Saturday, February 2:  20th Annual Hula Hoike and Luau.  Leilani Rivera Low and Halau Hula o Leilani presents students age 4 and up from Kapa`a, Koloa and Reno, Nevada, in an exciting, colorful show of hula, Tahitian, and Maori dances and music. Featured guests are the Makaha Sons. Plus Mama`Ane Kanahele and ohana from Ni`ihau, […]

Saturday Evenings:  Kapa`a Slack Key Saturdays.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  February 2 – Heart of Slack Key; February 9 – Kaua`i’s Slack Key; February 16 – Dreams Come True;  February 23 – Gift of the Ancestors.  Tickets: $20 ($15 keiki/seniors).  A portion of the proceeds supports Na Keiki `O ka `Aina. […]

Sunday Afternoons:  Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  February 3 – Legends of Slack Key; February 10 – From Mountain to Sea; February 17 – Circle of Life; February 24 – Hanalei’s Slack Key.  Tickets: $20 ($15 keiki/seniors).  The concerts are nahenahe - soft and sweet.  Slack key guitar […]

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, […]

Every Monday:  Discover and Experience Waimea.  For visitors and residents of all ages interested in information on landmarks, history, culture, family history, genealogy of places and people. 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Waimea Historic Tours, Lei Making.  West Kaua`i Tech & Visitor Center.  Free (donations accepted).  For information call West Kaua`i Technology & Visitor Center […]

Monday, Wednesdays and Thursdays:  Grove Farm Museum Tour.  As the American Civil War was raging between the North and the South, young George Wilcox took a lease on a struggling farm located on the outskirts of Lihue, in what was then the kingdom of Hawai`i.  The farm had been chopped out of a large grove […]

January thru March: "Thirty Years of Ekk - One Long Hawaiian Kine Pardee".  E Kanikapila Kakou (EKK) is the Hawaiian phrase meaning “everyone jam” or backyard musician concerts.  This is a three month long celebration of music at the Kaua`i Beach Resort, Nukoli`i between the airport and the Wailua Golf Course. 6 p.m. to 9 […]

Friday, February 8:  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 […]

Friday & Saturday, February 22 & 23:  Waimea Town Celebration.  Two days of Small Town Fun at the Old Sugar Mill in Waimea. Continuous live entertainment on stage, including ukulele concert & ice cream contest; local food, crafts, & game booths; beer garden; displays; and sporting events including a canoe race, baseball and basketball tournaments, […]

Saturday, February 23:  2013 Hoedown for Hope.  Have a boot-stompin, grand ole time at the 5th Annual Hoedown for Hope to benefit the American Cancer Society. Featuring an evening of dancing, dining, live and silent auctions, challenging games, photo booth and a variety of entertainment. Cost is $125 per person.  Kaua`i Marriott, Lihue, 5 p.m.  […]