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THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: March 11, 2019
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
SARAH K. BLANE, CHIEF OF STAFF
Tel (808) 241-4900
Fax (808) 241-6877
Premiere of film "Rise of the Wahine: Champions of Title IX" set for March
21
The Committee on the Status of Women in partnership with Prevention Awareness
Understanding (PAU) Violence Kauai, will premiere the film, "Rise of the Wahine: Champions of
Title IX" at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 21.
Doors open at 5 p.m., and the film begins at 6 p.m.
Admission is free and DVD copies will be available for purchase. Filmgoers will have a
chance to meet Hawaii -born director, writer, and producer Dean Kaneshiro and co -producer
Ryan Kalei Tsuji, who was a former UH Wahine Volleyball Assistant Coach and UH Athletics
commentator.
"Rise of the Wahine: Champions of Title IX" is a historical sports documentary
chronicling the birth of the first Rainbow Wahine volleyball team during a time of great change
for women's equality. This documentary tells the untold story of a group of women from Hawaii
who battled inequality issues, leading up to the passing of Title IX.
The Committee on the Status of Women is part of the County of Kaua'i Boards and
Commissions, and the Hawai'i State Commission on the Status of Women, which develops and
promotes education, interactive opportunities on issues relating to women and girls, prevention
of all forms of violence against women and girls, and encouraging health and wellness
awareness. You may visit the Committee on the Status of Women Website at
www.kauai.gov/kccs .
For more information please contact, Edith Ignacio-Neumiller at 639-9973 or
ainapono(a)-gmail.com. You may also contact Sandra Muragin with the Office of Boards and
Commissions at 808-241-4919 or smurag in kauai.gov.
If you need an ASL Interpreter, materials in an alternate format or other auxiliary aid
support, or an interpreter for a language other than English, please contact Anela Segreti at
808-241-4917 or asegreti@kauai.gov at least seven calendar days prior to the event.
Filmgoers will have a chance to meet Hawaii -born director, writer, and producer (left)
Dean Kaneshiro and co -producer (right) Ryan Kalei Tsuji, who was a former UH Wahine
Volleyball Assistant Coach and UH Athletics commentator.
Imagine a world where doors of opportunity are shut to your dreams...
Film premier presented by
The Committee on the Status of Women
Prevention Awareness Understanding (PAU)
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Thursday, March 21, 2019 ---
Performing Arts Center, Kauai Community College
**Free Admission - DVD copies available for purchase**
Doors open 5:00 p.m.
Movie starts 6:00 p.m.
Meet Director/Writer/Producer Dean Kaneshiro and Co -Producer Ryan Kalei Tsuji
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Hawa i `i International Film Festival
For more infcrmationvisit www.kenai.¢ovrkoeswor contact
Edith lgnacio-NeuniHer 808-639-9973 oremail: ainaooaamnail.com
Sandra Muragin, Office of Boards andCommissions 8 DS -2 41-4919 or email: smuraan(&,kauai. gov
Special Assistance
If youneed an Ag- Interpreter, materials in an altemate format, or other atmiliary aid support, or anmterpnter for a language other than English,
please contact AnelaSegreti at 808-241-4917 or aser3etiOkauai.sov at least sevencalendar dayspriorto thisevmt,