In this blog I will review and wrap up my final experience as a Hawaii Pacific University student attending the Hawaii International Film Festival. It has been an honor to contribute so much of my time and effort to this event over the last three years at HPU, gaining experience with this internationally recognized area … [Read…]
Today I went to work, at a full-scale restaurant (whose name I will not disclose for this subject matter), just after watching the documentary film Living On One Dollar (2013). As I walked inside the building, the first thing my manager asked me was, “What should I get to eat today?” sighing as she read our menu … [Read…]
This blog will discuss the relevance of food security with its accordance to socioeconomic status in the state of Hawaii. The truth behind poverty does not only lie in the faces of the homeless on Fort Street. It lies in the middle class, those contributing to society every single day, who have families and stable … [Read…]
During the 2017 Oahu Hawaii International Film Festival I viewed three amazing films! I chose these specific films due to my high interest in history, environmental sustainability and politics. World War II has always fascinated me, and living in O’ahu has only intensified my curiosity over this rich, mostly untold (media) history about Japanese and … [Read…]