We're on a mission to turn at-risk youth along the Waianae Coastline into the next generation of digital creators, filmmakers, and storytellers preserving Hawaiian culture and Hawaii oral histories.
We teach the kids to learn how to craft dynamic stories so they can document, archive, their histories, and histories of their community here along the Waianae Coastline.
We will be providing cinema quality filmmaking tools, photography and design elements and using AI tools to help organize and structure their learning experience with a hands-on approach.
We guide students on how to share their creations with the world in this ever changing eco system of social media platforms. Guiding them to discover which ones would be good for them to build content for.
Courses tailored to equip the students with real-world relevant skills. Partnering with international artist throughout the Pacific to provide workshops for our kids.
Instilling essential knowledge and competence in the digital realm.
Dissolving geographical boundaries with our accessible online platforms.
Committed to creating a media agency focused on teaching at-risk youth along the Waianae Coastline, how to become creators in today's digital world.
Based in Mākaha, Hawaiʻi the Menehune Film Academy is a non-profit initiative working to empower & inspire at-risk youth. We provide an enriching program where students can learn, create, and distribute high-quality content in the digital world. We are here to learn our histories, share our stories and retell stories and turn them into shorts films and documentaries that can have a lasting impact of our Hawaiian Heritage.
Choosing us means choosing to support a cause that fuels empowerment and fosters education for Native Hawaiian children. We believe every young person deserves a fair chance, and we strive to provide that through our dynamic programs.
