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Bizgenics Renamed “ID8”
ID8 (ide•ate), as in to have ideas, is the new name for Bizgenics, which underwent a revisioning this past year. The result is a new strategic plan that includes sweeping changes in the organization to now specialize in fostering ideation and expression to create...
New Trailer: Now Including 30+ Interviews, a Hukilau, a Shaka Contest
A new trailer for "Shaka, A Story of Aloha" dropped onto YouTube today that includes scenes from all the epic shots of the film.We're excited and thankful that we've ben able to get this far during a shoot that ended up extending to a three year period due to the...
Remedy Spa Hawaii’s ShakaCon, A Contest to Wrap Principal Photography
Principal photography for Remedy Spa Hawaii's "Shaka, A Story of Aloha" wrapped with an epic Shaka Contest at Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) on October 19, 2022. 380 guests enjoyed a traditional luau dinner, entertainment by Shaka Music Director Henry Kapono and a...
HNL Media Follow Shaka Film Production
HNL News Crews, Eyes on Hawaii photo club and a number of print and digital outlets made the trek to La’ie on Friday and Saturday, August 19-20, 2022 to cover a Hukilau reenactment for "Shaka, A Story of Aloha" documentary. A Hukilau is an ancient Hawaiian communal...
La’ie Hukilau Filmed for “Shaka, A Story of Aloha”
Huge mahalo to the La’ie community for bringing back the grand Hukilau from days past. Over that past months, planning was undertaken by La’ie Community Association to do the event in all it's glory. The entire town came together with support by Polynesian Cultural...
Volunteers, including Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi help plant “Bee Friendly Garden” at Honolulu Zoo
Approximately 70 City and County of Honolulu employees from more than a dozen departments, including Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Council Member Calvin Say and DTS Director Roger Morton volunteered at the Honolulu Zoo on Saturday to assist with beautification efforts and...
PLT at Party for the Planet
Bizgenics Board Members Christian Whitney, Jennifer Sagon-Taeza and Ryan Ozawa along with Chairman Steve Sue presented a Project Lemon Tree CO2 game at Honolulu Zoo's Earth Day event, Party for the Planet. Parents and kids were taught that lemon trees, of all...
“Share a Shaka” Monument
“Share a Shaka” is a public art project and gift to the people of Hawai’i by Hawaii-based 501C3 non-profit Bizgenics. Bizgenics is providing the design and funding to build and install a 9’ tall...
Remedy Spa Hawaii Joins Shaka Ohana
We're excited to announce that Remedy Spa HI, Hawaii's newest high-end spa has joined the Shaka Film Ohana in a top sponsorship position. As a top sponsor, Remedy Spa HI will be the sole presenting sponsor of ShakaFest (tentatively slated for April 30, 2022 during...
Free Shaka Stickers ~ Sign Up at ShakaPledge.com
Get free shaka stickers by pledging to live the Shaka lifestyle at ShakaPledge.com. Join the ohana and free stickers will be sent to you. Stickers are waterproof, thus ideal for car and store windows, boards, water bottles and electronic devices. Shaka stickers...
Shaka Summit Concludes
The Shaka Summit thought leader series concluded this evening with many great thoughts on how to leverage the Shaka gesture to make Hawaiʻi, and the world beyond, a better place. This event, originated by First Lady Dawn Ige, seeks to use the learnings of ID8's...
Shaka Summit Goes Virtual
Due to the surge in COVID-19 Delta variant cases, we had to postpone the Shaka Summit after our inaugural in-person session in July on “Protecting Cultural Stories.” Eventually, we decided to pivot to a virtual format via Zoom for the remainder of the series. Two...