Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: April 14–20, 2021
Watch a mini film festival, make a joyful museum visit, sing along with an iconic pop hit or cook up something special.
April 14, 2021
The Children of the Coral featured in Indigenous Lens at HIFF virtual mini festival. Photo: Courtesy of HIFF
April 15 to 25
When lockdowns closed theaters, us film geeks lost the chance to gather in person twice a year to happily binge watch on the big screen at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival. The re-imagined HIFF, presented by Halekūlani, is emerging as a series of four virtual mini-festivals, each with a theme, available between April and July. First to debut this week is Indigenous Lens, powered by Pacific Islanders in Communications featuring a mix of festival favorites and new works by kānaka maoli as well as artists from New Zealand, Australia, Polynesia and Oceania. They include: the U.S. premiere of