Hawaiicon brought science fiction lovers to the Kohala Coast on Hawaii Island this past weekend. Unlike
conventions we have attended in the past with long lines, unhelpful volunteers,
and stuffy conference centers; HawaiiCon was in a spectacular location at the Hapuna Beach Hotel with
everyone we saw laughing and talking excitedly. Adding to the fun was that many
attendees dressed as science fiction characters, super heroes, anime characters,
and more. Nearby were stunning views of the ocean with plenty of places
to sit and enjoy the ocean breeze.
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| HawaiiCon at the Hapuna Beach Hotel |
The
convention was organized by local residents, GB Hajim a movie writer, director
and producer, Jacqueline Seaquist , Artistic Director and Program
Coordinator of the Performing Arts Learning Center at Hilo High School, David
Steiner, owner of Hawaii White Mountain LLC coffee company, and Jessica
Hall, a broker with Hawaii Life Real Estate. They created “the
world’s first sci-fi, science, and fantasy tropical vacation convention”.
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| Busy Front Desk at HawaiiCon |
The
convention founders partially funded the event by having a very successful
Kickstarter campaign last year. They received almost double the
amount of money they requested from 199 science fiction fans from around the
world.
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| Cosplay at HawaiiCon |
The
three day event featured panels of scientists, sci-fi writers,
actors, and artists ,
workshops, autograph sessions, costume contests, and evening galas.
Visiting actors from Star Trek, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactic,
Babylon 5, Game of Thrones, costume designers, graphic novelists, cartoonists,
astronomers, writers and producers gave workshops, sat on panel, signed
autographs, and tweeted about the fun and sun on Hawaii Island. The
conference combined astronomers from Hawaii Island’s international telescopes into
the program with comics, cosplay, and gaming.
We
are excited about events like HawaiiCon because they draw people to Hawaii
Island who may never otherwise visit. Once here, they get to experience
the uniqueness and beauty of Hawaii Island and all that it has to offer.
We
look are already looking forward to the next HawaiiCon science fiction convention from September
10 to 13, 2015.
1 comment:
Hawaii is a stunning island with breathtaking views. Next week I am going second time in my life to hawaii island tours. I am very excited about this tour. I have made a plan to see its many attractive destinations. The Science fiction convention is looking very excited and enjoyable. I would like to see this event in the next year. I hope it will be very interesting and remarkable.
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