2023 April Eagle Eye HBAAFF Edition

Festival Schedule

Please begin the festival by stopping by the information booth to pick up your HBAAFF magazine, 3D glasses, and choose your movie screening time. All movie screenings have the same program. Galleries & exhibits with online options can be viewed at hbaaff.hba.net.

5:00pm onwards HBAAFF Magazine & 3D Glasses pickup

5:30 – 5:40pm

5:30 – 8:35pm

Opening Ceremony & Contemp. Band Perf.

Middle School Art Gallery

AP Studio Art & Design

Science & Engineering Exhibits

2D Art Gallery

Photoshop Exhibit

3D Art Gallery

3D Photo Gallery

Curiosity Corner - Water Painting

Curiosity Corner - Sculpture

Outside Learning Center

Centerstage

Learning Center Library

C102

D101

D201-202

D201-202

D301

Learning Center Conf. Rm

Art Deck

Eagle's Landing

5:50 - 8:01pm

8:05 - 8:35pm

Basic Photography Presentations

Advanced Photography Presentations

5:45 - 6:45pm Movie Showing 1

6:55 - 7:55pm Movie Showing 2

8:00 - 9:00pm Movie Showing 3

Online & in-person option

BAPTIST ACADEMY

D302

D302

Gym

Ticket Stations

Expected Schoolwide Learning Results

Believing Jesus Christ to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life, Hawaii Baptist Academy brings faith and learning together so that we may join God in the formation of people and the transformation of the world. We do this by cultivating these four sensibilities:

HUMILITY is our response to God, and the beginning of understanding. In awe and with gratitude, we recognize that we are born into God’s creation, which is vast, and into God’s story, which is already in progress.

We cultivate humility by acknowledging the goodness of God and the reality of sin, by taking time to be contemplative, by being open to change, and by knowing that there is and will always be more to learn.

CURIOSITY is our response to what God has created. With an attitude of wonder, we explore God’s truth through His Word and through His creation.

We cultivate curiosity by asking questions, by seeking opportunities to learn, by trying new things, and by persevering in our quest for answers.

LOVE is our response to all people in light of God’s love for us. With grace, we live, learn, and play together in community, realizing that God designed us to be mutually dependent.

We cultivate love in community by striving for peace, by eliciting and sharing ideas, by constructively expressing and resolving disagreements, by respecting differences and loving all people, and by asking for and offering forgiveness.

COMMITMENT is our response to God’s plan of restoration. With conviction, we endeavor to carry out God’s purpose by telling His story as we work toward the common good.

We express our commitment by speaking truth and taking responsibility, by caring for God’s creation, and by using our talents and resources to work toward the good of humanity.

HAWAII

Welcome

Welcome to the Hawaii Baptist Academy Arts & Film Festival, affectionately known as HBAAFF.

In each of the film and photography classes that I teach we begin with a daily tradition. It is something I like to call a storyteller liturgy. As a class we stand, and I look at each student and say, “You are a storyteller living in God’s story, and it is good.” Then, all those in class who wish to participate say, “I am a storyteller living in God’s story, and it is good.”

Occasionally I will remind students that some days it will be easy to say, and other days, (especially the dark ones), it may be very difficult to say. Even so, the reminder is still true. We are in God’s story; He is in control and will see us through for His glory and our good.

I have found that our daily reminder has had a positive effect on each student’s artistic work as well. Humans are, after all, storytellers. To do this well—telling stories that evoke the Good, True, and Beautiful, we must look for them with Humility and Curiosity and then tell them with Love and Commitment. It is when artists remember their vocation as storytellers that they create their best work—work that is iterative, sketched, mixed, painted, molded, glazed, fired, photographed, filmed, animated, practiced, danced, acted, written, spoken, sung, breathed, matted, framed, refined, and even edited. It is a beautiful thought that the word edit possibly originates from Latin and French words that mean “bring forth”. It even connects to a Latin word that means “to eat”. Others consume what we have prepared. Art is like that, a meal prepared for others and shared with others. God has provided us with the ingredients, offered inspiration and opportunity, and we are to use our talents to make something good. I pray that God is glorified; that you enjoy and are nourished by what our artists have prepared, and that you too will be able to say, “I am a storyteller living in God’s story, and it is good.”

