For decades, Hawaii residents have used the “shaka” hand gesture to convey several greetings — hello, goodbye, thank you and aloha. Now the shaka, which involves extending the thumb and pinkie finger while curling the others down, is on its way to becoming Hawaii’s...
VC Film Fest 2024. IdeateTV host Rachel Kang interviews Steve Sue the writer and producer on the feature length documentary Shaka: A Story of Aloha. An engaging documentary that delves into the history of the Shaka. Find out how Steve has made the Shaka into a bill in...
VC Film Fest 2024. IdeateTV host Rachel Kang interviews Alex Bocchieri the director on the feature length documentary Shaka: A Story of Aloha. An engaging documentary that delves into the history of the...
We kick off AAPI Month talking about the new movie “Shaka, The Story of Aloha,” that will make its world debut on Thursday at the VC Film Fest in Downtown LA. Steve Sue, who is the filmmaker, producer and writer of the film, joins us in the KCAL...
To a hapless Brit, the clenched fist thumb-and-pinkie wave, may look more like a beckoning to “call me” than a universally recognised sign of goodwill. But in Hawaii, the “Shaka” gesture, often interpreted by mainland North Americans to mean “hang loose”, is so...
HONOLULU (Island News) — The locally-produced documentary, “Shaka, a story of Aloha” will make its world premiere tomorrow night at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific film festival. As Island News’ Rick Quan reports, the film’s producer is hoping...
