Sunday Afternoons:  Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  April 7 – Spirit of Slack Key; April 14 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music; April 21 – Slack Key Tour of the Islands; April 28 – Slack Key Story.  Tickets: $20 ($15 keiki/seniors).  The concerts are nahenahe - soft and sweet.  Slack […]

Saturday Evenings:  Kapa`a Slack Key Saturdays.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  April 6 – Legends of Slack Key; April 13 – From Mountain to Sea; April 20 – Great Circle of Life; April 27 – Hanalei Slack Key.  Tickets: $20 ($15 keiki/seniors).  A portion of the proceeds supports Na Keiki `O ka […]

Sunday, April 7: Hawaiian Legends: Ledward Ka`apana, Dennis Kamakahi, Nathan Aweau, Mike Ka`awa.  A concert for all Hawaiian and slack-key music lovers, featuring the Hawaiian Legends – Ledward Ka`apana, Dennis Kamakahi, Mike Kaawa and Nathan Aweau.  Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center, 3-1901 Kaumuali`i Hwy., Lihue.  For information call (808) 245-8311.

Sunday, April 7: The Kauai North Shore Lions Club Annual “Pancakes and Hula” Breakfast.  Featuring great pancakes and all that goes with them, hula and entertainment, lucky drawings and a silent auction.  Takeout will be available. Hanalei School, 5-5415 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei, 7 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children.  […]

Sundays:  Makuahi Cave Reserve Tours.  Visitors generally agree that this place is unlike any other public site they have encountered. At the center of its many attractions is Hawai`i’s largest limestone cave, the richest fossil site in the islands, and a uniquely preserved archaeological site. It's a living museum dedicated not just to the past, […]

Saturday, April 13: Waipa Music Festival.  Enjoy a fun and relaxing afternoon while enjoying home grown live music, country store, and amazing food from local chefs. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for teens and free for keiki under 12. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Halulu Fishpond, Waipa Foundation, 5-5785 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei. For information […]

Friday, April 19:  A Culinary Romp through Paradise.  Local food experts offer an authentic taste of Kaua`i by guiding you on a farm to fork culinary experience. Learn about and sample exotic local fruit while taking a leisurely tour of a 26-acre exotic fruit farm. Meet the executive chef of the Kaua`i Marriott Resort and […]

Sunday, April 21:  Kaua`i Concert Association Presents: Dala.  Juno nominees and winners of the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine of Dala write and sing in harmony best described as angelic. Darlings of the Canadian music scene, Dala are now poised to bring their fresh […]

Saturday, April 27:  11th Annual Kauai World Challenge.  A coastal relay race that includes participants in OC1 and OC2 canoes, surf skis and stand up paddleboards. Wailua Beach Park to Salt Pond Beach Park. 8:00 a.m.  For information call (808) 639-1754.

Saturday, May 18:  Kaua`i Historical Society Pa`ina with Melveen Leed. Celebrate Kaua`i as it was in the 1940s and '50s. Following dinner, Melveen Leed sings jazz, Hawaiian classics, popular music of the era. Silent auction. Reservations required; $85 per person. Kaua`i Beach Resort, Jasmine Ballroom, Lihue. For information and reservations call (808) 245-3373.