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HONOLULU – The 2024 Creative Lab Hawai‘i Music Immersive program (CLHMI) is soon to open and Hawai‘i singer-songwriters seeking opportunities to license their works for global media and entertainment content are invited to apply. Founded by the Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) Creative Industries Division (CID), Creative Lab Hawai‘i (CLH) ...
Read More Musicians! Creative Lab Hawaii Music Immersive Application Window Opens on November 1, 2023!

Emerging TV screenwriters! The CAPE New Writers Fellowship is back and now accepting submissions for the 2024 Cycle! Founded and co-chaired for over a decade by Emmy Award-winning Writer, Creator and Showrunner Leo Chu and veteran film and TV executive Steve Tao, the fellowship discovers and nurtures emerging Asian and Pacific Islanders writers launching their ...
Read More CAPE NEW WRITERS FELLOWSHIP IS NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2024 CYCLE – DEADLINE NOVEMBER 13, 2023!

MusiCares provides emergency financial assistance to cover disaster relief costs for music professionals. MusiCares also provides additional support as music professionals re-build, including (but not limited to) equipment replacement, therapy and support for basic living needs. Please email MusiCares at [email protected].  Musicians do not have to be members of the Recording Academy to access MusiCares assistance.

Join us for a light breakfast and a discussion with Aunty Vicky about “Movement” on Friday at the Entrepreneur’s Sandbox. Registration is simple, but necessary. Please follow this LINK to learn more and to register.

Two co-writers from the Creative Lab Hawaii Music Immersive (CLMI) have successfully licensed their music to ABC’s “The Company You Keep.” Another great achievement from two of our CLMI fellows, who continue to show all of us that creativity can be a profession. The full story from Maui Now is HERE. KITV News covered this ...
Read More Congratulations to two co-writers from the 2023 Creative Lab Hawaii Music Immersive!

Wāhine in Film Lab Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking is now accepting applications for the 3rd annual Wāhine in Film Lab (May to October 2023) – an incubator for developing 10 short film ideas into viable projects by the end of their time at the Lab.​ The 2023 Wāhine in Film Lab offers: ​Seminars that provide valuable ...
Read More March 17 Deadline for Wahine in Film Lab Applications!!!!!

From the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii: Aloha!The City and County of Honolulu, in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, are pleased to announce the NEW O’ahu Business Recovery (OBR) grant for small businesses that have experienced increased costs, a decline in income, or shut down due to the pandemic.The OBR grant is a $10 million program ...
Read More City Launches million O’ahu Business Recovery Grant Program

  HONOLULU – Creative Lab Hawai‘i (CLH), founded by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism’s (DBEDT) Creative Industries Division (CID) to accelerate new business and monetize opportunities for Hawaiʻi’s creative entrepreneurs is accepting applications for the 2023 Creative Lab Hawai‘i Music Immersive (CLHMI) program. CLMHI focuses on Hawai‘i singer songwriters looking ...
Read More OPEN CALL FOR 2023 CREATIVE LAB HAWAII MUSIC IMMERSIVE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS

Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced that the City and County of Honolulu will be allocating $30 million in relief for non-profit organizations that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Non-profits may be eligible to receive up to one-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). These funds will be awarded to qualifying non-profits on a first-come, first serve ...
Read More CITY ALLOCATES MILLION IN RELIEF FOR NON-PROFITS AFFECTED BY COVID-19

From MSN.com: HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – YG Entertainment, the force behind multiple K-Pop powerhouses like Blackpink, is looking for talent on Oahu. The leading talent agency in the K-pop sphere is embarking on a global audition tour in 30 different cities to find “artists who will expand to the world stage.” They’ll be holding auditions on ...
Read More Want to be a K-pop star? Agency behind Blackpink seeking talent on Oahu.

The Pacific Region is more than a backdrop, and this op-ed in HuffPost recognizes this. From HuffPost: Sometimes the phrase “representation matters” comes off as a basic, outdated slogan. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, it’s important to think about the different ways Pasifika people are portrayed in the media and how those ...
Read More Pacific Islanders Deserve To Be Represented On Screen, But Here’s What Needs To Happen Now | HuffPost Entertainment

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