Sunday, September 18
Kokua Kailua Hulihe’e Palace Concert Series & Village Stroll. One Sunday each month from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Ali’i Drive along scenic Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona becomes a festive pedestrian-only walkway. Enjoy music, artists, merchants and restaurants. At 4:00 p.m., there is a free Hawaiian music concert on the lawn at Hulihe’e Palace. Bring your own mat or chair and they will be checked for free while you stroll Ali’i Drive, Kailua Village (Kona). For information visit www.KVBID.org.

Saturday, September 17
Na Mea Hawaii Kahiko Performance. See traditional hula and chant performed outdoors on the hula platform overlooking Kilauea Crater, featuring Halau Haa Kea o Kinohi. 10:30 a.m. Hawaiian cultural demonstrations at Volcano Art Center Gallery. 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Free; park entrance fees apply. For information call ( 8 0 8 ) 9 6 7 – 8 2 2 2 o r v i s i t www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Saturday, September 17
Aloha Saturday. These programs on the third Saturday of each month feature performances, exhibits, demonstrations, workshops, lectures and more by Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners, scholars, musicians, hula halau and community groups. Noon – 4 p.m. K?lakaua Park in Hilo. Free. For information call (808) 961-5711 or visit www.ehcc.org.

Saturday, September 10
East Hawaii Dance Festival & Extravaganza. A celebration of dance fearing performances by Hawaii Island’s leading dancers ranging from hip-hop to hula, tango to tribal, traditional to cutting- edge. East Hawaii Cultural Center, 141 Kalakaua St., Hilo, 7:00 p.m. For information call ( 8 0 8 ) 9 3 5 – 9 0 8 5 o r v i s i t www.ehcc.org for more information.

Thursday, September 8
Art and Traditions of Hula at Kilauea. Kumu Maile Yamanaka presents a hands-on educational lesson in basic hula 10:30-11:30 a.m., lei making 12-1 p.m. and basic ukulele/Hawaiian music 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; park entrance fees apply. Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Saturday, September 8
Art and Traditions of Hula at Kilauea. Kumu Maile Yamanaka presents a hands-on educational lesson in basic hula 10:30-11:30 a.m., lei making 12-1 p.m. and basic ukulele/Hawaiian music 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; park entrance fees apply. Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Sunday, September 4
Kona Style Slack Key Guitar Festival. Fifteen of the best slack-key artists from Hawaii and the Big Island will perform. Authentic Hawaiian music – an event not to miss! Noon – 5 p.m. Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa, 78-128 Ehukai St., Kailua Kona. For information call ( 8 0 8 ) 2 2 6 – 2 6 9 7 o r v i s i t www.slackkeyfestival.com

Saturday – Monday, September 3 – 5
Queen Liliuokalani Canoe Race. The event features single hull, double hull and individual races along with a torchlight parade, dance and luau awards ceremony. Kona Coast, Kailua- Kona. For information call (808) 334-9481 or visit www.kaiopua.org.

Saturday & Sunday, September 3 & 4
38th Annual Parker Ranch Round-Up Club Rodeo. This exciting two-day event is held annually as a fundraiser to provide scholarships for school-age children of Parker Ranch employees. Family-style fun includes team roping, bull riding, barrel racing and more. Parker Ranch Rodeo Arena in Waimea at noon to sunset both days. Parker Ranch, 67-1435 Mamalahoa, Waimea For information call (808) 885-5669 or visit www.parkerranch.com.

Saturday, June 4
Ford Ironman Hawaii 70.3 Triathlon. This event is half the Ironman distance – 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run – and is held at the beautiful Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii Resort on the Kohala Coast. It is part of the official qualifier series for the 2010 Ironman Triathlon World Championship held in Kona later in the year. Fairmont Orchid Hawaii Resort, 1 North Kaniku Dr., Kamuela. For information call (808) 329-0063 or visit www.ironman.com.