Saturday & Sunday, December 3 & 4:
Paradise Studio Art Tour – Kea`au.  Arts and fine crafts will be in abundance.  The public is invited to visit artists in their home studios in Hawaiian Paradise Park, Kea`au. Seven studios with 25 local artists showing oil painting, watercolors, collage, pastels, acrylic, cement, wood sculpture, jewelry making, pottery, ceramics, silk painting, fashion art, gourd crafting, photography and more. Free featured demos. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For brochure and map call (808) 982-5150 or visit http://paradisestudiotour.com/.  Free to the public.

Saturday Evenings: 
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. December 3 – Gifts of the Ancestors; December 10 – For the Birds; December 17 – Poina `Ole – Never to be Forgotten; December 24 – Aloha Music of Hawai`i; December 31 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music.  Free gift drawing.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history.  Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free.  Proceeds support Princeville at Hanalei Community Association and this program.  Princeville Community Center, 4334 Emmalani Dr., Princeville.  6 to 8 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Saturday, December 3:
Holualoa Music and Light Festival – Kona.  Historic Holualoa Village lights up at dusk, featuring local style music throughout the town.  Just before sunset, Santa arrives in his convertible sleigh and then greets keiki from his tent next to the Holualoa Gallery in the center of town all evening.  Over two dozen of the festively lit classic wooden buildings, many of which are now art studios and galleries, host free refreshments and holiday specials until the event wraps up about 8:30 p.m.  For information call at (808) 322-8484 or visit http://www.holualoahawaii.com/.

Weekends throughout December: 
Festival of Lights.  See the Festival of Lights every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening with Santa and Mrs. Claus.  The Festival of Lights interior display of Auntie Josie’s creations and the dazzling creations crafted by Kaua`i artisans.  Historic County Building, 496 Rice Street, Lihue.  6 to 8 p.m.  Free event.  For information call (808) 639-8564 or visit http://kauaifestivaloflights.com/.

Saturday, December 3:
“For Love of Country – Pass it on” Opening Gala:  Pacific Aviation Museum.  The Museum will celebrate its 10th anniversary. Gala will include cocktails, dinner, entertainment, and auction. Guests will get a first look at newly restored aircraft fresh out of Lt. Ted Shealy’s Restoration Shop. Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu. 6 to 10 p.m. For more Information, or to sponsor tables and tickets, call (808) 441-1006, email Carol@PacificAviationMuseum.org, or visit www.PacificAviationMuseum.org.

Saturday, December 3:
Willie Wonderland.  Multiple Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winning Willie K returns to his popular holiday concert which is sure to be filled with old favorites and new surprises.  Willie Kahaiali`i is a charismatic, supremely talented, and versatile entertainer and a living legend on Maui. He has reworked traditional Hawaiian music to make it more contemporary.  Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater, 1 Cameron Way, Kahului.  7:30 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit http://mauiarts.org/.

Saturday, December 3:
Pearl Harbor 7^th Commemoration – The Swingin’ Blue Stars Performance.  It’s Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy time, so Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree. Come hear the great music of the 1940’s and 50’s— with harmonies reminiscent of The Andrews Sisters, McGuire Sisters, the Chordettes and other big band singers.    Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, 1 Arizona Memorial Place, Honolulu.  1 to 3 p.m. Free admission. https://pearlharbor75thanniversary.com.

Every Friday: 
Aloha Fridays at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.  A free hands-on demonstration lesson is given in a cultural craft that varies each week. Volcano Art Center Gallery porch in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit http://volcanoartcenter.org/.

Every Wednesday and Thursday:
Maui Humane Society’s Beach Buddies Volunteer Program. Do you miss having a dog to spend your day with? Visitors and residents can sign up to take a homeless dog out for the day from the Maui Humane Society animal shelter. The shelter is easy to find as it is conveniently located in Pu`unene (central Maui) on Mokulele Hwy between Kihei/Wailea and Kahului. Program participants will pick “their dog” up at 10 a.m. and bring them back no later than 3 p.m. MHS provides all of the supplies, you just provide the fun! Advance registration is mandatory as space is often filled weeks in advance. Register online at http://www.mauihumanesociety.org/.

Friday & Saturday, December 2 & 3:
Annual Na Makua Invitational Christmas Gift Fair – Hilo.  This annual event features products that showcase the talents of local artists and offer a diverse selection of unique Christmas gifts that are not available anywhere else. All applicants are screened with consideration given to the uniqueness, quality and craftsmanship of the product. Enjoy live entertainment, along with ono kaukau (food) by Liko Lehua Cafe and prize drawings. Ah Fook Chinen Civic Auditorium, Manono St., Hilo. Friday 4 to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. For information call (808) 966-4647 or visit http://www.namakua.com/.