contact us

General Enquiries: [email protected] 

Box Office: [email protected]

Programming: [email protected]

Public Relations: [email protected]

Sponsorship Opportunities: [email protected]

Education: [email protected] 

General Calls or Text: (808)792-1577

Hawai‘i International Film Festival

3512 Waialae Ave
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi  96816

Contact Lance Rae at TLC PR for any Press or PR related enquiries

HIFF TEAM

Beckie Stocchetti Portrait

Beckie Stocchetti

Executive Director

Anderson Le

Artistic Director

Aaron Lyle Hansen

Director of Operations
Jen May Pastores Portrait

Jen May Pastores

Education Director
Ross Matlin Portrait

Ross Matlin

Director of Communication & Partnerships
Josh Nye Portrait

Joshua Nye

Festival Manager
Melina Kiyomi Coumas

Melina Kiyomi Coumas

Programming Manager

Jana Park

HIFILM Industry Manager

Alana Eagle

Marketing & Membership Manager

Leviticus Kaopuiki

HIFF Summer Intern

Roma Lerner

HIFF Summer Intern

Cyris Laury-Schaefer

HIFF Summer Intern

HIFF44 FESTIVAL CREW

HIFF Box Office Team

Thomas Pang – Box Office Manager
Trevor Sanchez – Box Office Coordinator

Education & Programming

Sean Oketani – Education & Programming Coordinator

HIFF44 Tech Team

Quinn Chun – Booth Operations Manager
Shain Miller – Festival Projectionist
Tanyah Tavorn – Festival Projectionist
Trúc Mai – Festival Projectionist
Sarah Di Bella –Festival Projectionist

PR & Marketing

Anuhea Nihipali – Social Media Coordinator
Lance Rae –  Festival Public Relations and Press Contact 
Keith Champaco – HIFF Photographer
Sthanlee Mirador – HIFF Photographer

Festival Operations 

Elise Byers – Venue Operations Manager
Heather Wilson – Festival Database Coordinator
Jordan Brown – Festival Operations Coordinator
Bendy Sysomboun – Operations PA

Guest Services

Joey Carranza – Guest Services Coordinator
Cathy Yasuda – Japanese Interpreter

Transportation Team

Ian Stewart – Transportation Manager
Randall Yakota – Festival Driver
Sally Chow – Festival Driver
Paul Halvorson – Festival Driver
Kellen Ferguson – Festival Driver

Volunteer Captains

Avery Miller
Carole Cancler
Romyn Sabatchi
Kris Yoakum
Kevin Wallace
David Hornstein
Mark Napier
Laura Becker
Sheela Sharma
Kristi Meechan
Yoshie Hackney
Abigail Rose
Katie Pham
Brandi Wakashige
Maxine Tomai
Michael Olderr
Lucy Lee
Kanoe Reece

HIFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jeffrey A. BELL – Board Chair
Mark S. DAVIS
Gregory C. DINGES

Suzanne S. FINNEY, Ph.D.
Ricardo (Ric) GALINDEZ
Christina HOM
Jake HOUSEMAN
Jordan KANDELL
Ken KAO

Dan LIN
Bryan LUKE
Wayne T. MIYAO
Owen OGAWA – Director Emeritus
Isoo (Dick) OSHIMA – Director Emeritus

Brian UY
Indru WATUMULL
Lai Ieng YE