It's all about slammin' it 808 style,
Slam poetry has takin' off here in Hawai'i, and it is to no surprise that a bunch of talented peopz have taken on this message delivering genre to the next level. Youth Speaks Hawai'i was created in 2005 to give youth in the 808 a venue to write and deliver poetry. In fact, in 2008 and 2009 Youth Speaks Hawai'i took the grand champion title at Brave New Voices' national competition and was featured as an HBO series, produced by Russell Simmons...unreal. And when you think of Slam poetry, Jamaica Osorio comes to mind, a former Youth Speaks Hawai'i title holding team member who was invited to speak at the White House for President Obama. She dunked it with perfection.
Slam poetry competitions are held monthly here in the 808 on every first Thursday of the month. Both youth and adults alike are on the same competitive playing field for a chance to compete in the national finals. The youth version competition invites Slam teams from across the 808 with the chance to compete for national finals.
The vid below was produced by Makaha Studios, and delivers a power punch by Hawai'i's talent, check it out...
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Positivity coming from the Wes' Side...
Just wanted to throw some positivity coming from the Wes' Side,
Like many of our stereotyped communities, these very communities are continuously bombarded with negativity, and it doesn't help that the media sometimes takes the brush by the hand and paint a surrealistic scene of what's really out there. If you take the time to check things out and make connections, there's positivity to be discovered.
One of the many super positive things that's coming out of the community where I live stems from a group of young and dedicated young men. During their high school years, they were highly involved with Searider Productions, a high school media program headed by Candy Suiso, a visionary and mentor in our public educational system. Under her leadership and mentorship, these group of boys took her shared knowledge to heart, in using media and technology to foster positivity. After graduating they furthered their education in the states and returned home.
Together, they formed Makaha Studios, a for profit version of Searider Productions with the passion and motivation to tell stories and deliver messages via commercials, movies, and other digital media. They've received a number of awards and continue to secure contracts and projects because of their positive drive.
So spare 8 minutes and 32 seconds of your lives to hear their story, friggen unreal...
Like many of our stereotyped communities, these very communities are continuously bombarded with negativity, and it doesn't help that the media sometimes takes the brush by the hand and paint a surrealistic scene of what's really out there. If you take the time to check things out and make connections, there's positivity to be discovered.
One of the many super positive things that's coming out of the community where I live stems from a group of young and dedicated young men. During their high school years, they were highly involved with Searider Productions, a high school media program headed by Candy Suiso, a visionary and mentor in our public educational system. Under her leadership and mentorship, these group of boys took her shared knowledge to heart, in using media and technology to foster positivity. After graduating they furthered their education in the states and returned home.
Together, they formed Makaha Studios, a for profit version of Searider Productions with the passion and motivation to tell stories and deliver messages via commercials, movies, and other digital media. They've received a number of awards and continue to secure contracts and projects because of their positive drive.
So spare 8 minutes and 32 seconds of your lives to hear their story, friggen unreal...
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