Friday, December 1: 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 […]
Friday, December 1: First Friday at the Hawai`i State Art Museum. Free, family-friendly evening at the Hawai`i State Art Museum. Galleries will be open late, with live entertainment. Seating will be provided. All ages welcome. Parking available across South Hotel St. in the Ali`i Place building, or street parking in the area. Several TheBus lines […]
Nightly: Sunset Stories. From Queen Emma to Don Ho, experience the stories of an icon. Gather at the International Market Place on Kalakaua Avenue just after sundown for the ceremonial lighting of the Lamaku Torch Tower. Then be immersed in an unforgettable storytelling performance told through Hawaiian and Polynesian song and dance. Honoring the beloved Queen […]
December 2 – January 1: Honolulu City Lights. A month long Christmas lights and decorations display. Highlights include the large outdoor tree, Shaka Santa and Mrs. Claus, indoor tree display and corridor of wreaths. Free activities and events, food vendors and children’s rides at cost. Scheduled for opening night, Saturday, December 2: 4 p.m. – […]
Saturday, December 2: Kaneohe Christmas Parade. Each year Kaneohe rings in the holiday season with its historic parade starting at Windward Mall and ending at Castle High School, along the following route: From Haiku Road and Alaloa, makai (ocean side) on Haiku Road, right on Kamehameha Highway (remaining in the Honolulu-bound lanes until Hoene Place […]
Saturday, December 2: “For Love of Country – Building Our Future” Opening Gala: Pacific Aviation Museum. The Museum will celebrate its 11th anniversary. Gala will include cocktails, dinner, entertainment, and auction. Guests will get a first look at newly restored aircraft fresh out of Lt. Ted Shealy’s Restoration Shop. Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd., […]
Sunday, December 3: Kapolei Kihoalu Kristmas Festival. Festival to feature 15 artists in the Slack Key Guitar genre kicking off the Christmas shopping season! These artists are some of Hawai`i's finest artists in the slack key guitar genre who perform as solos, duos, trios, and other combinations. Festival kicks off the Christmas Shopping Season. Free […]
Wednesday, December 6: Blackened Canteen Ceremony. Dr. Hiroya Sugano, Director General 3 of the Zero Fighter Admirers’ Club, comes from Japan to conduct this annual commemoration of peace and reconciliation ceremony with a silent prayer and pouring bourbon whisky from a WWII blackened canteen into the water from the USS Arizona Memorial as an offering […]
Thursday, December 7: Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade. Gaily lit and decorated Cobra helicopter joins the other floats and bands, to parade down Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki. 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 9: Pearl Harbor Youth Day. Celebrate the Pearl Harbor Child – those who grew up in Hawai`i during WWII – with exciting activities for all ages. Discover how youth helped on the home front, write postcards to loved ones far away, climb into cockpits, and shoot a rivet. Meet Nanea Mitchell, the newest […]
Saturday, December 9: Second Saturdays at Hawai`i State Art Museum. Free hands-on art activities for all ages are hosted in the first floor Multipurpose Room. All materials are provided. Hawai`i State Art Museum, 250 South Hotel St., Honolulu. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., or while supplies last. For information call (808) 589-9959 or visit www.sfca.hawaii.gov/hisam/visitor-information.
Saturday, December 9: Holiday Pops Featuring Amy Hanai`ali`i. Enjoy a well-deserved break from the hustle and bustle of the holidays with the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra (HSO) at its annual Holiday Pops concert, part of its music that POPS series, featuring Grammy-nominated vocalist Amy Hanai`ali`i. The 18-time Na Hoku Hanohano award winner will fill the stage […]
Friday - Sunday, December 15 - 17: Ballet Hawai`i Presents Historic Island Nutcracker for the Holidays. Nutcracker performances with a unique historical theme. Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet will be set in the 1858 Kingdom of Hawai`i. Guest artists Megan Fairchild and Joaquin DeLuz from New York City Ballet and Lesley Rausch and Lucien Postlewaite from Pacific […]
Saturday, December 16: Na Mele `O Ko Olina. Enjoy some of Hawai`i’s very best Slack Key and Ukulele musicians, as well as 40 Hawaiian artists who display their artwork for sale. Celebrate the music and Arts of Hawai`i. Marriott Ko Olina Beach Club, 92-161 Waipahe Pl., Kapolei. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information visit http://icb-web.net/haa/.
Sunday, December 17: Bank of Hawai`i Family Sunday at Honolulu Museum of Art. Featuring entertainment and activities suitable for families and people of all ages. Explore the Museum’s galleries through art hunts, art activities, demonstrations, film screenings and entertainment. Themes change monthly and tie in with the Museum’s permanent collections and special exhibitions. Honolulu Museum […]
Saturday, December 23: Waimea Valley’s Christmas Brunch & Free `Aha Mele Concert. Celebrate Christmas with your ‘ohana (family) at Waimea Valley. Family style brunch by North Shore catering company, Ke Nui Kitchen. Purchase of brunch includes admission into Waimea Valley day of only. The line-up features Hawaiian artists, Mailani, Paula Fuga, and Jerry Santos. Reservations […]
Wednesday - Sunday, December 27 - 31: New Year’s Eve with Kenny G. In what’s becoming a New Year’s tradition, Blue Note Hawai’i, the state’s premier venue for the world’s most celebrated artists, welcomes back jazz superstar Kenny G for five nights. Blue Note Hawai`i, 2335 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu. For show times, tickets, and information, […]
Monday, January 1: Hatsumode 2018. For the Japanese community, New Year’s is the most important of all cultural holidays when millions of people visit a shrine on New Year’s Day. Embrace the spirit of the Japanese in Hawai`i and be blessed for the New Year, get your head bitten by a Japanese Shishi Lion for […]
