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in-flight programming

Hawaiian Airlines

Hawai‘i International Film Festival (HIFF) is proud to present in-flight programming to celebrate and showcase Hawai’i’s filmmakers and locally produced short films in partnership with Hawaiian Airlines.

The HIFF-Hawaiian Airlines in flight program launched in 2018 and is available for free on over 120 transpacific Hawaiian Airlines flights, across 22 destinations. Hawaiian Airlines guests have exclusive access to complimentary short films featuring authentic and entertaining Hawai’i stories that capture the depth and richness of Hawai‘i’s culture, all in one entertaining in-flight experience. HIFF’s in-flight program spotlights the diversity of the islands, and runs the breadth of genres that are showcased at the Festival.

The winner of the annual HIFF Made in Hawai‘i Short Film Award presented by the Hawai‘i Film Office automatically qualifies, and other short films are curated by HIFF’s programming team. The HIFF & Hawaiian Airlines Made-in-Hawai‘i program showcases to audiences across the globe the best local voices, and creates a larger platform for Pacific Islander filmmakers to share their stories. With such increased access to these films, this opportunity inspires and empowers our talented community to continue to create, innovate, and push the boundaries of what the Hawaii film industry has to offer.

To view these films while flying on participating flights, simply use the in-flight entertainment portal and navigate to the HIFF In-fight section. 

As of 2022, HIFF has showcased 28 HIFF Made in Hawai‘i films on Hawaiian Airlines transpacific flights

DECEMBER 2022 - MARCH 2023
SEPTEMBER 2022 - DECEMBER 2022
MAY 2022 - AUGUST 2022
JANUARY 2022 - APRIL 2022
OCTOBER 2019 - JANUARY 2020
JUNE 2019 - SEPTEMBER 2019
FEBRUARY 2019 - MAY 2019
OCTOBER 2018 - JANUARY 2019
JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2018
FEBRUARY - MAY 2018