Happy to announce premiere of @dearalohafilm at Hawai'i International Film Festival! 🎥 Excited to bring this film back home to the islands, as its story connects all Hawaiians. 🌺 We'd love to have you join us! Tickets are on sale. 🎟️ https://hiff.org/events/dearaloha/ WHERE & WHEN: Kahala Consolidated Theaters Saturday, Oct. 5 at 3:45pm Director: Cris Romento Producers: Erin Lau @laulau_erin & Vee Hua @hellomynameisvee Editors: Shirley Thompson@shirleythompsoneditor & Cris Romento Special shoutout to our mentors Ciara Lacy and Meleanna Meyer whose support is so invaluable. ABOUT: Diasporic Native Hawaiians reveal how aloha sustains them amidst distance, loss, and longing. Meanwhile, back in Hawaii, locals grapple with the history of colonization that has Hawaiians disappearing from their homeland. DEAR ALOHA will be screening in a special Homegrown: A Part Of/ Apart From series supported by @pbs and @firelight_media featuring filmmakers from Guam 🇬🇺, Virgin Islands 🇻🇮, American Sāmoa 🇦🇸 & Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 And for all the Hawaii people on the continent: Stay tuned for more screenings! 🍿