2012 Huliau Youth Environmental Film Festival
Huliau Youth Environmental Film Festival
FACT SHEET
WHAT: 2012 Huliau Youth Environmental Film Festival
WHO: Maui Huliau Foundation
WHERE: Historic Iao Theatre in Wailuku
WHEN: Saturday, June 2, 2012 – 7:30pm
TICKETS: $12 general / $5 youth (under 18) / $25 VIP Reserved Seating
Tickets go on sale May 4, 2012 online at www.huliaufoundation.org/festival and can be purchased at the theatre box office starting at 7pm on the day of the event
What is one of the most effective ways to educate our youth about the environment? Give them
a camera. Equip a youngster with the latest video technology, guide them through the process of
making a short film on an environmental topic of their choice, and their ‘aina awareness will grow
organically! This is the method to the means of Maui Huliau Foundation – a new non-profit set on
fostering local stewardship through innovative learning experiences.
Determined to design solutions for our present-day environmental dilemmas, Maui native Malia
Cahill realized she needed to start with the next generation. So she founded the Maui Huliau
Foundation (MHF), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that promotes environmental literacy amongst
the leaders of tomorrow. MHF not only runs a filmmaking club that guides students ages 12-18 through
the entire process of making a film over the course of a semester, but also offers a three-part
environmental adventure program (Hui Laulima), and a social media site for teenagers dedicated to
earth-friendly causes (Huliau Youth Leaders).
MHF is supported by a small board of five community educators and environmental enthusiasts 
who passionately share Malia’s belief that change must begin with the children. With the help of
numerous volunteers, MHF produces the Huliau Youth Environmental Film Festival to showcase six
short films made throughout the previous school year. Funds raised at this event are used to continue
the Huliau’s Environmental Filmmaking Club (HEFC) in the upcoming school year. This year’s film
festival celebrates the second anniversary of the HEFC program which is sponsored in part by a grant
from the Hawai`i Tourism Authority’s Natural Resource program, administered by the Council for
Native Hawaiian Advancement.
Students from eight different Maui schools will present their work, which include documentary,
educational fiction, and claymation films. Audience members will also have the opportunity to learn
more about the Maui Huliau Foundation and savor delicious home-made baked goods sold at
concessions. Please join us to support Maui’s youth and help us to bring about the huliau – “the turning
point” for the land and the people of Maui.
