Helping Paws Visitor Volunteer Program
Maui Humane Society Shelter 1350 Mehameha Loop, Puunene, HI, United StatesEvery Wednesday and Thursday: Helping Paws Visitor Volunteer Program. Do you miss your pet when traveling? Visitors can offer a “helping paw” to homeless animals at the Maui Humane Society shelter, located in Pu`unene (central Maui), on Mokulele Hwy. between Kihei and Kahului. 1 to 3 p.m. Help with such activities as walking dogs, bathing […]
South Pacific
Kaua`i Beach Resort 4331 Kauai Beach Dr, Lihue, HI, United StatesWednesday Evenings: South Pacific. This show is a classic musical and love story set in the South Pacific, and one of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s finest works. A lu`au style all you can eat buffet dinner is included with the show. Kaua`i Beach Resort, 433 Kaua`i Beach Dr., Lihue. Check in time is 5:15 p.m., doors […]
Obon Dance & Festival
Lahaina Shingon Mission 682 Luakini St, Lahaina, HI, United StatesThroughout 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. Festivities and Dance schedules and locations are listed below: Saturday, […]
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert
Napili Kai Beach Resort 5900 Lower Honoapiilani Road, Lahaina, HI, United StatesEvery Wednesday & Thursday: Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert. On Wednesdays, host and slack key guitar master George Kahumoku, Jr. is joined by various renowned slack key masters who are true ambassadors of their music, their culture and their land for an evening of traditional Hawaiian songs and authentic “talk-story”. On Thursdays, George […]
22nd Annual World Fireknife Championships & We Are Samoan Cultural Arts Festival
Polynesian Cultural Center 55-370 Kamehameha Hwy., Laie, HI, United StatesWednesday – Saturday, May 7 – 10: 22nd 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 […]
Big Island Chocolate Festival
The Fairmont Orchid 1 North Kaniku Dr., Kamuela, HI, United StatesFriday and Saturday, May 8 & 9: Big Island Chocolate Festival. Indulge in the alluring, rich taste of chocolate while participating in a host of delicious, fun and informative chocolate-themed activities. The chocolate extravaganza includes Big Isle cacao farm tours, student culinary competition, public seminars and a 5:30-9 p.m. gala May 9 with sweet and […]
Kickoff Event for Maui Matsuri (Japanese Festival)
Queen Ka`ahumanu Center 275 W Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului, HI, United StatesFriday, May 8: Kickoff Event for Maui Matsuri (Japanese Festival). Taiko performances, karaoke, and karate demonstrations will be a few of the highlights of this event. Also featured will be a coloring contest, appearance by Hello Kitty, and more. The event will conclude with bon odori (bon dance) practice around the stage. Queen Ka`ahumanu Center, […]
Chaka Khan
Castle Theater 1 Cameron Way, Kahului, HI, United StatesFriday, May 8: Chaka Khan. Singer-songwriter Chaka Khan's career has spanned four decades, beginning in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Often dubbed the "Queen of Funk," she has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide, in the genres of R&B, jazz, funk, […]
Kaua`i Island Crafters Fair
Church of the Pacific 5-4280 Kuhio Hwy., Princeville, HI, United StatesSaturday, May 9: Kaua`i Island Crafters Fair. Find an amazing array of quality hand-made products from Kaua`i’s own crafters and artisans. Ono local grinds. Church of the Pacific, 5-4280 Kuhio Hwy., Princeville. Free admission. For information call (808) 635-4314.
Kapalua Wine & Food Festival
Ritz-Carlton 1 Ritz Carlton Dr, Kapalua, HI, United StatesThursday – Sunday, June 11 – 14: Kapalua Wine & Food Festival. This celebration of epicurean excellence will convene the finest in food and wine and embrace all things Hawaiian, notably the fabulous culinary bounty on Maui and at the world-renowned Kapalua Resort. The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, 1 Ritz-Carlton Dr., Lahaina. For information and tickets call […]