Sunday, May 29:  Annual Banana Poka Roundup.  A festive family event for the young and old, enjoy this annual forest education fair with live music, craft workshops, kid fun, snacks, a silent auction, and crowing contest at noon. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (CCC Camp) at Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow in Koke`e State Park.  Free admission. 10 a.m. […]

Wednesday Evenings:  Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  June 8 – For the Birds; June 15 – Sea Turtle Serenade; June 22 – Heart of Slack Key; June 29 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukukele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its […]

Daily:  Ha`aheo `O Hawai`i Exhibit.  Cleopatra's Barge was an opulent yacht built in Massachusetts in 1816. It became The Royal Yacht of King Kamehameha II but was wrecked in 1824. It cost about $50,000 to build, and about the same amount for luxury furnishings. Marvel at the opulence of this beautifully crafted ship, whose splendor […]

Friday Evenings: Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. June 6 – Tour of the Islands; June 13 – Hawaiian Slack Key; June 20 – Honoring Raymond Kane; June 27 – `Ohana Slack Key.  Free gift drawing.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukukele concerts featuring songs and […]

Throughout the Month of June:  Obon Dance & Festival.  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.  Free.  Festivities and Dance schedules and locations are listed below: […]

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 6-9 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.

Sunday, June 5:  Annual Taste of Hawai`i – The Ultimate Sunday Brunch.  Taste of Hawai`i t has consistently been a statewide favorite attracting more than 2,000 attendees annually, with 40 chefs, 10 beverage vendors, and 14 musical acts, it’s an afternoon of endless food, drink, and dancing.  Smith’s Tropical Paradise, 3-5971 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa’a; parking […]

Sunday Afternoons:  Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  June 5 – Kaua`i Slack Key; June 12 – Dreams Come True; June 19 – Gifts of the Ancestors; June 26 – Legends of Slack Key  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukukele concerts featuring songs and stories telling […]

Saturday Evenings:  Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. June 4 – Spirit of Slack Key; June 11 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music; June 18 – Tour of the Islands; June 25 – Hawaiian Slack Key.  Free gift drawing.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukukele concerts featuring songs […]

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. […]