Saturday, April 21: 
Na Mea Hawai`i Hula Kahiko Performance.  Featuring Halau Na Pua Ha`aheo O Kona with kumu hula Roy Palacat. This outdoor presentation takes place rain or shine at the hula platform located near VAC Gallery.  10:30 a.m. The audience is encouraged to bring sitting mats and sun/rain gear. On the same day, there are hands-on cultural demonstrations from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at VAC Gallery porch. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. All events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply.

Saturday & Sunday, April 21 & 22:
Pops Menagerie Concert.  A sometimes zany, often nostalgic, but always fun-filled trip down memory lane, ‘Pops Menagerie’ is a potpourri kind of event filled with unforgettable Broadway medleys, show tunes, popular period music both past and present, a little classical, and as many and varied stylings as you have time for. This event showcases the Gloryland & Celebration Singers, Kona Festivale Chorale, studio actors and musicians. Held at the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel Ballroom, 75-5660 Palani Rd., Kailua-Kona. Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 331-1115 or visit www.konafestivalechorale.org.

April 20 – May 6: 
On Golden Pond.  Maui On Stage presents the famous play by Ernest Thompson, at the Historic Iao Theater, 68 N. Market St., Wailuku. The timeless tale of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend each summer at their lake shore home on Golden Pond. They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter and her dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe, leaving his teenage son behind for the summer.  Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays 3:00 p.m. For tickets or more information about Maui’s oldest theater company call the Iao Theater Box Office at (808) 242-6969 or visit mauionstage.com.

April 20 – May 6:
On Golden Pond. Maui On Stage presents the famous play by Ernest Thompson, at the Historic Iao Theater, 68 N. Market St., Wailuku Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays 3:00 p.m. For tickets or more information about Maui’s oldest theater company call the Iao Theater Box Office at (808) 242-6969 or visit www.mauionstage.com.

Friday – Sunday, April 20 – 22: 
4^th Annual Henry Kaleialoha Allen Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival.  Honoring one of Hawaii’s Living Legends of Hawaiian Music, Henry Kaleialoha Allen, the festival also features well-known steel players from around the world, Hawaiian cultural enrichment specialists, and guest performers. Allen and other legendary players perform all weekend and participate in classes and presentations that are free and open to all who are interested.  Friday, 2 p.m.-10 p.m. – exhibits, activities, arts & crafts, workshops, performances, jam session.  Saturday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. – ongoing event activities, star-studded concert starts at 7 p.m.  Sunday, 9am-1pm – ongoing event activities, brunch featuring festival performers takes place 9am-1pm.  Ka’anapali Beach Hotel, 2525 Ka’anapali Pkwy, Lahaina.  For information call Bryant Neal at (808) 283-3576 or visit www.aecg.org.

Thursday – Saturday, April 19 – 21:
  10^th Annual Kauai World Challenge.  The 3-day event begins with a “warm up” 10-mile outrigger canoe paddle on Thursday on the North Shore followed by registration and expo on Friday afternoon. Then on Saturday, the main event, the 34-mile coastal relay race begins at Wailua Beach Park. OC1 and OC 2 teams paddle from Wailua Beach to Salt Pond Beach Park with paddler exchanges at specific relay points. The first relay change is at Hanamaulu Beach Park, then on to Kalapaki Bay in front of the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club. The paddlers perform their final exchange in Waiohai Bay in Poipu where they paddle to the finish at Salt Pond Beach Park.  For information call

Robin Jumper (808) 635-3053 or visit www.kauaiworldchallenge.org.

Sunday, April 15: 
Tri Kauai Sprint Triathlon.  This is a user friendly sprint triathlon designed to accommodate beginners and seasoned athletes alike. The triathlon can be done as individuals or as a team. Poipu Beach Park, 7 a.m. to 12 noon.  For information call Brian Curll at (808) 635-6311.

Sunday, April 15: 
Kokua Kailua Hulihe’e Palace Concert Series & Village Stroll.  One Sunday each month from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Ali’i Drive along scenic Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona becomes a festive pedestrian-only walkway. Enjoy music, artists, merchants and restaurants. At 4:00 p.m., there is a free Hawaiian music concert on the lawn at Hulihe’e Palace. Bring your own mat or chair and they will be checked for free while you stroll Ali’i Drive, Kailua Village (Kona).  For information visit www.kvbid.org.

Saturday, April 14:  Merrie Monarch Royal Parade.  One of the festival’s most entertaining and fun events for the entire family, the parade begins and ends at Pauahi St. and winds through downtown Hilo (Kilauea Ave. – Keawe St. – Waiānuenue Ave. – Kamehameha Ave.).  10:30 a.m.

Monday, April 9: 
April Ono!  Neil Simon’s “Fools”. Set in turn of the century Russia, schoolteacher named Leon Tolchinsky accepts a position in an isolated Ukrainian village. He soon learns that the inhabitants believe that a sorcerer had cursed them with stupidity. Smitten with Dr. and Mrs. Zubritsky’s daughter Sophia, Leon has one day to break the spell, or succumb a life of stupidity! Directed by Lisa Teichner and starring Gina Duncan, John Ziegler, Joel Agnew, Eric Roberts, Allen Cohen, and Genie Calagna. The free ONO! performances are at the Historic Iao Theater, 68 N. Market St., Wailuku. 6:30 p.m. every second Monday of the month. For more information about upcoming ONO! performances, please call Maui OnStage at 242-6969 or visit mauionstage.com.