Archive for "December, 2017"

Slack Key Guitar Concerts

Kauai

Sunday Afternoons: 
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.
  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  December 3 – `Ohana Slack Key; December 10 – Spirit of Slack Key; December 17 – Sweet Hawai`i Dreams; December 24 – Hanalei Slack Key; December 31 – Honoring Raymond Kane.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history.  Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free. Free gift drawing.  A portion of the proceeds supports the Hale Halawai `Ohana `O Hanalei.  Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei.  3 to 5 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Waipa Kalo Festival

Kauai

Sunday, December 3:
Waipa Kalo Festival
.  Celebrate kalo with educational displays, a biggest kalo contest, poi pounding, kalo tastings, and foods inspired by kalo.  Enjoy live music, hands-on activities, local artisans, a recipe contest, and silent auction. Bring a beach chair and enjoy the entire day at Waipa (just a half mile past town). Waipa’s Halulu Fishpond, 5-5785 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $5 for adults and $1 for keiki (ages 3-18). For information call (808) 826-9969 or visit http://www.waipafoundation.org/.

Kapolei Kihoalu Kristmas Festival

Oahu

Sunday, December 3: 
Kapolei Kihoalu Kristmas Festival. 
Festival to feature 15 artists in the Slack Key Guitar genre kicking off the Christmas shopping season! These artists are some of Hawai`i’s finest artists in the slack key guitar genre who perform as solos, duos, trios, and other combinations. Festival kicks off the Christmas Shopping Season. Free giveaways throughout the day. Ka Makani Ali`i Shopping Center, 91 Kapolei Pkwy., Kapolei.  Free admission.  For information call (808) 226-2697 or email kahokuproductions@gmail.com.

Holiday Pops Featuring Na Leo Pilimehana

Maui

Sunday, December 3:
Holiday Pops Featuring Na Leo Pilimehana.
  Under the baton of Music Director James Durham, the Maui Pops Orchestra invites you to ring in the holiday season with a festive concert featuring 22-time Na Hoku Hanohano award winners, Na Leo Pilimehana.  Enjoy some of their most-loved songs of the islands, as well as many holiday favorites. Allow the beauty of it all to draw you into the spirit of the season. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater, One Cameron Way, Kahului. 3 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit http://mauiarts.org/.