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The Honolulu Star-Bulletin featured the ProjectFocus Shopping Spree for participants. The shopping spree, held at Macy’s Ala Moana, and featuring breakfast by The Pineapple Room by Alan Wong, is a chance for participants to find something special for the big exhibit opening.

ProjectFocus is featured in this Sunday’s Star Bulletin. The first article by Nancy Arcayna, “Lives Captured on the Rebound” showcases some of this year’s participants.

KGMB9’s Morning show featured some of our participants as they prepared for the upcoming exhibit opening, following them on a shopping spree sponsored by ProjectFocus Hawaii.

2010 “Kindred Spirits” (HUGS)

•  “Hawaiian News: ProjectFocus, Hawaii News Now, 6/30/10

2009 “The Resilient Spirit” (Hale Kipa)

Print
•  “ProjectFocus Hawaii” ʻReal Word” Magazine by Shawn Nakamoto, 2/04/10
• “On the Scene” by John Berger, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 9/11/09
• “Lives Captured on the Rebound” by Nancy Arcayna, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/30/09
• ” Style Focus” by Nadine Kam, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/30/09
• “Shining Stars” Honolulu Star Bulletin, 1/31/09

Web
• “Pacific Superheroes” 1/29/09

2008 “Reawakening” (Ka Hale Ho’Ala Hou No Na Wahine) & The Women’s Community Correctional Center

• Putting Life in Focus, John Heckathorn Column Star Bulletin, 9/7/08
• ProjectFocus in Ben Wood’s Column Star Bulletin, 8/23/08
• “The Focus Turns to Moms in Prison” Star Bulletin, 6/24/08
• “A Honolulu nonprofit funds groups that aid women and children” Star Bulletin, 5/13/08

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2007 “Lost & Found” (Kids Hurt Too)

• “Children’s Photos Tear at the Heart “ by Lee Cataluna, Honolulu Advertiser, 1/15/08
• “Stories From the Eyes of Children “ Midweek, 1/9/2008
• “Healing with Photography” by John Berger: On The Scene, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/28/07
• “Kids Express their Feelings Through Pictures” by Roger Mari KITV, 8/19/2007
• “Lost & Found through ProjectFocus” by Melissa Chang, My Advertiser.com, Honolulu Advertiser, 8/20/07
• “Seeing Kid’s Pain” by Nancy Arcayna, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/19/07

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2006 “ My Voice” (Women In Need)

• “Visual Eyes” by Becky Maltby, Honolulu Weekly, 8/16/2006
• “Christianna and Her Camera” Hawai’i Girls Court web site, 8/18/06
• On the Scene: “Giving Voice” by John Berger, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/22/06
• “Images of Hope” by Nancy Arcayna, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 8/21/06
• “Young Lives in Focus” by Catherine E. Toth, Honolulu Advertiser, 8/16/06
• “Positives from Negatives” by Katherine Nichols, HONOLULU Magazine, 5/06
• “ProjectFocus Receives Campbell Grant” by Ben Wood: Wood Craft, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 2/25/06
• “Children’s Photo Project Gets Grant”, Honolulu Advertiser, 2/23/06
• “Amazing Kids” by Alyse Rome, Amazing Kids Web Site, 2/06

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2005 “Doorways” (Kuhio Park Terrace)

• “The Faces of Ohana” by Betty Shimbukuro, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 11/11/05
• “Deluged with Honors” by John Heckathorn: What the Heck?, Honolulu Star Bulletin, 10/28/05
• “Children’s Lives come into Focus” by James Gonser, Honolulu Advertiser, 8/12/05

The kids just created their own pin hole cameras at La Pietra School. It was really cool. They took their film into the darkroom and exposed their images (self-portraits).

The images created were very personal expressions and the kids put a lot of themselves in the process. But they also had a lot of fun learning this most basic of photographic techniques.

Basically, pin hole cameras just allow a bit of light in to expose an image onto paper over time. It can create some really fantastic photographs. We’ll be sure to post them soon.