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Make it Rain – Nalani Kanakaʻole unveils her sculpture on Saturday night at Parc Hotel

–Daniel Ikaika Ito/Contrast Magazine If weather patterns were people then Nalani Kanaka‘ole would be the rain. Ancient Hawaiians have a ‘ōlelo noe‘au (wise saying) about precipitation: ‘Ue ka lani, ola ka honua (When the heavens weep, the Earth lives). As a mother and kumu hula, Nalani echoes this sentiment. She is a well of knowledge [...]

Design Process in the Creative Life of Kanakaole Zane Ohana

DESIGN PROCESS in the Creative Life of the Kanaka’ole Zane ‘Ohana from Interisland Terminal on Vimeo.

ITO in the Media!

http://www.bonhawaii.com/sig-zane-clan-paving-way-aloha http://sigzane.com/home/2011/05/write-up-in-star-advertiser/ http://sigzane.com/home/2011/05/ito-videos/ http://us.regiofora.com/index.php/topic,557519.msg557533.html#msg557533?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter http://www.staradvertiser.com/features/featuresstories/20110526_Family_Signature.html http://www.hnlnow.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=58599265 http://sigzane.com/home/2011/05/sneak-tee/ http://see.mamost.com/post/5851770459/stay-up-ito-minisite http://see.mamost.com/post/5844958978/ito-events-ito2hnl http://see.mamost.com/post/5827462074/all-ito-vids-ito2hnl http://see.mamost.com/post/5851875064/nicest http://see.mamost.com/post/5370332293/ito-interisland-travelwrights http://sigzane.com/home/2011/05/to-travelwrights/ http://blogs.hawaiibusiness.com/2011/05/20/interisland-terminal-presents-ito-interisland-travelwrights-featuring-sig-zane-designs/ http://damontucker.com/2011/05/21/ito-interisland-travelwrights-an-exhibition-and-pop-up-shop-by-sig-nalani-and-kuha‘o-zane-of-travel-goods-fashion-art/ http://www.paularath.com/2011/05/sig-zane-and-family-to-visit-honolulu-in-june/ http://hawaii.mattters.com/timeline/2011/5/21/ito-interisland-travelwrights-an-exhibition-and-pop-up-shop-by-sig http://www.808surfworld.com/hilo-surfing/ito-interisland-travelwrights-an-exhibition-and-pop-up-shop-by.html http://fwix.com/honolulu/article/dcab268088/interisland_terminal_presents_ito_interisland _travelwrights_featuring_sig_zane_designs http://contrastmagazine.com/blog/?p=8902 http://sigzane.com/home/2011/03/interisland-terminal-moleskine-notebook/ http://contrastmagazine.com/blog/?p=8521 http://www.cosmeticplatform.com/2011/04/on-ito.html http://contrastmagazine.com/blog/?p=8798 http://www.cosmeticplatform.com/2011/05/interisland-terminal-x-sig-zane-designs-collaboration.html http://fwix.com/honolulu/article/071bc1da4b/interisland_terminal_x_sig_zane_designs_collaboration http://hawaii.mattters.com/2011/5/7/rosters-announced-for-the-2011-hawaii-island-hoops-senior-all-star- http://www.fittedhawaii.com/hanahou/2011/05/09/tradition/ http://sigzane.com/home/2011/05/interisland-travelwrights/ http://www.sigsaid.com/post/5451671217/ito-travelwrights

Citizen of the Window Seat

By Daniel Ikaika Ito Inspired by Kūha‘o Zane Fueled by a doppio espresso, I navigate the Interisland Terminal Like a young Nainoa Thompson In the Kealaikahiki Channel. Living Ponoholo (Travelwright): Hawaiian or go! This Hawaiian will go: Up, up and away From #ITO2HNL (Hilo to Honolulu). The sun is rising As I board the Bird. [...]

ITO in the Creative Life of the Kanakaole Zane Ohana

ITO in the Creative Life of the Kanaka’ole Zane ‘Ohana from Interisland Terminal on Vimeo.

Travelwright: Guiding the Savvy Jetsetter

Daniel Ikaika Ito/Contrast Magazine An airport is a noisy place, yet a Travelwright knows how to harmonize in this environment. They navigate the terminal ike a John Legend song– smoothly with classic charm and modern appeal. Time is a factor. Being alert and conscious of your surroundings and others make everybody’s life a little easier. [...]