“Cine”cerely,

Sean Malinger

HBA's Visual & Performing Arts Chairperson

Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem

(For the greater glory of God and salvation of mankind)

Cover Art

Sunrise

By Kylie Rivera (‘23)

The HBAAFF magazine is published by the Eagle Eye, HBA’s high school student news magazine.

HBAAFF 2023

Eagle Eye Team:

Dilan Chock-Makiya (‘23)

Trislyn Maeda (‘23)

Taylor Malinger (‘23)

Marissa Watanabe (‘23)

Faculty Advisor: Eunice Sim

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Visual & Performing Arts Department

Sam Browning

Elementary Music

Creative Music & Drama Club

Maribelle Fernandez

Middle School Beginning Band

Middle School Advanced Band

Anna Hamaguchi

Theater

Tiffany Kakinami

Elementary Art

Sean Malinger

Visual & Performing Arts

Department Chair

Middle School Basic Filmmaking

Intro to Filmmaking

Advanced Filmmaking

Basic Photography

Advanced Photography

Samantha Mira

Middle School Fine Arts

Middle School Drama

Garrett Omoto

Advanced Drawing and Painting

Basic Art

Basic Drawing

Animation

Art Basics A Sculpture

Cartooning

Pat Ota

AP Art & Design

Terrie Poore

Contemporary Dance

Joelle Spainhour

Art Basics B Drawing

Dwaine Woo

Concert Bands

Wind Ensemble

Juri Yamashita

Basic Mixed Media

Advanced Mixed Media

Ceramics

Basic Art

Art Basics B Mixed Media

Todd Yokotake

Soldiers of Light (SOL)

Select Choir

Concert Choir

Middle School Choir

Photoshop

Films

SHORT FILMS BY FILMMAKING & ANIMATION STUDENTS

AGENT ROVER

Written, directed, and animated by Gino Caruso

(Personal Animation Project, High School Student)

Agent rover is a police dog tasked with tracking down a cat burglar. Things get personal when he realizes that the stolen item was the museum's prized bone. High speed chases, skydiving, and explosions ensue.

ANOLE

Directed by Drew Lohr

(Advanced Filmmaking, High School)

Crawling through your backyard you can find many wonders from the insects to the small anoles. Hear how the anoles got to the island and how they live today. See the lizards as they hide in the brush. Now is your chance to open your eyes to the small world of the anoles.

THE DOG I ALWAYS WANTED

Directed by Kamden Kaneshiro-Takeuchi

(Advanced Filmmaking, High School)

A new dog owner shares about the experience of getting and owning a dog.

DON'T BE MEAN BEHIND THE SCREEN

Written & Directed by Ronin Viloria

Edited by Alessia Park (Basic Filmmaking, Middle School)

This public service announcement (PSA) shows the real life effects of people's online behavior.

DON'T LET LIFE PASS YOU BY

Written by May Shiraishi and edited by TJ Koki

(Basic Filmmaking, Middle School)

People spend too much of time on their phones while a better life is moving all around them. This PSA encourages people to live life to the fullest.

DON'T STALL CALL

Written by Logan Watkins and edited by Maya Wong

(Basic Filmmaking, Middle School )

Sometimes there is an emergency where 911 needs to be called and the bystanders use their phones to film the emergency instead of calling for help. This PSA encourages people to call and not stall.

ANIMATION CLASS 2023

(Intro to Animation, High School)

A series of short stories brought to life by HBA's Animation students. Students in Intro to Animation draw and animate in the industry standard software Harmony by Toon Boom Animation.

END GAME: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CHESS

Directed by Jeffrey Lau (Advanced Filmmaking, High School)

This short documentary explores the ancient game of chess as a battle between minds.

FIGHT SCREEN

Written & Directed by Gino Caruso (Advanced Filmmaking, High School) What happens when the rules for a film festival change? Deep interpersonal dramas, plotless special effects, or creative chaos?

