Home Forums Event Calendar Guestbook ... Contact Us! Attention all you aspiring actors, actresses, directors, and just plain "entertainers"! Meet one of our friends, Derek D. Kim. We are happy to share his story with you, because 1) it contains a great message, 2) He used to live here in Hawaii and works with a lot of our local actors, and 3) He's a nice guy with a good heart who loves to help people! He left Hawaii in 1991 to pursue his hopes and dreams and has succeeded. Currently a film producer, director and actor in Hollywood, Derek also has another mission - To help the aspiring entertainer achieve his/her dreams. Here is his story. Derek was born in Seoul, Korea and grew up in Singapore. His family moved to Cleveland in the mid seventies, then went to San Francisco a few years later. Derek moved to Hawaii back in September of 1990 with $300 and a one way plane ticket that his father bought him. He was to study Oriental Philosophy/Chinese Horoscope under a master teacher, Mrs. Jung Sook Kim. He became a student disciple, living on Kanunu Street across from Holiday Mart. To earn a living, he got a job at Kauloa Ranch, working at a small gift store called HINODE from 9am to 3pm. After finishing there, he would study Eastern philosophy and practice Oriental/Chinese Horoscope with his teacher and her clients. He loved it here in Hawaii but felt that studying Eastern philosophy would not be his future. His heart yearned for more. | |
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