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 may apply. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit http://volcanoartcenter.org/.

Friday Evenings:
Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk.  Stroll through the many art galleries in historic Old Town Hanapepe and meet the local artists from 6 to 9 p.m.  Enjoy shopping at local vendors, several restaurants, art galleries, stilt walkers, classic cars, live music and entertainment.  For information call (808) 335-6469.

Friday Afternoons:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. July 6 – Gift of the Ancestors; July 13 – For the Birds; July 20 – `Ohana Slack Key; July 27 – Spirit of Slack Key.  Free gift drawing.  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 the Hale Halawai Ohana `O Hanalei.  Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei.  4 to 6 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Friday, July 6: 
First Friday at the Hawai`i State Art Museum.  Free, family-friendly evening at the Hawai`i State Art Museum. Galleries will be open late, with live entertainment. Seating will be provided.  All ages welcome.  Parking available across South Hotel St. in the Ali`i Place building, or street parking in the area. Several TheBus lines stop directly in front of or close to the museum.  Hawai`i State Art Museum, 250 South Hotel St., 2^nd Floor, Honolulu. 6 to 9 p.m.  For information call (808) 589-9959 or visit www.sfca.hawaii.gov/hisam/visitor-information.

Friday, July 6: 
First Friday Street Festival:  Honolulu District.  Galleries and other arts venues open their doors for artist receptions, live music, and refreshments. Gallery walk maps are available at various locations in the area. 6 to 9 p.m.   Downtown-Chinatown, The ARTS at Marks, 1159 Nu`uanu Ave., Honolulu.  For information call (808) 521-2903 or visit http://www.artsatmarks.com/.

Throughout the Month of July: 
Obon Dance & Festival.  The Obon tradition was brought to Hawai`i by Japanese immigrants and evolved into a social and cultural event, as well as a religious custom designed to honor ancestors through an evening of dance, music and merry-making.  Free.  Festivities and Dance schedules and locations are listed below (subject to change):

• Friday & Satuarday, July 6 & 7: Koloa Jodo Mission, 3480 Waikomo Rd., Koloa. Dancing 7:30 p.m.  For information call (808) 742-6735.
• Friday & Saturday, July 13 & 14:  West Kaua`i Hongwanji Mission (WKHM), 4675 Menehune Rd., Waimea .  Dancing 7:30 p.m.  For information call (808) 338-1847.
• Friday & Saturday, July 20 & 21:  Kapa`a Hongwanji, 4-1170 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa.  Dancing 7:30 p.m.  For information call (808) 822-4667.
• Friday & Saturday, July 27 & 28:  Waimea Higashi Hongwanji, 9554 Kaumuali`i Hwy., Waimea Dancing 7:30 p.m.  For information call (808) 338-1847.

Thursday – Sunday, July 5 – 8: 
Makawao Rodeo.  Annual Makawao Rodeo.  Thursday & Friday: 9 a.m., free admission -Qualifying Runs, all day. Bull Bash at 7 p.m. on Friday, $15 adults.  Saturday & Sunday: 1 p.m., Rodeo (bull-riding, team-roping, calf-roping, bronc riding, mugging, barrel racing, break-away). Live band after Rodeo on Saturday.  Saturday & Sunday rodeo admission is $10 adults, $5 for seniors and students, free admission for kids 10 and under. Free shuttle Saturday to and from town to watch the parade. Oskie Rice Arena, Olinda.  For information visit https://www.hawaiirodeonews.net/makawao-rodeo.

Wednesday, July 4: 
Kailua-Kona Independence Day Parade and Fireworks Extravaganza.  Parade will begin at 6 p.m. at the Kekua`okalani Gym, proceed along Ali`i Drive, and finish at the Royal Kona Resort. Entries include neighborhood and community groups, nonprofit or commercial entries along with musical entries and floats of all kinds, multiple color guards and numerous members of the armed services as part of the parade.  Following the parade, fireworks extravaganza will begin at 8 p.m. over Kailua Bay.  For more information call (808) 985-7373 or visit http://www.paradesinkona.com/.

Wednesday, July 4:
Kaua`i Hospice Concert in the Sky.  Featuring fireworks at 8:30 p.m. choreographed to a 20-minute soundtrack. Enjoy local entertainment by local performers. Arrive early for keiki games, water slides, bounce houses and more. Amazing food options are available at affordable family prices, plus a silent auction, crafts and a keiki novelty tent. Vidinha Stadium, Ho`olako St., Lihue. 3 to 10 p.m.  Admission tickets are available at all Kaua`i Times/Big Save Markets, as well as the Kaua`i Hospice office. Advanced Ticket Prices are $10 for adults and $5 for keiki (6-12), keiki 5 and younger free. At the gate it will be $15 for adults and $7 for keiki (6-12), keiki 5 and younger free.  For information call (808) 245-7277 or visit http://kauaihospice.org/

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/.