渔舟唱晚 (FISHERMAN'S SONG AT DUSK)

Directed by Drew Lohr (Advanced Filmmaking, High School)

This music video features Katie Chen playing 渔舟唱晚 (Fisherman's Song at Dusk) on the gu zheng, (a Chinese plucked zither). It was also filmed on multiple formats including Super 8 motion picture film.

GOLF GRIND

Directed by Ethan Nouchi (Advanced Filmmaking, High School)

A young golfer shares his story of beginning to take golf more seriously.

NUTS, BOLTS, & WAFFLES

Directed by Gino Caruso (Advanced Filmmaking, High School)

This documentary follows the Pac-5 robotics league state championship game.

JABBERWOCKY

Edited by Caitlin Kakuda (HBA Film Camp, Summer School )

This sci-fi fantasy mashup is a retelling of Lewis Carroll's poem “Jabberwocky” from the book Through the Looking Glass.

OXYGEN LOW

Written by Jeffrey Lau & Aaron Brock, Directed by Drew Lohr (Intro to Filmmaking, High School)

An astronaut exploring Mars needs to get to safety before he runs out of air, but there are more dangers that lurk in the shadows...

JUST IN TIME

Written by Brenden Ahuna and Directed by Lydia Halcomb (Intro to Filmmaking, High School)

This comedy about a student facing a deadline demonstrates what happens when you are out of ideas and in over your head.

Some films may only screen at hbaaff.hba.net

For these pieces, I was set on making them represent the ending to something. I wanted to create pieces about gaming, so I came up with the idea of a bad video game end. I also wanted contrast, so that’s why the colors are opposite of each other, and why they are both different genders.

BLU WONG-OGATA (‘23)

1. & 2. Blu Wong-Ogata (‘23)

3.Arielle Cook (‘23)

AP Art & Design

→ Exhibit Location: C102

AP

I would say that the piece [below] represents me. The person in ink represents the shy and reserved me, and the sparkly, fantasy world surrounding represents my creativity and energy. This piece means a lot to me, because it shows how most people like to express themselves through speaking, but I, as an introvert, like to express myself through my art.

Studio Art students develop a portfolio of three sections of work that is informed and guided by observation, research, experimentation, discussion, critical analysis, and reflection, relating individual practices to the art world.

4. Cadi Komenaka (‘23)

5. Lauren Chee (‘23)

6. Jordan Davenport (‘23)

7. Kylie-Shyne Rivera-Kaahanui (‘23)

CADI KOMENAKA (‘23)

2 -Dimensional Art Gallery

→ Exhibit Location: D201-202

The 2-dimentional art gallery showcases the work of students in drawing and painting classes.

Classes represented in the gallery include 2D Basic; Advanced Mixed Media; Basic Art; Basic Drawing; Advanced Drawing & Painting; and Middle School Art Basics A & B, and Cartooning.

In Basic Art, students learn printmaking, nature painting and how to draw using negative spaces. In Basic Drawing, students learn how to do perspective drawing, charcoal still life and fantasy drawings. Students in Advanced Drawing & Painting explore surreal drawing and drawing on Scratchboard, and learn how to paint with watercolor and acrylic.

When we were first assigned this project, I was struggling to think of a creative way to incorporate hands into an art piece. However, I thought of doing a sea creature and had an idea to draw an octopus with multiple hands....I began to draw many, many lines to create a design on the octopus. The darker areas are where I drew more lines to create different shades. I then added a ton of dots to represent sand and longer, curved lines to show the water and current in the background.

KYLE KUMASAKA (‘23)

[My piece] is titled “Grooming.” It’s inspired by the issue of grooming in today’s society, both on the internet and in real life. I made this because I was really saddened by how common it is to see kids getting taken advantage of by adults in the present day. Personally, one of my favorite things to draw or paint are human hands and eyes, so I wanted to make sure I made those a big part of the piece. It was hard work but I had a lot of fun drawing it.

