Keeper of the Bay The Film

Keeper of the Bay I The Film has been selected for its Hawaii premiere at the 2023 Hawaii International Film Festival

Aloha Friends,

It is my great pleasure to share that the documentary Keeper of the Bay I The Film has been
selected for its Hawaii premiere at the 2023 Hawaii International Film Festival on October 14,
2023 (find viewing date and time information at the website below).

https://hiff.org/events/keeperofthebay/

Co-produced by 3-time Emmy Award winner Ashley Lo Faso and DearOcean.org Founder
Christine Zalewski, the film celebrates the fabulous work our friend Cindi Punihaole from the
Kahalu’u Bay Education Center has been doing to conserve and restore Kahalu’u Bay on
Hawaii Island.

We have frequently featured the work Cindi and her Staff have accomplished over the last few
years in our newsletters, so this is a chance for everyone to actually see “Cindiʻs Bay” and
experience her vision.

Here is the film synopsis from the HIFF website:

“Growing up following in the footsteps of her kūpuna (ancestors), Cindi Punihaole learned to live
in harmony with nature. As outside development, industrialization, and tourism rose, Cindi saw
Hawai‘i islands’ ecological health decline. Yet, for the first time in her life, the pandemic
illuminated the resiliency of Earth’s landscapes and reinforced her mission to protect these
critical resources and educate generations of environmentally-conscious minds to come. Cindi
embodies the bay she protects. Gentle and inviting on the surface; brimming with life and spirit
and generations of Hawaiian wisdom within. She is soft spoken but powerful; patient though
tenacious; understated yet strong. Her slight figure is offset by her striking black hair and directly
intelligent brown eyes. Full of aloha and quiet determination, Cindi Punihaole is a true “keeper”
of the land and sea. Through Cindi’s narrative and interviews with scientists, government
officials, business leaders and others in the community, audiences will discover the tremendous
efforts put forth behind the scenes to preserve this paradise.”

FOHB was honored to be a small part of this film.

Get your tickets online for the in-person screening – see you there!

https://hiff.org/events/keeperofthebay/

A hui hou kākou,

Lisa Bishop
President
president@friendsofhanaumabay.org
lisa.fohb@gmail.com