About this Event
🎬✨ Community Film Night & Special Dinner ✨🍽️
Join us for a memorable evening of film and food in Hilo! Enjoy a unique film screening followed by a delicious dinner inspired by locally-grown and ancestral ingredients.
📽 Film: ʻAi: Privileges and Responsibilities of Eating
A 40-min. film showcasing highlights from the second Moʻolelo Matters Speaker Series followed by a conversation with speakers from the series.
🍲 Dinner: A specially-crafted tasting menu and wine pairing inspired by the film! By Chef Keoni Regidor, 2025 James Beard Award Finalist.
🎟 Film Screening: Free Admission
🍽 Dinner: $100 per person
Bring your ʻohana and enjoy a special evening of ʻono storytelling and good food.
📩 RSVP or Questions? Contact [email protected]
We can't wait to see you there! 🎞️🍷
About the :
In the second Moʻolelo Matters Speaker Series, AKA Executive Director Dr. Kamana Beamer, sits down with six ʻŌiwi mahiʻai, chefs, and cultural practitioners to delve into ʻAI -- our ʻōlelo for both food and the act of eating and feeding. These conversations offer different perspectives on the pilina that forms between Kānaka, ʻAi, and ʻĀina when we grow, raise, and consume our own food. Understanding ʻAI as the root of ʻĀINA and the larger systems in which ʻAI functioned and flourished are paramount to contemporary discussions and considerations of resource stewardship, food production, and care for our people.
Featured Speakers:
Kanekoa Kukea-Shultz - Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi (Heʻeia, Oʻahu)
Brandon Lee, Kaunamano Farm (Umauma), Lehua Restaurant (Hilo), Nā Pua Restaurant (Waikōloa)
Kaina Makua - Kūmano I Ke Ala (Waimea, Kauaʻi)
Kēhaulani Marshall - Ulu Mau Puanui (Puanui, Kohala)
Hōkūao Pellegrino - Nohoʻana Farm and Hui O Nā Wai ʻEhā (Waikapū, Maui)
Tammy Māhealani Smith - KTER4U (Oʻahu)
Mahalo iā Nā ʻŌiwi Kāne for their support for this event!
Agenda
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM
Community Screening - Moʻolelo Matters Speaker Series (FREE)
Info: Join us in the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center Planetarium for a special screening of a 40-min. film showcasing highlights from the second Moʻolelo Matters Speaker Series.
🕑: 05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
A Conversation With the Series Speakers
Info: Following the screening, AKA Executive Director Dr. Kamana Beamer will be joined in conversation with two speakers from the series: Kanekoa Kukea-Shultz, Executive Director of Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi and Brandon Lee, co-owner of Kaunamano Farm, Lehua and Nā Pua Restaurants.
🕑: 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Tasting Tuesday at Lehua Restaurant ($100 per person)
Info: Enjoy a specially crafted dinner by 2025 James Beard Award finalist, Chef Keoni Regidor. Ticket price includes a wine pairing with each course.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Imiloa Astronomy Center, 600 Imiloa Place, Hilo, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 100.00
