Friday & Saturday, February 6 & 7: International Nights - University of Hilo. Featuring performances from the many different cultures and countries represented at UH Hilo. University of Hawai`i at Hilo Performing Arts Center, Hilo. 7:30 p.m. Cost: $12, General Admission/$5, Students, Keiki and Seniors. For ticket information, call UH Hilo Performing Arts Center Box […]

Saturday, February 7: Annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival. Japanese and multi-cultural performing arts, hands-on demonstrations of bonsai, origami, traditional tea ceremony, and mochi pounding, plus a host of colorful craft fairs. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at venues throughout Waimea - look for pink banners identifying site locations from the Parker Ranch Historic Homes […]

Saturday, February 7: Abracadabra: The Magic of Art. Annual Gala Fundraiser for Love the Arts. Tickets are $60, $55 volcano art Center Members and $65 at the Door. They are available from Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, Volcano Art Center’s Gallery, Banyan Gallery, and The Most Irresistible Shop in Hilo. Tickets are also available by […]

Sunday, February 8: Ukulele Picnic in Hawai`i. Enjoy this free, all-day event for the whole family, featuring musical performances by famous musicians from Hawai`i, Japan, and other locations. The outdoor event also features ukulele workshops, hula performances, a marketplace, food booths, and more. Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, 68-1400 Mauna Lani Dr., Kamuela. 11 […]

Friday & Saturday, February 14 & 15: Panaewa Stampede Rodeo. This large and diverse rodeo features Team Roping, Barrel Racing, Bronc Riding and Bull Riding, Double Mugging and Pu`u Wai U, just like in the early 'Paniolo’ days of old Hawai`i. Keiki will compete with their family members on sheep in Mutton Bust ‘in, Roping, […]

Friday & Saturday, February 14 & 15: Panaewa Stampede Rodeo. This large and diverse rodeo features Team Roping, Barrel Racing, Bronc Riding and Bull Riding, Double Mugging and Pu`u Wai U, just like in the early 'Paniolo’ days of old Hawai`i. Keiki will compete with their family members on sheep in Mutton Bust ‘in, Roping, […]

Sunday, February 15: Chinese New Year Festival - Hilo. Celebrate the Year of the Goat from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kalakaua Park in downtown Hilo. There will be food and craft vendors, live entertainment, information booths, live martial arts demonstrations, Lion Dance performance, and a fireworks show. For information call (808) 924-0279.

Sunday, February 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, February 28: Na Mea Hula with Kumu Hula Ab Valencia and members of Hālau Hula Kalehuaki‘eki‘eika‘iu. Held in conjunction with the Hula Kahiko performances, presenting a lovely display of “Na Mea Hula” (all things hula), visitors share in a variety of instruments, implements and lei styles that play an integral role in the life […]

Saturday, February 28: Hula Kahiko Performance by Kumu hula Manaiakalani Kalua with Akaunu. 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 an area […]