Every Monday through Saturday Night:  Jazz Minds.  A fun, eclectic café, featuring live Jazz music, cocktails and pupu, served in an ultra-comfy, hip setting.  Different bands perform nightly.  1661 Kapiolani Blvd., near the Ala Moana Shopping Center.  6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. nightly.  For information call (808) 945-0800 or visit www.honolulujazzclub.com.

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday evenings (weather permitting):  Kuhio Beach Hawaiian Hula Show.  Hula halau are invited from around the island and other locations to perform under the big banyan tree at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki.  The evening starts off with fun tiki torch lighting ceremony at 6 p.m.  Live Hawaiian music and hula performances […]

Friday, May 6:  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. 5 to 9 p.m.   Downtown-Chinatown, The ARTS at Marks, 1159 Nu`uanu Ave., Honolulu.  For information call (808) 521-2903.

Thursday – Saturday, May 12 – 14:  Annual World Fireknife Championships & We Are Samoan Cultural Arts Festival. The world’s most talented fireknife dancers come together at the Polynesian Cultural Center in four nights of heated competition. Fireknife dancers from as young as six years old to the most experienced and celebrated performers will compete […]

Friday, June 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. 5 to 9 p.m.   Downtown-Chinatown, The ARTS at Marks, 1159 Nu`uanu Ave., Honolulu.  For information call (808) 521-2903.

Saturday, June 4:  North Shore Ocean Fest.  Celebrate the ocean up in the North Shore.  Turtle Bay Resort will host this event that brings together ocean educators, ocean activates, film promotion, Hawaiian made crafts, and lots of food vendors and live music on the grounds.  There will be hula performances and great prizes.  This is […]

Saturday & Sunday, June 4 & 5: Biggest Little Airshow in Hawai`i. This year’s event will pay tribute to the 74th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Experience remote control 1/5th scale warbirds, jets, and helicopters performing aerial stunts; candy bombings for the kids; aircraft displays; a kids’ activity zone; prize drawings; and hangar tours. […]

Tuesday, June 7:  Kool and the Gang.  Kool & The Gang has sold over 70 million albums worldwide and influenced the music of three generations. Their bulletproof funk and tough, jazzy arrangements have also made them the most sampled band of all time. If you aren’t familiar with Kool and The Gang, visit www.koolandthegang.com.  Neal S. […]

Every other Thursday in June: Ke Kani `O Ke Kai.  Kick back on the cool, beachfront lawn at the Waikiki Aquarium, 1777 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, for an evening of live entertainment and food under the stars.  Doors open 5:30 p.m., performances 7 to 8:30 p.m. Waikiki Aquarium galleries will remain open during the concerts. June […]

Fridays & Saturdays, throughout the month of July:  Obon 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.  The following schedule is tentative and subject to change.  […]