Saturday, April 20: 8th Annual Happy’s Keiki La Lei Making Contest.  Well known award winning lei maker, Happy Tamanaha and her husband Katsugi Tamanaha graciously sponsors this contest to perpetuate the different styles and beauty of strung flowers. Keiki will be making their lei at the museum for cash prizes. Each age category and the […]

Wednesday, April 24:  Tasting Kaua`i Food Tour – South Shore.  Tours includes tastings with some serious fun in Kaua`i’s most delicious and beautiful neighborhoods. Suitable for all age groups and fitness levels, enjoy delectable foods from one-of-a-kind specialty food stores, famous local restaurants and food trucks, while receiving an insider’s view into the culture and […]

Tuesday, April 30:  Tasting Kaua`i Food Tour – North Shore.  Tours includes tastings with some serious fun in Kaua`i’s most delicious and beautiful neighborhoods. Suitable for all age groups and fitness levels, enjoy delectable foods from one-of-a-kind specialty food stores, famous local restaurants and food trucks, while receiving an insider’s view into the culture and […]

Tuesday, May 1:  39th Annual Walter & Irmalee Pomroy May Day Lei Contest Honoring Julia Chandler, one of Kaua`i’s well-known Lei Makers. See the beautiful compositions of the various pua (flowers) arranged by talented island lei makers. Smell the fragrant aroma as you make your very own fresh flower lei to take home. There will be […]

Wednesday Evenings:  Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  May 1 – Gift of the Ancestors; May 8 – For the Birds; May 15 – `Ohana Slack Key; May 22 – Spirit of Slack Key; May 29 – Legends of Slack Key. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and […]

Thursday Afternoons:  Weekly Hula Shows.  See traditional hula shows highlighting wahi pane (sacred places) of Kaua`i along with intriguing stories of the Hawaiian people and their connections with the gardens.  Dancers will be accompanied by live Hawaiian Music.  National Tropical Botanical Garden, South Shore Visitors Center, 4425 Lawai Rd., Koloa (across from Spouting Horn). 2 […]

Friday Afternoons: Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. May 3 – Your Island of Peace; May 10 – Honoring Raymond Kane; May 17 – Aloha Music of Hawai`i; May 24 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music; May 31 – Ahupua`a – Mountain to Sea.  Free gift drawing.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian […]

Friday & Saturday, May 3 & 4:  St. Catherine School Carnival.  A carnival filled with games, ono (delicious) food, rides, petting zoo, and fun for the entire family.  All proceeds go to the school for new curriculum, furniture, and school expenses. St. Catherine School, 5021 Kawaihau Rd., Kapa`a. Friday 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday 10 […]

Friday Evenings:  Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk.  Stroll through the many art galleries in historic Old Town Hanapepe and meet the local artists from 6 to 9 p.m.  Enjoy shopping at local vendors, several restaurants, art galleries, stilt walkers, classic cars, live music and entertainment.  For information call (808) 335-6469.

Friday, May 3: First Friday Street Festival:  Honolulu District.  Galleries and other arts venues open their doors for artist receptions, live music, and refreshments. Gallery walk maps are available at various locations in the area. 6 to 9 p.m.   Downtown-Chinatown, The ARTS at Marks, 1159 Nu`uanu Ave., Honolulu.  For information call (808) 521-2903 or visit […]