This is the remarkable journey of 86-year-old Marie Jones, whose lifelong resilience and grace helped to shape her extraordinary life. Born into adversity in a small West Virginia coal town, Marie’s early years were marked by loss and upheaval. Amidst life's trials, she found the strength to weave a tapestry of love and family. From the tragic loss of her mother to the fleeting comfort of her grandmother’s family home, Marie finds the courage to leave behind her past to discover life and love in Virginia. As a testament to the power of the human spirit and the enduring legacy of a life well-lived, join Marie as she reminds us all to cherish life, to embrace love, and to live without regrets.

After a year of remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one elementary school class on Molokai came together to name an endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Media Evolve participated in this project in collaboration with Hawaii Marine Animal Response and Molokai’s Kualapu’u Charter School. Thank you to our friends on Molokai including Todd Yamashita for sending us the footage and to the amazing Kumu Loke Han for shaping the hearts and minds of the next generation of environmental stewards.

This video premiered for Ko Olina's annual World Ocean Day celebration in June 2021. The theme for the event was "generations" - how we must pass our "kuleana," or responsibility, of ocean stewardship along to the next generation. We worked in partnership with Hawaii Marine Animal Response, and footage was sent to us by HMAR's Todd Yamashita from Moloka'i. Media Evolve wove the material together to tell the heartwarming story of Todd's children and their personal message for kuleana.

Media Evolve joined Aaron's Dive Shop in Kailua for an all-female dive at North Shore on PADI's International Women's Dive Day. The turnout was so large they split divers into two groups for logistical ease. It was powerful to see so many women come together for the occasion… the energy and excitement was inspiring!

We partnered with Hawaii Marine Animal Response to produce this short film overview of their Marine Debris Program (MDP). Their MDP program performs collection and transport of shoreline and nearshore marine debris that endangers the ocean ecosystem and the protected marine species that call it home. Learn more at h-mar.org/programs/.

Join us as we explore The Trench, a deep dive site in Oahu's North Shore. Dredged by the U.S. military during WWII to hide submarines, the depth here slowly gains to about 15 feet before dropping off suddenly to about 90 feet. The area is frequented by a variety of marine life, including green sea turtles.

Around Oahu Hawaii Marine Animal Response is installing debris bins in an effort to reduce the amount of abandoned fishing debris and offer fishermen a way to recycle their equipment. Fishing line is a huge contributor to amputations, infections, and death in a variety of marine wildlife including Hawaiian monk seals, sea turtles, and seabirds.

A short, social media targeted promotional video created for Hawaii Marine Animal Response's "Beat Debris" giveaway, and the story was picked up by local Hawaii news channels.