December 22, 2019:
Jingle Bell Beach Run – 5k Run. The 15th Annual Jingle Bell Beach Run
The ultimate Kona running event!  Start time is at 7:30 AM SHARP with timing provided by JTL Timing Systems.  The featured 5k event encourages participation from all fitness levels and running backgrounds.  Great fun for everyone, family oriented – a perfect addition to your holiday celebrations! And parents…be sure to get your kids ready for ‘SANTA’S KEIKI DASH” – a popular fun Kona running event for children 6 & under! (100-yd & 200-yd events)
A Unique Kona Running Event
Largest Kona Running Event
The Jingle Bell Beach Run began in December of 2005 in an effort to kick off Christmas week with a bang! The idea blossomed from the creative mind of Rani “The RoadRunner” (Tanimoto) Henderson, who wanted to give the run a Christmas twist. With only a week to turn her idea into reality, the creation became an instant hit with the first annual Jingle Bell Beach Run held on December 18, 2005!
One thing Henderson strived for was to keep this run simple and fun. With that in mind, and together with the help of her husband Penn, it has grown over the last few years into a first-class event – one that participants remember, enjoy, and return year after year for more! In addition, awards are given out to the top overall finishers as well as the top three best dressed Christmas costumes. Raffle prizes follow the awards, so it’s very hard for one to go home empty handed! | Registration Opens August 1st for the 2019 Event |
Santa’s Keiki Dash
A fun, free event for kids 6 & under. Parents are welcome to accompany their children. Non-competitive, no awards, just lots of fun with plenty of goodies! Features a 100-yard dash (4 & under – 1x lap around sand volleyball court), and a 200-yard dash (5-6 years – 2x laps around sand volleyball court). Keiki Dash starts at 8:30, following the completion of the Jingle Bell Beach Run 5k event. Free registration on race morning at the start/finish area (Coconut Grove). Parents must sign a waiver for their child. Keiki Bib #’s will be issued at registration.
*Please Note: All Keiki participants MUST WEAR SHOES. Mahalo!

December 22, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele – Your Island of Peace. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The Hanalei community center is easy to find. In Hanalei, a block past the shopping center, turn towards the mountains at Malolo Rd. A small Hanalei Community Center sign is on the edge of Waioli Park soccer fields. Go 20 yards, turn left into the gravel parking area. The concert is in the brown building – Pohai Aloha (Circle of Aloha).
Tickets and information at www.mcmasterslackkey.com or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: This facility is accessible to all ages and abilities and is family friendly with nice grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Endangered birds such as the Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian duck, Kolea (golden plover), and nene (Hawaiian goose), Pueo (Hawaiian owl) make their homes here.

December 21, 2019 – December 23, 2019:
West Hawaii Dance Theatre Presents The Nutcracker Ballet. West Hawaii Dance Theatre lights up the holidays  by presenting  “The Nutcracker Ballet”.  This delightful  holiday classic is performed at Kahilu Theatre  on Saturday, December  21, Sunday, December 22, and Monday, December 23, 2019. All performances will be at 2:00pm A Full Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Brian Dollinger with musicians of the West Hawaii Dance Theatre Orchestra will accompany the dancers.The visually stunning festive family-friendly production includes more than 70 dancers and Guest Professional dancers. Shaina Liebson, Alberta Ballet and Ballett im Revier in Germany, Damir Emric, Royal Danish Ballet, Miho Tsutsumi, Matsuyama Ballet Company, Ryuske Kishida, Yanomoko Ballet Company, and Timour Bourtasenkov, Carolina Ballet and Bolshoi Ballet. Choreography is based on the original Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo version, and has been  updated for this years production by West Hawaii Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Virginia Holte, Co-Director Midori Satoh, instructors Jenna Ojeda, Ann Marie Pargett and Megan Joy Chapman  and Guest Choreographers Soili Arvola &  Miho Tsutsumi.The Nutcracker Ballet combines the music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky with the charming, old world fairy tale based on the original E.T.A. Hoffman story The Nutcracker and the King of Mice.The Nutcracker tells the story of Clara, who is given a magical Nutcracker Doll on Christmas Eve by her eccentric Uncle Drosselmeyer.  Adventure awaits as she and her transformed Nutcracker Prince battle the frightful Rat King before embarking on a journey through the Land of the Snow.With the the help of the delicate Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara and her Prince travel to the Land of the Sweets where they are entertained by an Arabian Princess, Spicy Spanish Dancers, Giggling Chinese Dancers, delightful Marzipan, and beautiful Waltzing Flowers.A Silent Auction and Nutcracker Boutique will be held in the lobby. Proceeds will benefit WHDT’s ongoing programs, scholarship fund, and studio renovations. WHDT’ s  2019 Nutcracker Ballet is sponsored by Hilton Waikoloa Resort, Hawaiian Airlines, The Dayton Foundation, Vance Wall Foundation, and Valerie Cartwright & Richard Olazaba.
Tickets: www.kahilutheatre.org
Information:   Phone West Hawaii Dance Theatre  (808) 329-8876   www.whdt.org
WHDT is a Non-Profit Educational Arts organization under IRS Code 501 (c)(3) and is supported in part by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawaii Community Foundation, Atherton Family Foundation, Cooke Foundation, Vance Wall Foundation, Ironman Foundation, Macy’s and our local businesses and families. Founded in 1989, WHDT Academy transforms individuals and builds community with a comprehensive graded dance program.