Manufactured Reality Press Summary

Thanks to everybody who came out to a film at our Manufactured Reality Documentary Film Series. Until the next triple-feature! PRESS LINKS: http://honoluluweekly.com/hotpicks/2011/02/manufacturing-cinema/ http://www.honolulupulse.com/events/15549 http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/The-Hitt-List/February-2011/Three-Documentaries-to-Watch-Begins-Tonight/ http://contrastmagazine.com/blog/?p=8026 http://fluxhawaii.com/archives/interisland-terminal-presents-a-manufactured-reality/ http://www.atypicalliving.com/interisland-terminal-presents-manufacturing-r http://www.hapahale.com/blog/2011/2/11/aloha-friday-scoop.html http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/Calendar/index.php?cpevents=2&sievents=10&view=view_event&itm=3391 http://www.djeskae.com/?p=1216

Why is my Robo-clone so Creepy?

And other musings on an increasingly computerized future. More Info http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117944183/ http://www.plugandpray-film.de/en/content.html Come see it as a part of the Manufacturing Reality - Mini Doc Fest Tickets: $10 single show  Advance Purchase Special $15 for all three films (purchase must be completed by Friday Feb 11)

Off-the-grid domestic drama

More Info http://www.nznewsuk.co.uk/news/?id=5963 http://www.cloudsouth.co.nz/this-way-of-life/links/ Come see it as a part of the Manufacturing Reality - Mini Doc Fest Tickets: $10 single show  Advance Purchase Special $15 for all three films (purchase must be completed by Friday Feb 11)

Mark Hogancamp’s fantasy world totally owns your imaginary friend.

More Info http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marwencol/ http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/10/07/movies/marwencol-slideshow.html http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08marwencol.html http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20433896,00.html Come see it as a part of the Manufacturing Reality - Mini Doc Fest Tickets: $10 single show  Advance Purchase Special $15 for all three films (purchase must be completed by Friday Feb 11)

Eight Inc Principal (and Interisland Terminal collaborator), Mark Little keynote speaker for at HPU MBA Speaker Series

Just passing along some good news. Mark has worked with Interisland Terminal in the design of a yet-to-be executed exhibit space. See the full press release here

jeffstaple draws Honolulu’s creatives to Waikiki to talk about “The Little Things in Life”

@supercw put it best “please nobody throw a grenade in the hau terrace at the halekulani. all of oahus most creative ppl in retail, art n design will b lost.” Drawing an impressive list of local talent (see partial list below), jeffstaple treated the crowd to an insightful conversation about what he does and how [...]

Competition for New Community Architecture catches the attention of AOLnews Philanthropy Project

The Philanthropy Project on AOL News caught wind of our “Competition for New Community Architecture” and did a small feature on the competition, the beneficiary, and the winners. Read more at: http://www.aolnews.com/philanthropy/nc/article/contest-seeks-to-nurture-civic/1159890 And we’d like to take this chance to extend another round of congratulations to our competition winners Luke Altenau and Katie Coffman!

The Interisland Terminal Friends and Family Post

It’s starting to get hard to keep up! We’ve got a few projects in the pipe (more on that in a blog post later), but in the meantime, many of our partners, associates, and staff members have had plenty of news of their own. First, our friends over at The Department of Public Works have [...]

More from Tribeca: James Franco’s Saturday Night

One other late update from Tribeca: James Franco filmed a doc called ‘Saturday Night’ that chronicled the process of creating one episode of Saturday Night Live. The result of his amazing access to the cast and crew was fascinating Here are couple of links about the show and subsequent Q&A with Franco and some of [...]

The 18 movies I saw at Tribeca Film Festival

Over the 9 days I was at TFF, I managed to squeeze in 18 films, 7 filmmaker Q&A sessions, and 3 Tribeca talks. Really good filmmaker presence My 4 favorite Monogamy – great looking film shot on the Red camera. The way it showcased brooklyn, helped make up for the fact that I was spending [...]

Wondering how LA-Based Architect Jennifer Siegal’s Mobile Design Work Might Impact Hawaii? Come to UH at 6:00PM to find out!

http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hpr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4505&Itemid=70 “I’ve always loved the idea of a trailer park”, says Jennifer Siegal roughly 3 minutes, 30 seconds into her interview with Noe Tanigawa on Hawaii Public Radio. For Siegal, the concept of a “third space” for shared activities that fit between the things you do in the privacy of your home and those you [...]

Solar Beat

Taking a quick break from architecture… Check out this elegant little solar system visualization at http://www.whitevinyldesign.com/solarbeat/. I showed it to the wife who was not as impressed as I was, but to me it demonstrates everything I love about infographics. A really simple idea ends up helping one visualize everything from how gravity wells work, [...]