Your spooky film could be worth $300
Make your own scary movie in our inaugural Halloween Video Contest, sponsored by the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now. Entries should not exceed five minutes and must comprise original content that has not appeared elsewhere. Videos with excessive gore or violence will not be considered. The deadline to enter is Oct. 15.
Upload entries to YouTube and email the URL to features@staradvertiser.com, along with information on the video and the filmmakers.
Multiple entries will not be accepted.
The winner, chosen by a panel of judges, will receive a $300 cash prize. Finalists will be shown on Hawaii News Now Sunrise starting Oct. 29, with the winner announced Oct. 31. The judges’ decision is final. Finalists for a separate People’s Choice award will be announced Oct. 19, with the winner determined by the highest number of YouTube views between noon Oct. 19 and noon Oct. 23. Video links will be provided at honolulupulse.com.
The contest is open to Hawaii residents only; Oahu Publications Inc. and Hawaii News Now contributors, employees and their family members are not eligible.
By entering the contest, you grant the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now a royalty-free license to use your video. Winners’ names and photos will appear in the Star-Advertiser and honolulupulse.com.
Enter scary stories in Fiction Contest
Spin your most haunting tale of horror and the supernatural in the our annual Halloween Fiction Contest. Entries are limited to 650 words and must be original work never before published.
The winner will receive a $200 cash prize, and the story will appear in the Today section on Oct. 28. The deadline for entries is Oct. 15. One entry per person.
Email entries to features@staradvertiser.com or mail to Halloween Fiction Contest, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Calendar-worthy pet photos sought
Your pet could become a pinup for the Hawaiian Humane Society’s 2013 "Pets in Paradise" calendar, a fundraiser for the animal-welfare agency.
The entry fee is $25 per photo (pets only, no people), and all photos will appear on the Humane Society’s website throughout the year. Entries must be in a horizontal format.
People can vote for their favorite pet photo for $1 per vote (minimum of five votes) until Oct. 15. The entries with the most votes will be included in the calendar that goes on sale Dec. 1.
In addition to making the "Pets in Paradise" calendar, the "Top Hero Pet" with the most votes will be featured on the cover of the society’s January newsletter and in Hawaii Pet and Ilio magazines, and win prizes that include a photography session with Wag and Snap Photography and a goodie basket.
Visit hawaiianhumane.org for contest details and to submit photos. For more information, call 356-2225 or email events@hawaiianhumane.org.
Advance-directives event set for Halloween
Learn about advance directives on health care at "Nite of the Living Will," from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 31.
The free workshop, presented by the University of Hawaii Elder Law Program at the William S. Richardson School of Law, will be held in the Moot Court Room, 2515 Dole St.
Advance directives on health care are legal documents individuals can use to specify their health care wishes should they become incapacitated and designate someone to carry out their instructions. These directives can then be shared with family members and hospital or health care providers.
The workshop will be led by James Pietsch, director of the Elder Law Program, which will provide free advance directive forms, a checklist and information about appointing an agent, treatment wishes, organ and tissue donation, surrogate decision making and information about the new POLST (Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) forms.
Volunteers and trained staff will be available at the workshop to help attendees execute their advance directives.
For more information, call 956-6544.
