Saturday, March 17:
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival.  Featuring Hawaiian Steel Guitar masters, each presenting their own program of traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music, as well as performances by Ke Kula Mele Hawaii’s Next Generation of Steel Guitarists. Ka Makana Ali`i, 1-1024 Kuipuakukui St., Kapolei.  5 to 9 p.m. For more information call 808 375-9379 or visit http://kekulamele.com.

Saturday, March 10: 
Second Saturdays at Hawai`i State Art Museum.  Free hands-on art activities for all ages are hosted in the first floor Multipurpose Room. All materials are provided. Hawai`i State Art Museum, 250 South Hotel St., Honolulu. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., or while supplies last.  For information call (808) 589-9959 or visit www.sfca.hawaii.gov/hisam/visitor-information.

Friday – Sunday, March 9 – 11:
Honolulu Festival.  Each year, the Festival attracts thousands of new and returning spectators who are looking for an experience unique to Hawai`i. Through educational programs and activities, the Festival has been successful in showcasing the rich and vibrant blend of Asia, Pacific and Hawaiian cultures to the rest of the world. Performers from various countries and regions such as Japan, Australia, Tahiti, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Hawai`i and the mainland United States get together and give dance performances and traditional art demonstrations. The Festival culminates with a spectacular parade down Kalakaua Avenue, the main street in Waikiki. Admission to all the events is free. Hawai`i Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu.  For information, event schedule, and parade route, call (808) 833-3378 or visit http://www.honolulufestival.com/en/.

Every Monday:
Niaulani Nature Walk.  A free, guided rain forest tour in Volcano. This one-hour nature walk travels through a lush portion of an old-growth Hawaiian rain forest on an easy, 1/7-mile loop trail. The walk introduces visitors to the native plants and birds of Volcano. Guides focus on the biological, ecological, and geological features of the area, and the cultural usages of flora and fauna by native Hawaiians. Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free; donations welcome. For more information call (808) 967-8222 or visit http://volcanoartcenter.org/.

Saturday, March 3:
Open Cockpit Day – Honoring Women in Aviation & Aerospace. Event will feature pilots, ground crew, military volunteers, and women pilots commemorating Women in Aviation and Women’s History Month. Guests will meet and talk with aviators who share their love of aviation. Wally Funk, one of the Mercury 13 (women who trained for the space program in the early ‘60s but were not allowed to participate) and the first female air safety investigator for the NTSB, will be the featured speaker. Wally Funk presentation will be in the Museum Theater at 1:30 p.m. Event is free to Museum members and free with Museum admission.  Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd., Historic Ford Island, Honolulu. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  For information call (808) 441-1013 or visit https://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/.

Friday – Sunday, March 2 – 4:
Kawaii Kon 2018.  At Kawaii Kon, you can experience interviews & autograph sessions with Japanese & American voice actors and artists, informational panels hosted by community leaders and guests, Japanese animation screenings, access to the convention gaming rooms, Artist Alley, Dealers’ Room, and much more. Hawai`i Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu. For registration, schedule, and information visit https://kawaiikon.com/.

Friday, March 2:
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, March 2:
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/.

Thursday – Saturday, March 1 – 3:
The Sound of Music.  Featuring the songs “Do-Re-Mi”, “Edelweiss” and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”, The Sound of Music is a story of love, faith, and the power of music to give hope in the darkest of times. The `Iolani cast features nearly 50 student performers accompanied live by an outstanding student orchestra. Hawai`i Theatre Center, 1130 Bethel St., Honolulu. For tickets, show times, and information, call (808) 528-0506 or visit http://www.hawaiitheatre.com/.

March 1 – 18: 
Fun Home.  A musical comic drama by Lisa Kron, Jeanine Tesori and Alison Bechdel; a Hawai`i premiere.  When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic artist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires. Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.  Manoa Valley Theatre, 2833 East Manoa Rd., Honolulu. Held on certain days.  For tickets, show times, and information call (808) 988-6131 or visit http://manoavalleytheatre.com/.