Solomon Alfapada
Director/Editor

John Allen III
Chief Creative Officer

Dee Bailey
Office Manager

Chad Brown
Art Director

Ed-Recco Eli
Video Production Intern

Bill Evangelista
Interactive Media

Keoni Fernandez
Producer/Director

Ric Gresia
Business Director

Sam Kapoi
Executive Producer

Nicki Manivanh
Assistant Business Manager

Liberty Peralta
Director of Web Development

Nick Smith
Creative Director

John Allen III

Chief Creative Officer

John oversees all production efforts and sets the creative standards for all client projects. An alumnus of Waiʻanae High's Searider Productions, John has extensive experience in Hawaiʻi's broadcast television industry. The former creative director at Honolulu FOX affiliate KHON 2, John has won several Emmys for his work as a producer and videographer. In addition to his role at Mākaha Studios, John closely works with Waiʻanae Coast youth as a video production instructor and technical advisor to Searider Productions.