Every Tuesday Morning:  BikeWorks Beach & Sport - Queens Marketplace. Free fun road ride for cyclists of all levels at 8:30 a.m. Come to BikeWorks Beach & Sport at the Queens Marketplace.  Rental bikes available. Get updates on all their activities on the Emily T Gail Show at www.espnhawaii.com under the Lineup tab, or visit […]

Every Tuesday:  Pau Hana Culinary Festival at the Shops at Mauna Lani.  Enjoy Big Island food vendors, gourmet products and live music. There is a live chef demonstration at 5 p.m. and 'Pau Hana' Happy Hour at the fine restaurants of the Shops of Mauna Lani.  The Shops at Mauna Lani, 68-1330 Mauna Lani Drive, […]

Wednesday – Sunday, September 2 – 7:  Puna Culinary Festival.  Experience the cutting-edge, farm-to-fork practices of the Puna district, in concert with Hawai`i Island’s unique blend of cultural influences. The Puna Culinary Festival features locavore meals prepared with aloha by skilled chefs, cooking classes, workshops, film, market visits, farm tours, and other exclusive tastings and […]

Thursday – Sunday, September 3 – 7:  Queen Liliuokalani Long Distance Outrigger Canoe Races. More than 2,500 outrigger canoe paddlers come to Kona, Hawai`i for its signature 18-mile long distance race, the world’s largest long distance outrigger canoe race. Kai Opua Canoe Club, one of Hawai`i’s oldest outrigger canoe clubs, will host crews from around […]

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.  All events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply. For information call (808) 967-8222 or […]

Saturday, September 6: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival “Kona Style”.   Event features up to 15 artists in the Hawaiian slack key guitar genre for a 6 hour long concert. Festival also features food and beverage for purchase, free giveaways, festival merchandise, and, at the end of the event, a Brand new Taylor Guitar will be […]

Every Monday:  Kanikapila with Wes Awana and Friends.  Kanikapila jam sessions are held on Monday evenings, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. and are open to all musicians.  Bring your own instrument and enjoy ‘garage style’ jamming.  Held in the Great Room of the Admin Building, Volcano Art Center, Niaulani Campus, Volcanoes National Park.  The event […]

Saturday, September 19:  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, September 20:  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, September 26:  Wiliwili Festival.  Celebrate Hawai’i’s native dryland forest and the wiliwili flowering season. The festival will offer educational workshops, tours, vendors, native plant sales, prizes, keiki activities, silent auction, great music, food and much more. The festival organizers ask that attendees please carpool, and if you opt to ride your bicycle you will […]