​Recognizing PlayBuilders
The Po'okela Awards
The Po'okela Awards are presented annually to recognize and acknowledge excellence in local theatre. The Hawaii State Theatre Council awards each Po'okela based on a selection process that involves three  adjudicators who attend every show presented by Honoluluʻs best theatre companies during that year.

In 2013-2014, PlayBuilders of Hawai'i brought home top awards for Overall Play ("Houseless in Paradise") and Director of a Play, Terri Madden for "Houseless in Paradise."  

In 2016-2017 PlayBuilders of Hawaiʻs received Po'okela for Ensemble, Overall Non-Traditional Play, and Resident Playwright (Terri Madden) for Dragonfly, The Story of a Young Local Girlʻs Journey Through Foster Care. 
Volunteers of the Year 2015
​PlayBuilders of Hawaii are proud to honor our Volunteers of the Year 2015: Donna Prather, Deanna Espinas, and Robert Yokoyama!
Excellence in Service Awards
The Excellence in Service Awards are given by the PlayBuilders staff to recognize outstanding contributions to the company. Each awardee is recognized at that particular awards ceremony.

In 2014, Excellence in Service Awards were presented to Kahana Ho, Lisa Barnes, and Mark Tjarks.

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"Open Your Hearts Wide" by Marion Lyman-Mersereau was made possible in part through generous grants from the Cooke Foundation Limited, The Atherton Foundation, and the National Endowment for the ARTS.  To find out more about how the National Endowment for the ARTs grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
PlayBuildersʻ community partners for this project were Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives, (missionhouses.org) and the PAʻI Foundation (paifoundation.org).

Mahalo nui loa to Kumu Kahua Theatre, and The University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa for their kokua. We are currently working to make "Open Your Hearts Wide Available" to Hawaii schools though special programing. For more information check under past projects at the top of the page.  
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