Every Wednesday: 
Live Fire Show.  Enjoy the North Shore’s newest one-stop entertainment option – a weekly Polynesian ahi lele (fire dancing) show. Start your evening between 5 and 6:30 p.m. with a delicious dinner special from Skinny B’s Island Smokehouse BBQ and a tasty signature cocktail, or choose from a great selection of wines and beer from the Anaina Hou Cafe (not included in ticket price). The performance, featuring the amazing artistry of Coppin Colburn and his `ohana, begins at 7 p.m., check-in is at 6:30 p.m.  Seating is limited; book your tickets online at http://anainahou.org/.  Anaina Hou Community Park, 5-2723 Kuhio Wy., Kilauea. For more information call (808) 828-2118 or visit http://anainahou.org/.

Wednesday Evenings: 
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  August 1 – Poina `Ole – Never to be Forgotten; August 8 – Gift of the Ancestors; August 15 – For the Birds; August 22 – `Ohana Slack Key; August 29 – Spirit of Slack Key. 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.   A portion of the proceeds support All Saints’ Pipe Organ Restoration Project.  Free gift drawing.  All Saints’ Church, 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa`a.  6 to 8 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

The Emily T Gail Show, aka “Emily T Gail Talk Story” is ​about sports, recreation and community events where Emily is involved: Hawai`i Island and Detroit, her home town.  Sponsored by Aloha Big Island Visitor Guide, Emily’s recent shows include lots of golf talk as the PGA TOUR Champions Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in January broadcast on NBC/Golf Channel worldwide put the spotlight on golf, sunshine and beaches in Hawai`i to viewers and listeners all over the world. Recent shows also include Talk Story with Greg McLaughlin, President, PGA TOUR Champions, Kelly Fliear, Tournament Manager Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Wes Wailehua, Aloha Section PGA, Jack Berry, long time sports writer, Mark Rolfing, NBC Golf Channel.  Past shows and upcoming shows include interesting and informative talk stories with people involved with events and activities for the ​Waikoloa Dry Forest ​Initiative, PATH-Connecting People and Places, Hawai`i Cycling Club, Hawai`i Wildlife Center, Daniel R Sayre Foundation, Big Island Mountain Biking, Bike Works Beach & Sport community bike rides and much more. Emily T Gail Talk Story is available at www.EmilyTGailTalkStory.podomatic.com online 24/7, via https://www.facebook.com/emilytgailtalkstory/, a free iTunes podcast, and Emily T Gail Talk Story on You Tube. Contact Emily at (808) 896-6780 or emilytgail@emilys.org.

Wednesday, August 1:
Wildest Show in Town Summer Concert Series – Johnny Helm and Friends.  Enjoy live local music, keiki activities, and prizes, including an `ukulele drawing for children 12 and under. Plate lunches and snacks will be available for purchase.   Admission is $3 ages two and over.  Zoo gates open 4:35 p.m. Concert 6 to 7 p.m. Zoo exhibits close 5:30 p.m.  Honolulu Zoo, 151 Kapahulu Ave., Honolulu. Participation fee $5 (per person over age 2). No alcohol or high backed chairs, please.  For information call (808) 926-3191 or visit http://honoluluzoo.org/.

Tuesday & Wednesday, July 31 & August 1:
Aviation Adventure.  For children ages 13-15, or Flight School alumni.  Travel through time to discover the ways aviation has transformed Hawai`i and the Pacific region over the past century. Activities emphasize major events and advancements from the early days of flight to the space age of the future. Campers work together to enhance teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. Two nights are spent onboard the USS Missouri Battleship Memorial.  Program includes a logo T-shirt and all meals provided.  Campers should arrive at the museum no later than 8:45 am on the first day of camp. Cost is $340, museum member/military price $300.  Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu.  For information and to register, call (808) 441-1000 or visit https://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/education/aviationadventure/.

Nightly:
O Nā Lani Sunset Stories.  From Queen Emma to Don Ho, experience the stories of an icon. Gather at the International Market Place on Kalakaua Avenue just after sundown for the ceremonial lighting of the Lamaku Torch Tower. Then be immersed in an unforgettable storytelling performance told through Hawaiian and Polynesian song and dance. Honoring the beloved Queen Emma, the nightly show highlights the stories, traditions and culture of this special gathering place. International Market Place, 2330 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu.  Sunset. Free admission. For information visit http://www.shopinternationalmarketplace.com/events.

Weekends, July 13 – August 5:
Maui Onstage Presents, Singin’ in the Rain.  The “Greatest Movie Musical of All Time” is faithfully and lovingly adapted for the stage. Singin’ in the Rain has all the makings of a Tinseltown tabloid headline; the starlet, the leading man and a love affair that could change lives and make or break careers. In silent movies, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are a hot item but, behind the scenes, things aren’t always as they appear on the big screen. Meanwhile, Lina’s squeaky voice might be the end of her career in “talking pictures” without the help of a talented young actress to do the talking and singing for her.  Historic Iao Theater, 68 N. Market St., Wailuku.  Fridays & Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday Matinees 3 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 242-6969 or visit http://mauionstage.com/.

Every Wednesday and Thursday:
Maui Humane Society’s Beach Buddies Visitor 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/.

Every Wednesday: 
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert.  Enjoy renowned slack key masters who are true ambassadors of their music, their culture and their land for an evening of traditional Hawaiian songs and authentic “talk-story”.  August 1 – Led Kaapana; August 8 – George Kahumoku; August 15 – Jeff Peterson; August 22 – Kawika Kahiapo; August 29 – Nathan Aweau. Seating is limited. Dinner/Show packages are available. Located at the Sea House Restaurant at the Napili Kai Beach Resort, 5900 Lower Honoapi`ilani Hwy., Napili. Doors open 6:45 p.m., show begins 7:30 p.m., event ends at 9:30. For tickets and information call (888) 669-3858 or visit http://www.slackkeyshow.com/

Tuesday & Wednesday, July 31 & August 1: 
Aviation Adventure.  For children ages 13-15, or Flight School alumni.  Travel through time to discover the ways aviation has transformed Hawai`i and the Pacific region over the past century. Activities emphasize major events and advancements from the early days of flight to the space age of the future. Campers work together to enhance teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. Two nights are spent onboard the USS Missouri Battleship Memorial.  Program includes a logo T-shirt and all meals provided.  Campers should arrive at the museum no later than 8:45 am on the first day of camp. Cost is $340, museum member/military price $300.  Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu.  For information and to register, call (808) 441-1000 or visit https://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/education/aviationadventure/.