenburg, Mary Bea Larson, Angeline Hopkins Locey, Caren Loebel-Fried, Kaui Kapuni Manera, Kapoliokealoha Miller, Mo‘ikeha, Kuulei L. Perez, Newton Purdy, Eliza Kauila Reyes, Kayla Rimando, Laurie Rohrer, Lynn Samuels, Jerry Santos, Anakala Pilipo Solotorio, Kimberlee Kalei Tong, Kaleo Trinidad, Teri Waros.

I can't wait for you to meet them!

It's a Wrap!

photo by Linda Kane

"Nona Beamer: A Legacy of Aloha," is finally completed! MY next task, of course, is to create a new trailer. This is not as easy as it might seem. This is a complex film, historical, biographical, full of a multitude of stories, hulas, and music. In two minutes I can only show a few of these film elements, and it will lead the viewer to believe that this represents the totality of the film, when there is so much more than that! So, give me some time to work out this problem, and then I will post the new trailer. Mahalo!