When the original “Ghostbusters” crew shows up on a movie screen near you, who ya gonna call?

More than 30 years after the classic film debuted in theaters, Honolulu residents will have four opportunities to see the sci-fi flick on the big screen once again when Regal Dole Cannery 18 hosts screenings Wednesday and Sunday. Following each showing, fans will get a sneak peek at footage from a Paul Feig-directed reboot of the film that opens July 15.

While you won’t see things running through your head or an invisible man sleeping in a bed, it’s a good bet you’ll see a proton pack or two at Dole Cannery along with a couple of ghost traps and a psychokinetic meter worn by members of the Ghostbusters Hawaii Division. Nearly 200 people are members of the organization’s public Facebook group, with about 12 to 15 committed individuals who own their own complete replica uniforms and regularly show up for public appearances. box

“I’m so excited,” Ghostbusters Hawaii Division co-founder Sidney Okamoto said about the chance to see the original movie in a theater just a few weeks before he’ll return to watch the remake. “When we go to events and stuff, it’s always the parents pushing their little kids in front of us. When a new movie like this comes out, it creates a new generation of fans.”

Okamoto, 52, made his first Ghostbusters replica uniform in 1999. As more people discovered the internet and power of social media, he began to connect with others on Oahu with similar interests.

He and three friends formed the Ghostbusters Hawaii Division in 2009 after “Ghostbusters: The Video Game” was released and they decided to start making public appearances in uniform.

“A lot of these guys are really good costume-makers in their own right,” Okamoto said. “Once one of our friends put a video together showing what we did, things just started growing through Facebook.”

Not every member of the Ghostbusters Hawaii Division is a middle-age man. Ladies were part of the team who showed up for a Honolulu Star-Advertiser photo shoot last week, and Okamoto said the popularity of “The Real Ghostbusters” animated series (which aired in the late 1980s and early ’90s before heading to syndication) was also responsible for creating a new segment of younger fans.

“After seeing the cartoon, then they want to make the packs, so that’s how they get into it,” he said. “They’ll start watching the older movies and become bigger fans from there.”

The Manoa resident estimated he’s seen the original movie “hundreds of times” with his wife, who is also part of the group. Their shared interest in the film has led to some interesting conversations at times, he added.

“I recently came close to buying a hearse from the new movie,” he said. “I told my wife, and her only question was, ‘But where are you going to park it?’ She knows how it is.”