Friday & Saturday, August 4 & 5:  Obon Dance & Festival – Koloa Jodo Mission.  The Obon tradition was brought to Hawai`i by Japanese immigrants and evolved into a social and cultural event, as well as a religious custom designed to honor ancestors through an evening of dance, music and merry-making.  Koloa Jodo Mission, 3480 Waikomo Rd., Koloa. Dance 7:30 p.m.  Free. For information call (808) 742-6735 or visit https://www.koloajodo.com/.

Saturday & Sunday, August 5 & 6: Heiva I Kaua`i 2017.  A colorful and exciting Tahitian cultural festival featuring competitions for solo Tahitian dancing for children and adults from age 4 years to 50+, and group competition in traditional and contemporary Tahitian dancing and drumming. An exciting part of the festival is the audience participation in Tahitian dance and coconut husking contests. An interesting array of Polynesian arts, crafts, jewelry, clothing and food will be sold, with special emphasis on…

Saturday, August 5: Keiki Festival.  Enjoy a family fun day featuring bounce houses, Kaua`i’s only inflatable zipline, cultural activities, ono food, great entertainment, and so much more.  100% of the event proceeds will support the new Anaina Hou Discovery Island Playground.  The community will also have the opportunity to purchase and paint a commemorative 6×6 tile to be placed in the Playground and viewed for years and years to come.  Anaina Hou Community Park, 5-2723 Kuhio Hwy., Kilauea.  4 to…

Saturday Evenings: Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. August 5 – Gifts of the Ancestors; August 12 – For the Birds; August 19 – Poina `Ole – Never to be Forgotten; August 26 – Aloha Music of Hawai`i.  Free gift drawing.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history.  Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free.  Proceeds support…

Sunday Afternoons: Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  August 6 – Hanalei Slack Key; August 13 – Honoring Raymond Kane; August 20 – Poina `Ole – Never to be Forgotten; August 27 – Spirit of Slack Key.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history.  Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free. Free gift drawing.  A portion of…

Every Monday: Historic Waimea Walking Tour.  Take a 3 hour walk back through time in the place where Captain Cook first landed in Waimea.  Learn about the last King of Kaua`i, the missionaries, and other famous citizens of Waimea and the landmarks they left behind. West Kaua`i Technology & Visitor Center, 9565 Kaumuali`i Hwy., Waimea. 8:30 a.m. Reservations required no later than 3:30 p.m. Friday before that Monday to schedule a tour.  For reservations and information call (808) 338-1332 or…

Saturday, August 12: Na Pali Challenge. Each year paddlers from the Hawaiian Islands and abroad gather on Kaua’i for this unique race. It is an opportunity for wahine (women) and kane (men) to come together and race down the enchanting Na Pali Coast. Each team consists of 6 wahine and 6 kane. The two teams take turns in the canoe, making water changes every 30 minutes. The race begins at Hanalei Bay and will end outside Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor.…

Sunday, August 13: Waipa Music & Mango Festival. Enjoy a fun and relaxing day with home grown live music, hands-on activities, and local artisans and crafts. Island chefs and food vendors will offer amazing food inspired by the summer mango harvest. There will be a recipe contest and biggest mango contest, plus cultural and educational displays. Bring a beach blanket or chair and enjoy the entire day at Waipa, along Hanalei Bay (just a half mile past town). Admission $10…