Thursday, June 6: 
2013 Fashion Front Awards Hawai`i.  The place to be for fashion lovers, featuring six of Hawai`i’s favorite emerging fashion designers taking to the runway to raise awareness on the importance of arts education for Hawai`i’s youth. Guests will enjoy live music, delicious cuisine and cocktails, and partake in a powerful networking opportunity designed to spotlight rising talent.  Awards will be presented to individuals and businesses that have positively affected Hawai`i’s fashion community. ThirtyNineHotel, 39 N Hotel Street, Honolulu.  8 to 11 p.m.  For information call (646)522-9610 or visit fashionfront.lawrenceblake.com.

Friday – Sunday, June 7 – 9: 
Pan Pacific Festival – Ho`olaulea.  A diverse gathering of people, cultural exhibitions, and talent from across the Pacific Rim. One of the largest outdoor multi-cultural exhibits of its kind in the state of Hawai`i and it happens in beautiful Waikiki, on Kalakaua Avenue. The main thoroughfare is temporarily closed down to vehicular traffic from Lewers Street to Kaiulani Avenue to accommodate this festive block party. Enjoy food, crafters, vendors, and entertainment from a variety of cultures. Begins noon Friday, culminating with a parade on Sunday, Ft. DeRussy to Kapiolani Park.  For information and event schedule, call (808) 926-8177, ext. 279, or visit www.pan-pacific-festival.com.

Friday, June 7: 
Pan-Pacific Hula Festival.  The traditional Hawaiian fine art of hula has become very popular worldwide and especially in Japan, where there are more than 200,000 practitioners of this time-honored dance. The Pan-Pacific Hula Festival provides a dream opportunity for many of these groups who practice all year long, in anticipation of dancing the hula in Hawai`i.  See hula groups from across Japan performing their interpretation of the hula on stage. There will also be a special exhibition performance by local halau, Halau O Napuala Ikauika Iu led by Kumu Hula Sally Yoza. Kuhio Beach Hula Mound, 2431 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu.  4-10 p.m.  For information call (808) 926-8177, ext. 279, or visit www.pan-pacific-festival.com.

Friday – Sunday, May 31 – June 2: 
8^th Annual Wa`a Kiakahi Hawaiian Canoe Sailing Festival.  On Friday, 3 p.m., witness arrival of the canoes on Ka`anapali Beach (Ka`anapali Beach Resort, 2525 Ka`anapali Pkwy., Lahaina) and the traditional Hawaiian welcome ceremony for 10 crews of the Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association after completing a 30 mile race from Kahului Harbor.  On Saturday, 10 a.m., take a Hawaiian sailing canoe ride on Ka`anapali Beach and “talk story” with members of the teams about celestial navigation and the history of the Hawaiian sailing canoes. On Sunday, 8:00 a.m., witness the canoe send-off and traditional Hawaiian farewell ceremony for 10 crews as they race from Ka`anapali to Molokai. For information call (808) 661-3271 or visit www.kaanapaliresort.com.

Friday – Sunday, May 31 – June 2: 
8^th Annual Wa`a Kiakahi Hawaiian Canoe Sailing Festival.  On Friday, 3 p.m., witness arrival of the canoes on Ka`anapali Beach (Ka`anapali Beach Resort, 2525 Ka`anapali Pkwy., Lahaina) and the traditional Hawaiian welcome ceremony for 10 crews of the Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association after completing a 30 mile race from Kahului Harbor.  On Saturday, 10 a.m., take a Hawaiian sailing canoe ride on Ka`anapali Beach and “talk story” with members of the teams about celestial navigation and the history of the Hawaiian sailing canoes. On Sunday, 8:00 a.m., witness the canoe send-off and traditional Hawaiian farewell ceremony for 10 crews as they race from Ka`anapali to Molokai. For information call (808) 661-3271 or visit www.kaanapaliresort.com.

Thursday, May 30:
Hawaiian Music Series.  Enjoy live Hawaiian music on the Baldwin Home lawn from 6 to 7:30 p.m.  The free program takes place in historic Lahaina and features local entertainers performing traditional Hawaiian music. Chairs are limited; blankets, mats, and low beach chairs are welcome.  For information call (808) 661-3262 or visit www.lahainarestoration.org.

Saturday, May 25: 
Music in the Park.  A music concert series featuring hula halau, taiko drummer groups, traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music and other forms of musical performances.  Hofgaard Park, Waimea Rd., mile marker 23, Waimea. Free.  For information call (808) 645-0996.

Saturday, May 25: 
Hawaiian Moonlight.  George Kahumuku Jr. and friends volunteer their talent, and organize stage performances of Hawaiian music as their way of “giving back” to the Bailey House Museum. Bring your blanket or a low back beach chair and enjoy the evening listening to music under the moon and stars. Limited seating is available for kupuna on a first-come first-seated basis. The Museum will be open to those who appreciate Hawaiian history and artifacts. Bring a cooler with snacks if you like; water and soda will be available for purchase. Fee.  For tickets and information call (808) 244-3326 or visit www.mauimuseum.org.

Friday – Sunday, May 24 – 26: 
2013 Kaua`i Polynesian Festival.  Featuring Tahitian, Maori, Samoan and Hawaiian entertainment, Polynesian arts and crafts, solo and group dance competitions, food booths, workshops, and much more.  Vidinha Stadium Soccer Field, Lihue.  For information call (808) 335-6466 or visit www.kauaipolynesianfestival.org.

Friday, May 24: 
Hula Arts at Kilauea – Sunset Hula.  Featuring Halau Kahula `O Nawahine Noho Puukapu under the direction of kumu hula Ana Nawahine Kahoopii. This inspired outdoor presentation takes place rain or shine at the hula platform located near VAC Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.  The audience is encouraged to bring sitting mat and sun/rain gear.  6:00 p.m.  All events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply. For more information call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanohula.com.