Wednesday Evenings: 
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  May 1 – Gift of the Ancestors; May 8 – For the Birds; May 15 – `Ohana Slack Key; May 22 – Spirit of Slack Key; May 29 – Legends 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 www.mcmasterslackkey.com.

Tuesday, April 30: 
Tasting Kaua`i Food Tour – North Shore.  Tours includes tastings with some serious fun in Kaua`i’s most delicious and beautiful neighborhoods. Suitable for all age groups and fitness levels, enjoy delectable foods from one-of-a-kind specialty food stores, famous local restaurants and food trucks, while receiving an insider’s view into the culture and history that defines the Garden Island. Walk away with new culinary perspectives, big smiles, satisfied taste buds and the confidence to explore new flavors.  Learn about local purveyors and chefs, sample a variety of local foods, meet some of Kaua`i’s best chefs, farmers and restaurant owners. Included are a variety of stops with different foods to taste and enjoy, enough to cover lunch and dinner.  Follow your tour guide in the comfort of your own car and sample the sights, flavors and culture of Kaua`i’s North Shore. 12:45 to 4:45 p.m.  Regular Price is $99, book online now and save.  Enter the promo code ONLINE2018 and get 10 percent off of each ticket price.  For tickets and information, call (888) 431-6660 x1, or visit www.tastingkauai.com.

Wednesday, April 24: 
Tasting Kaua`i Food Tour – South Shore.  Tours includes tastings with some serious fun in Kaua`i’s most delicious and beautiful neighborhoods. Suitable for all age groups and fitness levels, enjoy delectable foods from one-of-a-kind specialty food stores, famous local restaurants and food trucks, while receiving an insider’s view into the culture and history that defines the Garden Island. Walk away with new culinary perspectives, big smiles, satisfied taste buds and the confidence to explore new flavors.  Learn about local purveyors and chefs, sample a variety of local foods, meet some of Kaua`i’s best chefs, farmers and restaurant owners. Included are a variety of stops with different foods to taste and enjoy, enough to cover lunch and dinner.  Follow your tour guide in the comfort of your own car and sample the sights, flavors and culture of Kaua`i’s sunny South Shore. 12:45 to 4:45 p.m.  Regular Price is $99, book online now and save.  Enter the promo code ONLINE2018 and get 10 percent off of each ticket price.  For tickets and information, call (888) 431-6660 x1, or visit www.tastingkauai.com.

Saturday, April 20: 
8^th Annual Happy’s Keiki La Lei Making Contest.  Well known award winning lei maker, Happy Tamanaha and her husband Katsugi Tamanaha graciously sponsors this contest to perpetuate the different styles and beauty of strung flowers. Keiki will be making their lei at the museum for cash prizes. Each age category and the youngest lei maker will be awarded. For more information and lei application, email  education@kauaimuseum.org.  For more information call (808) 245-6931 or visit www.kauaimuseum.org.

Sunday Afternoons: 
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  April 7 – Honoring Raymond Kane; April 14 – `Aloha Music of Hawai`i; April 21 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music; April 28 – Ahupua`a – Mountain to Sea.  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 www.mcmasterslackkey.com.

Saturday, April 13: 
Second Saturday at Warehouse 3540.  This is a great family-friendly event in a cool old warehouse converted into a community space on the south side, with vendors, shops, food trucks, and live music. Warehouse 3540, 3540 Koloa Rd., Kalaheo.  6 to 9 p.m.  For information visit www.warehouse3540.com.

Friday Afternoons:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. April 5 – For the Birds; April 12 – `Ohana Slack Key; April 19 – Spirit of Slack Key; April 26 – Legends of Slack Key; April 26 – Legends 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 www.mcmasterslackkey.com. 

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. 

Thursday Afternoons: 
Weekly Hula Shows.  See traditional hula shows highlighting wahi pane (sacred places) of Kaua`i along with intriguing stories of the Hawaiian people and their connections with the gardens.  Dancers will be accompanied by live Hawaiian Music.  National Tropical Botanical Garden, South Shore Visitors Center, 4425 Lawai Rd., Koloa (across from Spouting Horn). 2 to 2:45 p.m.  Free admission.  For information, call (808) 332-7324, ext 275 or visit www.ntbg.org.

Wednesday Evenings: 
Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  April 3 – Hanalei Slack Key; April 10 – Honoring Keli`i Mawae of Molokai; April 17 – Heart of Slack Key; April 24 – Poine `Ole – Never to be Forgotten. 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 www.mcmasterslackkey.com.