Every Tuesday in the morning: BikeWorks Beach & Sport - Queens Marketplace. Free fun road ride for cyclists of all levels at 8:30am. Contact 808 886-5000 or bikeworkshawaii.com for more information.  

Every Wednesday:  Hawai`iana Live.  A 45-minute cultural tourism program hosted by Leilehua Yuen. It features live on stage presentations that share the history and traditions of the Hawaiian culture through storytelling, film, music, oli (chant) and hula. Surprise guests and musicians often appear.  Palace Theater, 38 Haili Street, Hilo.  11 a.m. Admission is $5, Keiki […]

Every Friday:  Aloha Fridays at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.  A free hands-on demonstration lesson is given in a cultural craft that will vary from week to week. Held at VAC Gallery porch in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  All events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply. For information call […]

Saturday, August 17:  Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival. Bartenders compete for the title of Best Mai Tai and a $10,000 cash prize. Enjoy a farmers market, food, and live entertainment along with mai tai sampling.  Royal Kona Resort, 75-5852 Ali`i Dr., Kailua-Kona. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Free admission. Parking at the hotel (may […]

Sunday, August 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 p.m., there is a free Hawaiian music concert on the lawn at […]

Saturday, August 24:  Roller Derby: Paradise Roller Girls vs. Pacific Roller Derby.  A hard-hitting evening of women's flat-track roller derby. Paradise Roller Girls' Honey Badgers host the Pacific Roller Derby Hulagans at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium, 799 Pi`ilani St., Hilo. Doors open at 6 p.m., Bout starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5, children […]

Friday, August 23:  Hula Arts at Kilauea - Sunset Hula.  Featuring Halau Kahula `O Nawahine Noho Pu`ukapu under the direction of kumu hula Ana Nawahine Kaho`opi`i. This inspired outdoor presentation takes place rain or shine at the hula platform located near VAC Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.  The audience is encouraged to bring sitting […]

Saturday, August 24:  Hula Arts at Kilauea.  Hula Kahiko Informance with kumu Leilehua Yuen and Manu Josiah, and is a 50-minute narrated demonstration of preparation, protocol and offering of traditional hula and chant. This outdoor presentation takes place rain or shine at the hula platform located near VAC Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The […]

Saturday & Sunday, August 31 & September 1:  Parker Ranch Round Up Club Rodeo.  See all the traditional and Hawaii-only rodeo events for adults and keiki (kids). A terrific spectator event, at the Parker Ranch Rodeo Grounds in Waimea, Mamalahoa Hwy north of Waimea-Kohala Airport, just before entering Waimea. The event includes horse racing as […]

Saturday, August 31:  Jake Shimabukuro.  In his young career, ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has already redefined a heretofore under-the-radar instrument, been declared a musical “hero” by Rolling Stone, won accolades from Eddie Vedder, Perez Hilton and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, wowed audiences on, earned comparisons to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis, and even played in front […]