Photojournalist Catherine Bauknight's documentary, "Hawaii — A Voice for Sovereignty," will premiere Feb. 29 in Hollywood.

The 10-minute short spotlights Hawaiians' efforts to preserve their ancestral islands and social, economic, and ecological issues that have developed in Hawaii Narration for the film will be supplied by Al Harrington of "Hawaii Five-O."

"Hawaii — A Voice for Sovereignty" was selected from among 1,000 submissions to premiere at the Maui Film Festival last June.

The premiere includes hula by Halau Keali'i O Nalani, a luau, a private screening of the documentary short, a surfing exhibit by Mark Kahanamoku, grandson of Duke Kahanamoku, on-site lei-making, Hawaiian-themed food and an exhibit of Catherine Bauknight's photography.

Information about the film, or to purchase tickets for the California screening: www.catherinebauknight.com.