Every Tuesday Morning:  BikeWorks Beach & Sport – Queens Marketplace. Free fun road ride for cyclists of all levels at 8:30 a.m. Rental bikes available. Get updates on all the BikeWorks activities on the Emily T Gail Show at www.espnhawaii.com under the lineup or visit www.bikeworkshawaii.com. Queens Marketplace, Waikoloa Beach Rd. For information about other […]

Every Tuesday:  Kanikapila with Wes Awana and Friends.  Kanikapila jam sessions are open to all musicians.  Bring your own instrument and enjoy ‘garage style’ jamming.  Volcano Art Center, Niaulani Campus, Great Room of the Admin Building Volcanoes National Park. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free, however donations are gratefully accepted. Park fees apply. For information call […]

Every Wednesday: Wainaku Wednesday! 5 pm - 8 pm at The Wainaku Executive Center. Relax with friends after work on the lanai while enjoying the panoramic view of Hilo Bay. This fun event happens includes free admission, live music, cocktails & pupus available for purchase. Parking is very limited, please plan to carpool and come early. […]

Friday & Saturday, May 6 & 7:  Kona Orchid Show, Plant & Craft Sale.  Orchid vendors from all over the island will be present, with exotic orchid species and new hybrids for sale. There will also be many handmade items available for sale, including pottery, ceramics and lava pots, real flower jewelry nurturing gemstones and […]

Every Friday:  Aloha Fridays at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.  A free hands-on demonstration lesson is given in a cultural craft that varies each week. Volcano Art Center Gallery porch in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

May 13 – 22:  Ka`u Coffee Festival. The festival kicks off with the Pa'ina Open House at Pahala Plantation House and continues with a recipe contest, pageant, the new Lobsterpalooza, Ka`u Mountain Water Systems Hike in Wood Valley, Coffee & Cattle Day at Aikane Plantation, and Ka`u Star Gazing. Fun culminates with the all-day Ho'olaulea […]

Friday & Saturday, May 13 & 14:  Big Island Chocolate Festival: Lavalicious - A Chocolate Salute to the 100th Birthday of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. The Festival includes a cacao plantation tour at Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory on Friday, 11 a.m. to noon; a college culinary competition and several public foodie and agriculture-themed seminars. Activities […]

Saturday, May 14:  Hula Kahiko Performance. Hula halau from across Hawai`i and beyond have been invited to perform in a one-of-a-kind outdoor setting at the kahua hula (platform) in the Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, located just a short walking distance from the Volcano Art Gallery in Ka`auea. 10:30 a.m.  Audience members are encouraged to bring […]

Sunday, May 15:  Kokua Kailua Hulihe`e Palace Concert Series & Village Stroll.  Ali`i Drive along scenic Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona becomes a festive pedestrian-only walkway from 1 to 6 p.m. Enjoy music, artists, merchants and restaurants. At 4 p.m., there is a free Hawaiian music concert on the lawn at Hulihe`e Palace. Bring your own […]

Saturday, May 14:  Robert Cazimero.  Enjoy the smooth showmanship, talent, and graciousness of Robert Cazimero and his guests, with contemporary Hawaiian music and hula.  Kahilu Theatre, 67-1186 Lindsay Rd., Kamuela.  For tickets and information call (808) 885-6868 or visit www.kahilutheatre.org.