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”.  July 4 – No Show Scheduled; July 11 – Led Kaapana; July 18 – Nathan Aweau; July 25 – Sonny Lim. 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/

Wednesday, July 4:
Lahaina 4^th of July Fireworks Display.  Stroll historic Lahaina and enjoy holiday specials in many oceanview restaurants and town shops. For an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration, listen to a free concert on the oceanfront Lahaina Library lawn starting at 5 p.m. Fireworks begin at 8 p.m. from a barge offshore from Front Street. For information call 808-667-9175, or visit https://visitlahaina.com/.

Saturday, June 30, 7pm:
The Dark Hobby – All the Pretty Fishes and the Price Paid to Tank Them.
Presented By: Paradise Filmworks and The Snorkel Bob Foundation (Sneak Preview) http://thedarkhobby.com/. This film is a work-in-progress reef documentary on the three hubs of aquarium extraction: Indonesia, the Philippines and mostly Hawaii. Controversy continues with aquarium collectors still working Hawaii reefs in violation of a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling. Aquarium plunder and consequence is documented, as aquarium collectors blame reef decimation on global warming and pollution. The campaign continues with a technical ban on West Hawaii aquarium collecting but no enforcement. Reef stewardship in The Reef State is in the balance. The Dark Hobby presents the pros and cons from both sides of the argument, commercial vs. conservation, 75 minutes. Dragon Walk, The Movie, On Reef Recovery & Political Will also filmed on location in the Philippines, Indonesia and Hawaii, depicts reef life in optimal conditions, where no commercial extraction occurs, 30 minute sample. WATCH THE MOVIE TRAILER.  7 pm at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy Theater, One Cameron Way, Kahului. Tickets (808) 242-7469 or visit TICKETS.

Thursday, June 28:
Hawaiian Music Series.  Relax under the stars and enjoy a free concert featuring local musicians. Chairs are limited and blankets, mats, and low beach chairs are welcome. The Baldwin Home Museum is located in the heart of Lahaina, on the corner of Front and Dickenson Streets, Lahaina. 6 to 7:30 p.m.  For information call (808) 661-3262 or visit http://lahainarestoration.org/.

Sunday, June 24:
27th Annual Ki Ho‘Alu Festival. One of Maui’s favorite family events returns to the Maui Arts & Cultural Center with the 27th Annual Ki Ho‘alu Festival in A & B Amphitheater and Yokouchi Pavilion. It’s an all-afternoon affair, as some of Hawaii’s best slack key guitar players come to perform and provide the Maui audience with a full afternoon of melodious Hawaiian music from 1:00 to 7:00 pm. As always, the Ki Ho‘alu Festival is FREE – annually enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. This is a family-friendly event: all generations can appreciate the slack key guitar tradition, with both new music and classic favorites. The line-up of musicians and recording artists this year includes: Makana, Ola Hou (Kevin Brown & Friends), Ho‘okena, Brother Noland, Stephen Inglis, George Kahumoku & Friends, Sonny Lim, Paul Togioka, Ian O’Sullivan, Kamuela Kahoano, Donald Kaulia, Dwight Kanae, George Kuo, Aja Gample, Jim West & Ken Emerson, and Emma Rose. (artist list subject to change) Besides an afternoon full of music, the Ki Ho‘alu Festival also features Hawaiian crafters and displays of made-in-Hawai‘i products.  ‘Ono-licious food from Maui eateries includes selections from Three’s Bar & Grill, Maui Cones, Outrigger Pizza, Shaka Pops, 808 Mini Donuts, and Real Fruit Ice Cream. The music is performed from the stage of Yokouchi Pavilion, over the amphitheater lawn, where festival-goers may relax on the grassy lawn on their own low-back beach chairs, blankets or mats, and enjoy the laid-back music by famed guitar players. The local, family-style atmosphere, makes it easy to linger all afternoon! For more information, call the MACC Box Office at (808) 242-SHOW (7469), or visitwww.MauiArts.org.

Saturday, June 23: 
Zenshin Daiko’s 19^th Annual Taiko Festival. The concert will start with Stanford Taiko, one of the leading collegiate taiko groups in North America. During its 26-year history, the group has concertized both internationally and domestically, including tours to Japan, Thailand, China, Guatemala, and the Pacific Northwest.  The 50 members of Zenshin Daiko will perform some of their favorite pieces and premier new works written by its members.  Don’t miss your chance to see this impressive Maui group.  Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater, One Cameron Way, Kahului. 7 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit http://mauiarts.org/.

Sunday, June 10:
The Crystal Method.  A lot can happen in twenty years, especially when it comes to music. Throughout the past two decades, the musical landscape has continually merged, morphed, and matrixed, fractured in countless directions while intersecting at the most unexpected points.  Electronic music underwent a renaissance in the aughts, rising out of the warehouses and blank spaces and overtaking the biggest festival fields in the world. The Crystal Method followed a similar trajectory since their formation in 1993. The Grammy-nominated, platinum-certified trailblazing duo, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland, set the stage for the genre-mashing electronic sounds that fuel the current zeitgeist. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Yokouchi Pavilion & Courtyard, One Cameron Way, Kahului.  6 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit http://mauiarts.org/.

Thursday – Sunday, June 7 – 10: 
Kapalua Wine & Food Festival.  A collaboration of Kapalua Resort partners creating a new spin on the longest running food and wine event in the USA.  This celebration of epicurean excellence will convene the finest in food and wine and embrace all things Hawaiian, notably the fabulous culinary bounty on Maui and at the world-renowned Kapalua Resort, 500 Bay Dr., Lahaina.  12 noon to 10 p.m. Cost $100 – $210.  For tickets and information visit http://www.kapalua.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/.