1. Cerra Leong (‘24)

2. Mari Casamina (‘26)

3. Kyle Kumasaka (‘23)

4. Vivien Wong (‘26)

5. Sera Gavin (‘23)

6. May Shiraishi (‘28)

7. Zoe Lim (‘27)

8. Elijah Book (‘25)

9. Maiyah Wong (‘23)

SERA GAVIN (‘23)

1. Zoey Kamikawa (‘24)

2. Emerson Sisco (’26)

3. Sydney Lau (‘26)

4. Ian Longpre (‘27)

5. Cayte Akamu (‘25)

6. Ryden Toyama (‘25)

7. Liana Wong (‘26)

3 -Dimensional Art Gallery

→ Exhibit Location: D301

The 3-dimensional art gallery showcases the work of students in ceramics and mixed media classes.

My vision behind the creative interpretation of the candy bomber was to have a caricature of Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen flying a C-54 skymaster above the decimated city of Berlin. I then added falling candy bars and packs of gum labeled with words of encouragement that were attached to parachutes. Then amongst the rubble, I painted children’s hands reaching out to grab the candy and gum that was dropped from the passing plane... The Candy Bomber is a true hero because his small actions of kindness had resounding impacts for the people of Berlin.

KYLE KUMASAKA (‘23), “Unsung Heroes” Project, Advanced Mixed Media

I chose to portray [Florence Kelley]’s role in ending child labor by depicting her leading children out of a cotton mill. The children are worn and nearly faceless, representing how they were viewed as a mere source of labor rather than individual humans in need of care. However, as Kelley brings them out of the darkness of the mill, their features become more distinct, and their 3D paper figures stand out from the piece, making them no longer part of the background, symbolizing how Kelley enabled them to gain their identities.

TAYLOR MALINGER (‘24), “Unsung Heroes” Project, Advanced Mixed Media

Eugene Lazowski was a Polish doctor during the 1940s. During World War 2, Lazowski discovered an injection that would mimic the symptoms of typhus. Even though it was illegal, he snuck into the Jewish ghettos and injected Jewish people with the phony vaccine. These people would therefore get sick with symptoms that looked like typhus, but it was less contagious and deadly. With the increase in fake typhus cases, the Nazis were convinced that there was a typhus epidemic, leading to the quarantining of thousands of “sick” Jews. Lazowski administered these injections to many other villages, preventing Jews from being sent to concentration camps.

SARAH DAVENPORT (‘23), “Unsung Heroes” Project, Advanced Mixed Media

1. Kira Tanaka (‘26)

2. Elyse Kaneshiro (‘23)

3. Katie Wang (‘25)

4. Keira Guerri (‘23)

5. Blu Wong-Ogata (‘23)

6. Sydney Lau (‘26)

7. Lisa Zheng (‘23)

8. Zachary Oka (‘23)

9. Hanae Lum (‘25)

10. Megan Monico (‘25)

11. Elyse Kaneshiro (‘23)

12. Kacie Agena (‘23)

13. Ashley Freitas (‘23)

Photography

→ Exhibit Location: D302

Basic Photography Presentations 5:50 - 8:01 P.M.

Advanced Photography Presentations 8:05 - 8:35 P.M.

Students in the Photography class will be giving presentations of their best photographs tonight.

The high school Photography class covers the basics of using a DSLR camera as well as the more complex aspects of photography. In tonight’s presentations, students will explain the intent and techniques used behind their photographs.

Before [Mr. Malinger’s] class I never thought of photography as telling a story but seeing it from that lens now has helped me to make better pictures and show the story of God through the awesome creation he has made for us humans to enjoy. For me, photography helps me to help others realize the beauty of the world.

LYDIA HALCOMB (‘25)

1. Lydia Halcomb (‘25)

2. Lily Ames (‘26)

I love that photography helps me see the world with a different perspective. The world is magnificent, and I can capture its beauty on a small scale with things like bugs to items on a larger scale like buildings or landscapes. Photography calms me, allows me to enjoy being present, and is my way of creatively expressing myself. Also, it lets me interact with others, as I get to meet new people in unfamiliar places or show others details in photos they haven’t seen or noticed before.

