“Where the Hell is Matt?” It’s a question for the ages. Or at least those of an age to remember the earliest days of web video. Who The Hell is Matt? Six years ago, former video game designer Matt Harding decided to travel the world. A video clip of him dancing in Vietnam kicked off [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Video'
“Hawaii Five-0″ Theme Song Contest
August 6th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 2 Comments · Hawaii, Pop Culture, Television, Video
In anticipation of the Sept. 20 series premiere of CBS’ reboot of “Hawaii Five-0,” the network has announced a video upload contest on its site. Fans are encouraged to upload their “best interpretation” of the show’s iconic theme song (or, at least, up to 30 seconds of it), and the winner will win a surfboard [...]
Tags: cbs·contest·danieldaekim·fiveo·h50·hawaii50·hawaiifive0·Video
AsiaPacificFilms.com Offers Free Trial
April 12th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Art, Media, The Web
With a collection of over 250 films by Asian and Pacific Islanders, AsiaPacificFilms.com is the idealized, online equivalent of a independent film festival. No cramped schedules, no limited runs, every title available 24-7. TechCrunch described it as “a Netflix for Asian Pacific indie filmmakers.” Asians and Pacific Islanders are said to be responsible for creating half [...]
“LOST” Connections [Updated]
January 11th, 2010 by Ryan Ozawa · 6 Comments · Lost, Pop Culture, Television, Video
SPOILER ALERT: “LOST” is filming in downtown Honolulu this morning, taking over the entrance of the State Attorney General building on Queen St. And two characters that fans have been eager to see in Season 6 are featured in the street-front scene.
27th Okinawan Festival
September 8th, 2009 by Ryan Ozawa · 3 Comments · Events, Family, Food, Hawaii, Video
Okinawan Festival from hawaii on Vimeo. This past weekend brought the 27th annual Okinawan Festival back to Kapiolani Park. More than 40,000 people turned out over two full days to revel in all things uchinanchu, showcasing everything from traditional Okinawan performances, to delicious food, to several cultural activities. My family and I checked things out [...]
Video Chat in Gmail
November 12th, 2008 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Technology, The Web, Video
Taking another bold move into Skype‘s territory, Google has announced the addition of voice and video chat to Gmail. Interestingly, audio and video chats are currently available only as an extension to the Google Talk feature within Google’s free webmail service, and not via its standalone Google Talk chat client application. Since the new Gmail [...]
Tweet-Up with Seesmic’s Sukhjit
July 29th, 2008 by Ryan Ozawa · No Comments · Events, Technology, The Web
If you’re not on Twitter, you may not have heard: a member of the Seesmic team is in Honolulu, and several local geeks are turning out to welcome her and enjoy some terrific tech talkstory. Sukhjit, who hosts the Seesmic video show “Unboxing,” will be at the Aloha Tower Marketplace food court at 5 p.m. [...]
Hawaii Marine Expelled for Puppy Video
June 12th, 2008 by Ryan Ozawa · 7 Comments · People, Politics, The Web, Video
David Motari, the Hawaii marine who was engulfed in controversy over a video clip posted to YouTube in March, has been expelled from the service. The video showed Motari throwing a puppy off a cliff while on patrol in Iraq. According to an official statement placed front and center yesterday on the website for Marine [...]
Tags: davidmotari·Hawaii·iraq·marine·marines·motari·puppy·Video·youtube
Circuit Bending
May 25th, 2008 by Ryan Ozawa · 1 Comment · Events, Gadgets, Music, People, Technology, Video
Beatrix*JAR in Hawaii from hawaii on Vimeo. Beatrix*JAR is Bianca Pettis and Jacob Roske, sound artists out of Minneapolis. They were in Honolulu for a concert at The Arts at Mark Garage yesterday, and also put on a couple of “circuit bending” workshops for the community. This workshop was hosted by the Hawaii Macintosh and [...]
Tags: beatrixjar·circuitbending·circuits·foundsound·Hawaii·samples·sounds·toys·Video
The Spam Jam is Coming!
April 10th, 2008 by Ryan Ozawa · No Comments · Events, Family, Food, Hawaii, Video
Mark your calendars and brace your palates: the annual “Waikiki Spam Jam” is returning on May 3, 2008. Hawaii residents consume more Spam per capita than any other state in the union: nearly seven million cans a year. So it makes sense that we celebrate everyone’s favorite brand of “mystery meat.” How? With a big [...]
