{"id":106062,"date":"2026-06-12T01:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/106062\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T01:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:05:15","slug":"jason-momoa-local-lego-group-star-in-world-play-day-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/106062\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Momoa, local LEGO group star in World Play Day video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_khon_honolulu_articles_634\/d8fff6480b08d46a5bcba74fb41d8daf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jason Momoa on LEGO video set<\/p>\n<p>HONOLULU (KHON2) \u2014 A local Lego group helped save play alongside Jason Momoa in a new video for World Play Day.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawai\u02bbi LEGO Users Group answered a call to action when the company reached out for help to cover a serious topic \u2013 the power of play.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:New exhibit shares stories of Hawaii in large scale, 3D creations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khon2.com\/local-news\/aloha-bricks-hawaii-exhibit\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0New exhibit shares stories of Hawaii in large scale, 3D creations\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On June 11, LEGO World Play Day is celebrated on the International Day of Play, an official day adopted by the United Nations to make play a FUN-damental right for children everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Christine Gal\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_khon_honolulu_articles_634\/b7df4a064bb7fcb9906a88ad97e6f659.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>HILUG founder Christine Gal, with a mosaic featured in the video (Courtesy: HILUG).<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jason Momoa on LEGO video set\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_khon_honolulu_articles_634\/d8fff6480b08d46a5bcba74fb41d8daf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jason Momoa on set with the mosaic (Courtesy: HILUG).<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Roy Gal\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_khon_honolulu_articles_634\/996df932c0672ff1a3656592cf8f716b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>HILUG founder Roy Gal with a LEGO ukulele featured in the video (Courtesy: HILUG).<\/p>\n<p>The team had a tight deadline to bring the dream to life, with only two weeks to build before the shoot at the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think everybody feels like this was an opportunity of a lifetime and really special. We had to work really hard to get this done in their timeframe,&#8221; Christine Gal, Hawai\u02bbi LEGO Users Group founder, said.<\/p>\n<p>This is a special piece for HILUG members Yusuke and Anna Yamana, Ashton Simpkins, Charles Dunlap, Theo Schindler, Mark Huber, Chase Voelke and Christine and Roy Gal, who worked on the project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone was so appreciative that it had worked out because you never know if it&#8217;s going to succeed or not. That felt almost magical to me to be involved in something like that,&#8221; Roy said.<\/p>\n<p>The team helped to create the ukulele, cuckoo clock, brain, necklace, part of Jason Momoa&#8217;s mosaic, boardroom, and more seen in the video.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Shaping the future of Hawai\u02bbi Island, one LEGO at a time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khon2.com\/local-news\/shaping-the-future-of-hawai%CA%BBi-island-one-lego-at-a-time\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Shaping the future of Hawai\u02bbi Island, one LEGO at a time\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christine said, &#8220;I think it gives it a permanence to our Lego art because a lot of the time our pieces, they eventually fall apart or you don&#8217;t have room for them, but this will last forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Roy and Christine founded the Hawai\u02bbi LEGO Users Group in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being able to have a creative outlet just keeps you happier and to be able to work with people of all ages and let them create and show them that that&#8217;s still there,&#8221; Christine said.<\/p>\n<p>If you love LEGO, make sure to visit the Bishop Museum for the upcoming <a data-ylk=\"slk:International Day of Play celebration;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bishopmuseum.org\/calendar\/international-day-of-play\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">International Day of Play celebration<\/a> on June 6 and visit the Aloha Bricks &#8217;26: Stories of Hawai\u02bbi exhibit, both in partnership with HILUG.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the LEGO World Play Day video <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-it\/world-play-day?fbclid=IwY2xjawSMRZdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJDTFpxUDNiOFNiaDh6RVdTc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrt-ffquOXDzaDRQseI5rqYEqi0NF4l80LWIKHjBBZoOsZ6aUJ6dm8ZOZemQ_aem_lVEBQ_t-sZCU8JwdByu-wg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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