3. Abbie Kato (‘25)

4-6. Hannah Angela Dela Cruz (‘23)

7. Tia Owen (‘25)

8. Samanthan Cerda (‘23)

HANNAH ANGELA DELA CRUZ (‘23)

1. Blaize Cannon (‘26)

2. Brenden Ahuna (’26)

3. Sienna Fujiwara (‘24)

4. Hannah Angela Dela Cruz (‘23) (Inspired by the work of Utagawa Hiroshige)

5. Alexa Ichiki (‘25)

6. Dylan Cayetano (‘23)

7. Sarah “Anaya” Smith (‘25)

8. Tyler Tagami (‘23)

9. Joshua Legawa (‘25)

10. Tia Owen (‘25)

11. Marcus Garces (‘23)

12. Brenden Osato (‘24)

3D Photography

Get our your 3D red/cyan glasses and enjoy the 3D anaglyph photography created by students in Basic & Advanced Photography.

If you wonder how these pictures work, be sure to take look at the slideshow at the festival’s website—hbaaff.hba.net —that explains it.

→ Exhibit Location: Learning Center Conference Room

I love photography because it makes you look at the world in a different way. It motivates you to go outside and take pictures.

1. Nathan Brock (‘24)

2. Hannah Angela Dela Cruz (‘23)

3. Ally Ann Low (‘25)

4. Lydia Halcomb (‘25)

5. Titus Lee (‘24)

6. Lily Ames (‘26)

7. Kaealani “Pepper”Caruso (‘26)

8. Tia Owen (‘25)

NATHAN BROCK (‘24)

Photoshop

→ Exhibit Location: D201-202

The Photoshop class focuses on artistic expression in the digital age by addressing the basic concept of photography (both film and digital cameras) and digital imaging using Adobe Photoshop.

1. Abbie Kato (‘25)

2. Braden Sarahina (‘25)

3. Kyler Kiyabu (‘25)

4. Megan Monico (‘25)

5. Brooke Brennan (‘25)

6. Xayden Kamei (‘24)

Engineering Exhibit

→ Exhibit Location: D101

This exhibit features automata projects from the Intro to Engineering Design Class. Using design software, the students have to create a digital model of their design before building their project. The automata is a mechanical system built to automate the motion of objects.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS

Upcoming Events

SAT, MAY 13

Spring Band & Choral Concert

WED & THU, MAY 10 & 11

Elementary School Young Artists

Exhibition (Parent Receptions)

FRI & SAT, MAY 19 & 20

HBA Theater Production

“I Hate Shakespeare”

TUE, MAY 23

Senior Send-Off

FRI, JUNE 2

Last Day of School

SAT, JUNE 3

Class of 2023 Commencement

FIND ALL 8 TICKET STATIONS!

In eight of the HBAAFF exhibits you will find laser cut ticket stations. Place your ticket face down on a ticket station, then using a crayon create a rubbing of the symbol for that station. Those who collect rubbings from all eight stations and return to the Learning Center with their ticket will have an opportunity to win a prize.

Ticket Stations are marked with an star () on Page 2.

DOES YOUR TICKET HAVE A SECRET MESSAGE?

Using your red/cyan 3D glasses pass the red lens over the right side of your HBAAFF ticket.

If your ticket reveals one of the Expected School-wide Learning Results (see page 2 for the list), you have a special ticket. Take your ticket to the Learning Center for a chance to win a prize.

CURIOSITY CORNER:

INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS

No one’s going to stop you from touching these art exhibits. Stop by at the Curiousity Corner to paint your own masterpiece or to build a 3D sculpture with everyday materials.

Look over the pieces of PVC pipe and fittings.

Think of a design that could use the lines provided by the pipes and fittings.

Build your sculpture. Do not push the pieces together with a lot of force or you will have a difficult time removing them.

When you are finished put the pieces back in the proper bins, and make sure that none are left on the ground.

Dip a paintbrush in the distilled water and remove excess water.

Paint your design on the slate.

Photograph your creation quickly, because this art doesn’t last long.

If the mason jar is empty, refill it only with the distilled water provided.

Photograph your creation quickly, because this art doesn’t last long.

The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.

ISAIAH 40:8 (NASB)

water painting

sculpture