Jazz Minds
Every Monday through Saturday Night:
Jazz Minds. A fun, eclectic café, featuring live Jazz music, cocktails and food, served in an ultra-comfy, hip setting. Different bands perform nightly. 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., near the Ala Moana Shopping Center. 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. nightly; closed Sundays. For information and entertainment schedule call (808) 945-0800 or visit http://jazzhonolulu.com/index.html.
Ha`aheo `O Hawai`i Exhibit
Daily:
Ha`aheo `O Hawai`i Exhibit. Cleopatra’s Barge was an opulent yacht built in Massachusetts in 1816. It became The Royal Yacht of King Kamehameha II but was wrecked in 1824. It cost about $50,000 to build, and about the same amount for luxury furnishings. Marvel at the opulence of this beautifully crafted ship, whose splendor was breathtaking for its day. Kaua`i Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., every day except Sundays. Admission is $10 adults, $6 students 13-17 years, $2 Children 6 – 12 years, 5 years and under free. For information call (808) 245-6931 or visit http://www.kauaimuseum.org/.
Lei Day Celebration
Monday, May 1:
Lei Day Celebration. May Day is Lei Day in Hawai`i. The event features the annual Lei Court, as well as local entertainment and hula halau. The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association traditionally plays in the lei exhibit/Kulana Lei area (open area between the bandstand and the shell). The Lei Contest Exhibit is open to the public from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Visit the Kulana Lei/Tutu’s Hale, a village of Hawaiian artisans, as they share their talents and skills with exhibits and demonstrations throughout the day. In addition to Kulana Lei, craft, lei and food vendors will also be in the park all day. The event is free and open to the public. Kapiolani Park, 2806 Monsarrat Ave., Honolulu. For more information about the 90th Annual Lei Day Celebration, visit www.honoluluparks.com or call (808) 768-3041.
May Day is Lei Day – May Day Festivities at Volcano Art Center Gallery
Monday, May 1:
May Day is Lei Day – May Day Festivities at Volcano Art Center Gallery. Celebrate May Day at the Volcano Art Center Gallery porch. All are welcome to join in the festivities, featuring hands on lei making demonstrations. May Day honors the unique way that Hawai`i’s multi-cultural traditions are woven together to create a more interesting, more tolerant and more beautiful community. With hundreds of fragrant blossoms and plant materials provided by the Volcano Art Center Gallery, learn tips to sewing the perfect lei, the proper protocol of giving and receiving a lei, and more. There will also be live music by Wes Awana and friends, and impromptu hula dancing by Noe Noe Kekaualua. Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free admission, park entrance fees may apply.
Emily T Gail Show
The Emily T Gail Show, aka “Emily T. Gail Talks Story” show is found on http://espnhawaii.com/ online, all the time and via https://www.facebook.com/emilytgailtalkstory/ and a free iTunes podcast. Emily “talks story” about recreational, high school, professional sports along with talking story with athletes, coaches, parents, community organizers and members of print and broadcast media. She talks about how sports and recreation play an important part in communities where Emily is involved; Island of Hawai`i and Detroit, her home town. Sponsored by Aloha Big Island Visitor Guide, Emily has updates on Waikoloa Beach Resort events such as the Community Bike Rides every Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. from Bike Works at Queens Marketplace and Queens Marketplace Coronation Pavilion Entertainment and Kings’ Shops Center Court Entertainment. She has events and activity updates for the Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative, PATH-Connecting People and Places, Hawai`i Cycling Club, Hawai`i Wildlife Center and Kailua Village Peaman & Team Mango multi -sport activities and more. Contact Emily at (808) 896-6780 or emilytgail@emilys.org.
Niaulani Nature Walk
Every Monday:
Niaulani Nature Walk. A free, guided rain forest tour in Volcano. This one-hour nature walk travels through a lush portion of an old-growth Hawaiian rain forest on an easy, 1/7-mile loop trail. The walk introduces visitors to the native plants and birds of Volcano. Guides focus on the biological, ecological, and geological features of the area, and the cultural usages of flora and fauna by native Hawaiians. Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free; donations welcome. For more information call (808) 967-8222 or visit http://volcanoartcenter.org/.