ABOUT

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Moana Hom (she/her) is a Hawaiian-Chinese production designer and art director based in Los Angeles. Her work is rooted in mo’olelo (storytelling), shaped by the teachings of her mākuahine, her education at Loyola Marymount University, and years of creative collaboration across a multitude of productions in film, music, music festivals and advertising.

She’s art directed music films and videos for Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish, and art coordinated over 150+ union commercials, including Beyoncé’s Verizon Super Bowl spot. 

Her Hawaiian heritage is a driving force in her creative work, and she is committed to the preservation and visibility of Native Hawaiian stories on screen. Through her work, Moana seeks to cultivate spaces that reclaim and highlight a more genuine Hawaiian perspective. 

Moana recently production designed Moloka‘i Bound, which won Best Hawai‘i Made Feature at the 2024 Hawai‘i International Film Festival. She just finished the production for The Man and the Tree (2025) and  premiered the short film Grace at the 2025 Hawai'i International Film Festival.  Moana is currently in the pre-production for the Hawaiian feature Makawalū (2026) and the Hawaiian comedy feature Shoots (2026). 

Moana is committed to uplifting Hawaiian film by serving on the 2025 HIFF screening committee.

Post-Production: 

The Man and the Tree (2025) 

"As illness returns and his beloved Mango tree faces forced removal, a Hawaiian patriarch must make peace with letting go - by turning the tree that nurtured his life, into a legacy that will carry him in death."

Pre-Production: 

Makawalū (2026)

Shoots (2026)

Hawai'i International Film Festival 2025: 

Grace (2025) 

"Honolulu, 1959: Over a family dinner, two women hide their forbidden love—one resisting the pressure to marry, the other her nation's admission to the United States."