December 21, 2019:
Festival of Harps at The Shops at Wailea. Special Holiday events scheduled at The Shops at Wailea starting Nov. 29th, Black Friday through the month of December! Join us for a special night of music! The Shops at Wailea is Maui’s premier shopping and dining destination with more than 70 distinct boutiques, shops, restaurants and galleries. For more information, visit our website at, www.theshopsatwailea.com or call us at (808) 891-6770.

December 20, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele – Gift of the Ancestors. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The Hanalei community center is easy to find. In Hanalei, a block past the shopping center, turn towards the mountains at Malolo Rd. A small Hanalei Community Center sign is on the edge of Waioli Park soccer fields. Go 20 yards, turn left into the gravel parking area. The concert is in the brown building – Pohai Aloha (Circle of Aloha).
Tickets and information at www.mcmasterslackkey.com or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: This facility is accessible to all ages and abilities and is family friendly with nice grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Endangered birds such as the Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian duck, Kolea (golden plover), and nene (Hawaiian goose), Pueo (Hawaiian owl) make their homes here.

December 20, 2019 – December 21, 2019:
MAPA’s The Nutcracker. MAPA’s The Nutcracker Friday, December 20, 2019; 7:30 pm & Saturday, December 21, 2019, 3:00 pm Castle Theater Right before Christmas and all thru the isle, MAPA presents The Nutcracker in holiday style. With sets & costumes, some new & some old, it’s the classical story in ballet that’s retold. You may have seen it before in Chicago, New York, or L.A. but it’s now reimagined in a fresh and exciting new way. The Sugar Plum Fairy will dance on her toes. Don’t wait to get tickets, there are only two shows. In the blink of an eye the show will be done, so make sure you come and be part of the fun. You’ll be amazed by this company’s feat at bringing to Maui this holiday treat! Tickets: $24, $30, $18/keiki 12 and under (plus applicable fees) Tickets on sale Friday, November 1.

December 19, 2019:
Henry Kapono + Hawaii Honda Dealers Holiday Concert Series. Hawaii Honda Dealers and Grammy-nominated artist Henry Kapono are helping music lovers unwrap the holiday season with concerts featuring Henry Kapono’s classic songs. The three-part series titled “Happy Holidays from Henry & Hawaii Honda Dealers; Celebrate the Holidays with the Classic Songs of Henry Kapono and Cecilio & Kapono” will take place throughout the month of December, providing residents all over Hawaii the chance to jam along to some of Henry Kapono’s most popular albums such as Henry Kapono’s “Home in the Islands” which is also Hawaii Honda Dealers Association’s theme song. Kapono will also perform several Cecilio & Kapono classics. A portion of all proceeds from these events will be donated to the Henry Kapono Foundation, which helps give back to the community through music and arts. But wait, Henry Kapono & “the band” have more gifts to share – some of the concerts will also feature special musical guests including Johnny Valentine and Alx Kawakami. The schedule of performances includes: 12.19.2019 The Royal Kona Resort (Henry Kapono & Johnny Valentine): 5:00 pm – Call 808-329-3111 for details 12.21.2019 The Maui Arts & Cultural Center: 7:30 pm – Tickets on sale soon

December 18, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert – Sweet Hawaii Dreams. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The All Saints Church is easy to find at 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy. in Kapaa, Kauai. It is 1/2 mile south of downtown Kapaa on the mountain side of the road next to Sudz car wash, between the Shell and Texaco gas stations. Latitude 22.0676654 Longitude -159.319376
Tickets and information at www.mcmasterslackkey.com or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: All Saints’ is accessible to all ages and abilities. Family friendly too with a grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Easy in and out with doors open all around the sanctuary space. Cooling, gentle tradewinds float through the sanctuary throughout the concert. Enjoy a meditating walk around the labyrinth.

December 17, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert – Ahupuaa. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The Princeville community center is easy to find at 4334 Emmalani Drive in Princeville, Kauai. Turning into Princeville community, take the roundabout around and turn right on Emmalani Drive. The center is the first on your right and is located right next to Prince Albert Park. The concert is held in the Aloha Room.
Tickets and information at www.mcmasterslackkey.com or call (808) 826-1469Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: This facility is accessible to all ages and abilities and is family friendly with nice grassy area, playground, and park for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Birds in the trees around the center contribute to sweet slack key serenade and tradewinds flow through the windows and doors around the center.

December 15, 2019:
Maui Pops Orchestra’s Holiday Pops Concert. The 50+ member Maui Pops Orchestra invites you to celebrate the holiday season in style. Half of the concert will be purely orchestral renderings of familiar holiday music, while the other will feature three-time Grammy Award nominated pianist David Benoit, who we are delighted to bring back to the Castle Theater stage. For over three decades, Benoit has reigned supreme as one the founding fathers of contemporary jazz. Music from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” will be a delightful part of this program, which will also feature vocalist Sara Gazarek – hailed as an artist that “may well turn out to be the next important jazz singer” by the LA Times. Allow the joy of it all to draw you into the spirit of the season!
Tickets: $60, $50, $35, $22 plus applicable fees – ½ price for Kaunoa seniors and students 18 & under in the $60/$50/$35 price sections. 808-242-SHOW or online at www.mauiarts.org
Purchase tickets for all four Maui Pops concerts by December 15th and get a 10% discount.