The Hawaii International Film Festival Spring Showcase hosts a sneak preview of "American Pastime," a drama set against the background of 1940s U.S. internment camps for Japanese-Americans, at 8:45 tonight at Regal Cinemas at Dole Cannery. The film tells the story of interned Japanese-American parents and their two Americanized sons, one of whom begins a romance with a camp guard's daughter. Through baseball, surrounding townspeople and the detainees uncover their similarities. Honolulu actor and star Seth Sakai, 73, will do a Q&A before the film showing.

Tickets, $9-$10, are available at HIFF's Dole Cannery Stadium box office, online at www.hiff.org and by phone at 550-8457.

STEP IT UP

STROLL SMART IN THE SUN

Step It Up Hawaii urges us all to walk for at least 30 minutes daily. If you walk, you will feel better immediately. That's because walking decreases stress, anxiety and depression, and it elevates your mood. Walking in Hawai'i is a wonderful experience, but there are things to consider when walking in a tropical climate.

Stay hydrated by drinking 6 to 8 ounces of water for every 30 minutes you walk. Drink water before, after and, if possible, while walking. Protect yourself from the sun with slip, slop and slap: Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat and sunglasses. We recommend applying SPF 30-plus sunscreen before you go out and reapplying it every two hours. To keep cool, get your 30 minutes before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m., and wear light-colored clothing and a broad-brimmed hat.

Next week: A look at the benefits of walking for children.

— Drs. Jay Maddock and Bill Reger-Nash

FINAL WORD

"I'm bored by French cinema. There are, like, two movies a year that come out in France that are OK, and that's it."

Julie Delpy | the French actress, who plays Nina van Pallandt in "The Hoax," in Best Life magazine