2026 A Year to Grow Talent & Raising Voices
Community Plays and Performances
Workshops and Camps
Kupuna 'Fun with Drama' Nights
Since launching in July 2023, Kupuna Fun with Drama Nights have become a meaningful gathering space rooted in connection, laughter, and respect. In partnership with the Molokai Rural Health Community Association (MRHCA), CTOM hosts monthly evenings that bring our kupuna together for shared meals and engaging drama-based activities, including games, readings, and improvisation. These gatherings honor kupuna as the keepers of the light—carriers of wisdom, memory, and guidance within our community. Through creative play and storytelling, this program nurtures belonging, reduces isolation, and affirms the vital role kupuna continue to play in shaping and illuminating the generations that follow.
Youth Career Development Program
Hōkūlani Children’s Theatre of Molokai’s Youth Career Development Program supports advanced high school students through seasonal internships that build leadership, responsibility, and real-world arts experience. In 2025, this pathway expanded to include free college-level courses in creative media, giving students the opportunity to develop industry-relevant skills and work toward certification while exploring how their passion for the arts can grow into meaningful educational and career opportunities.
Film Productions
In 2026, CTOM will focus its film work on a coming-of-age project rooted in Molokai during our summer enrichment program. This hands-on production will give students practical experience in acting for camera, storytelling, and collaborative filmmaking. This summer project builds on filming work completed in 2025 and reflects CTOM’s commitment to helping artist develop skills that allow them to tell their own stories and share Molokai’s voice with wider audiences.
- Season Highlights: In 2026, Hōkūlani CTOM enters an exciting new chapter with productions that reflect our students’ creativity, growth, and voice. This season will feature our first original musical play, The Enchanted Forest—inspired by our youth writing class and developed collaboratively through music, storytelling, and performance will be performed April 23-25th. The season will also include a Christmas production with details yet to be announced.
Workshops and Camps
- Skill-Based Training: CTOM offers beginning & advanced performing arts workshops designed to meet students where they are and support their growth over time. Training now includes stage and film acting, choir, storytelling, and ensemble work, allowing students to build both foundational skills and more advanced performance techniques.
- Collaborative Camps: Throughout the year, CTOM participates in three-day performing arts camps held in collaboration with partner organizations across Maui County and other professional guest. These immersive experiences bring young performers together for focused training, creative exploration, and shared performance opportunities, strengthening both artistic skills and inter-island connections.
Kupuna 'Fun with Drama' Nights
Since launching in July 2023, Kupuna Fun with Drama Nights have become a meaningful gathering space rooted in connection, laughter, and respect. In partnership with the Molokai Rural Health Community Association (MRHCA), CTOM hosts monthly evenings that bring our kupuna together for shared meals and engaging drama-based activities, including games, readings, and improvisation. These gatherings honor kupuna as the keepers of the light—carriers of wisdom, memory, and guidance within our community. Through creative play and storytelling, this program nurtures belonging, reduces isolation, and affirms the vital role kupuna continue to play in shaping and illuminating the generations that follow.
Youth Career Development Program
Hōkūlani Children’s Theatre of Molokai’s Youth Career Development Program supports advanced high school students through seasonal internships that build leadership, responsibility, and real-world arts experience. In 2025, this pathway expanded to include free college-level courses in creative media, giving students the opportunity to develop industry-relevant skills and work toward certification while exploring how their passion for the arts can grow into meaningful educational and career opportunities.
Film Productions
In 2026, CTOM will focus its film work on a coming-of-age project rooted in Molokai during our summer enrichment program. This hands-on production will give students practical experience in acting for camera, storytelling, and collaborative filmmaking. This summer project builds on filming work completed in 2025 and reflects CTOM’s commitment to helping artist develop skills that allow them to tell their own stories and share Molokai’s voice with wider audiences.