Run & Walk for the Whales
Ma`alaea Harbor 300 Maalaea Rd, Wailuku, HI, United StatesSaturday, February 4: Run & Walk for the Whales. One of Maui's largest sporting events, Run & Walk for the Whales starts and ends at the Ma`alaea Harbor Shops. Participants can choose between the Half Marathon, 10K run, 5K run, 4K walk, or a 1K run for keiki ages 12 and under. Post-race festivities include […]
Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival
Church Row Park 65-1108 Mamalahoa Hwy., Waimea, HI, United StatesSaturday, February 4: Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival. This event showcases the blooming of Church Row Park’s historic cherry trees and the Japanese tradition of viewing them - hanami. The festival includes a variety of activities at multiple venues throughout Waimea. Look for pink banners identifying site locations sprawling throughout town. New this year is […]
Tuskegee Airmen Hangar Talk
Pacific Aviation Museum 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu, HI, United StatesSaturday, February 4: Tuskegee Airmen Hangar Talk. Paying tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen and the vital role they played during World War II with special presentations by decorated WWII Tuskegee Airman Pilot Colonel Charles McGee to Hawai`i’s youth and the public. Colonel McGee fought in WWII, Korea and Vietnam, and holds the record for the […]
Maui Open Studios Event
Saturday, February 4: Maui Open Studios Event. Open Studios are free self-guided tours of artist studios and exhibition spaces. Enjoy one-on-one interactions with the local artists and artisans and have the opportunity to learn about what inspires the artists, talk story and purchase art directly from the artists. Venues can range from art studios, gallery […]
25th Annual Hoike Hula Concert
Kaua`i War Memorial Convention Hall 4191 Hardy St., Lihue, HI, United StatesSaturday, February 4: 25th Annual Hoike Hula Concert. An authentic cultural event of music, hula and dances of Polynesia featuring the men, women and youth of the hula schools of Kaua`i, O`ahu, Reno, NV, and Japan. Also composer and recording artist Darryl Gonzales and Greg Nobriga, Mitch Asuncion, Tahitian drummer, MC Kale Kaui. Featuring special […]
Slack Key Guitar Concerts
Princeville Community Center 4334 Emmalani Dr., Princeville, HI, United StatesSaturday Evenings: Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. February 4 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music; February 11 – Gifts of the Ancestors; February 18 – For the Birds; February 25 – Poina `Ole – Never to be forgotten. Free gift drawing. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukulele […]
Historic Waimea Walking Tour
West Kaua`i Technology & Visitor Center 9565 Kaumualii Highway, Waimea, HI, United StatesEvery 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. […]
International Ukulele Contest
Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center 2201 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI, United StatesSaturday, February 11: International Ukulele Contest. The contest invites amateur ukulele players from across the world to compete at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center’s Royal Grove Stage from Ukulele players of all ages and ability levels will compete. Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, 2201 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu. 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For information visit http://www.ukulelepicnicinhawaii.org/.
Slack Key Guitar Concerts
Hanalei Family Community Center 5-5299 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei, HI, United StatesSunday Afternoons: Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. February 5 – Sweet Hawai`i Dreams; February 12 – Hanalei Slack Key; February 19 – Honoring Raymond Kane; February 26 – `Ohana Slack Key. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history. […]
Niaulani Nature Walk
Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village, HI, United StatesEvery Monday: Niaulani Nature Walk. A free, guided rain forest tour in Volcano. This one-hour nature walk travels through a lush portion of an old-growth Hawaiian rain forest on an easy, 1/7-mile loop trail. The walk introduces visitors to the native plants and birds of Volcano. Guides focus on the biological, ecological, and geological features […]