Kauai Old Time Gathering
2019-11-22 09:00 - 23:00 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Kokee Lodge, 3600 Kokee Rd, Kokee, HI, 96716, United States
November 22, 2019 – November 24, 2019:
Kauai Old Time Gathering. The Kauai Old Time Gathering is a celebration of late 19c to early 20c traditional music from North America and the Hawaiian Islands. Attendees can enjoy acoustic performances from award-winning Old Time musicians (including Cajun and Bluegrass) as well as attend workshops on Old Timey instruments and skills all day long. Impromptu jams in the many beautiful spaces around Kokee Lodge and CCC Camp are encouraged!
WThe Gathering is a truly unique opportunity to learn about this era, the music, and its traditions. Attendees can learn a variety of Old Time skills, including local grass basket weaving, planting endemic trees, blacksmithing, fiddle, banjo, steel guitar, guitar, ukulele, leo kiekie, clogging, square dancing, dances from the 1920s, and the history of Hawaiian music from the era. Dances will be held in the evenings, featuring kachi-kachi and square dance callers.

Fifty Shades of Blue - The Blue Party
2019-11-22 18:00 - 21:00 | EVO Art Maui, 888 Front Street, Lahaina, HI, 96761, United States
November 22, 2019:
Fifty Shades of Blue – The Blue Party. Platinum Enterprises Hawaii and West Maui Singles Presents: “Fifty Shades of Blue” An Ocean Theme Affair @ Evo Art Maui “A Higher Purpose Gallery” 888 Front Street Lahaina, HI 96761.
This is a complimentary event, and open to all who are interested. We welcome the true ocean lover, ocean conservation supporter, and ocean art enthusiast. The attire for the event is casual chic, and blue! You must wear the color blue, as this is a “blue” ocean theme affair. (No denim please.)
Come out and enjoy complimentary wine, and show your support for our beautiful Maui Kai, and celebrate the creative works of our exceptional local artists.
Art Giveaway via Silent Auction.
Evo Art Maui, is the newest, and hottest Fine Art Gallery, located in the world renowned Lahaina Town, art district. evoartmaui.com

Legend Of Koolau National Play Returns
2019-11-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Honolulu Museum Of Art’s Doris Duke Theatre, 900 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI, 96793, United States
November 23, 2019 – December 01, 2019:
Legend Of Koolau National Play Returns. The national touring play Legend of Koolau returns to Hawaii for two days each on Oahu and Kauai islands on Nov. 23-24 and Nov. 30-Dec. 1 respectively. This historically-based play, commissioned by the National Performance Network of New Orleans, has had sold-out performances, including Sacramento where more than 600 people attended a single performance. The actor is native Hawaiian Moronai Kanekoa who has starred in the award-winning film Kuleana. To check for specific start times or buy tickets, you may also go to legendofkoolau.com/tickets for details or call (808) 268-3918.

Kula Harvest Festival
2019-11-23 09:00 - 16:00 | Kula Elementary School, 5000 Kula Highway, Kula, HI, 96790, United States
November 23, 2019:
Kula Harvest Festival. Kula’s 32nd annual fall harvest festival on November 23rd at 5000 Kula Highway, a beautiful upcountry setting, featuring live entertainment, silent auction, ono food, games, hayrides, Made in Hawaii arts and crafts, country store with local produce and crafts, petting zoo, photo booth, lei making, keiki castles, pie baking contest, market street, and so much more! Lots of fun for the whole family! Free parking and free admission. kulapta.org/harvest-festival.html

The Hawaiian Ukulele Experience
2019-11-24 09:00 - 13:00 | Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI, United States
November 24, 2019:
The Hawaiian Ukulele Experience. Friday–Sunday, November 22–24, 2019 Bishop Museum, Atherton Hālau & Hālau Waʻa Event is free with paid Museum admission No registration needed Members free with membership ID Link: https://www.bishopmuseum.org/events/ Meet the makers of some of the best made ‘ukulele in the world, view an exhibition of custom and vintage ‘ukulele, and learn the latest building techniques and technology available at the three-day Hawaiian ‘Ukulele Experience at Bishop Museum presented in partnership with Ukulele Guild of Hawai‘i. ‘Ukulele Builder & Player Workshops will be held on Nov. 22 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Attendees can attend hourly workshops about ‘ukulele-building tools and processes or on ‘ukulele playing techniques. Visitors can learn the process of building quality ‘ukulele, experience the fun of playing a Hawaiian song, or sharpen their playing technique. Visitors can check out an ‘Ukulele Exhibition & Kanikapila on Nov. 23 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Nov. 24 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The guild’s luthier members, from Hawaiʻi and around the world, will exhibit their ‘ukulele-building craftsmanship in this weekend exhibition. View restored, antique collectable, and custom ‘ukulele ranging from the traditional to the innovative. Luthiers will be on hand to talk about their work and collections. Along with this stunning display there will also be live music and ‘ukulele playing. Visitors will enjoy the lively sounds of kanikapila—making music together.

Hawaii Pro
2019-11-25 08:00 - 16:00 | Honolua Bay, Honolua Bay, Maui, Honolua, HI, 96761, United States
November 25, 2019 – December 06, 2019:
Hawaii Pro. The capstone to the Women’s Championship Tour, the Hawaii Pro crowns the undisputable World Champion along with an event winner at Honolua Bay on Maui, a picture-perfect wave that saw all-time buttery barreling conditions last year. Hawaii’s own Carissa Moore earned the event win with progressive power-surfing while Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore won her seventh World Title in a convergence of feel-good female dominance.

Vans World Cup of Surfing
2019-11-25 08:00 - 16:00 | Sunset Beach, 59373-59379 Ke Nui Rd., Haleiwa, HI, United States
November 25, 2019 – December 07, 2019:
Vans World Cup of Surfing. This event is the go-for-broke, last ditch effort for athletes to ascend onto the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour by way of the Qualifying Series and is therefore the highest stakes competition of the Vans Triple Crown. Careers are either shaped or shattered at Sunset Beach during the Vans World Cup of Surfing and the waves are typically at their biggest and most powerful, commanding the attention of all. Due to community and sponsor efforts to maintain the fragile ecosystem of Sunset Beach, the best place to witness the action is from the comfort of your own couch via the world-class broadcast at WorldSurfLeague.com

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert - Whales Homecoming
2019-11-27 18:00 - 20:00 | All Saints Church, 1065 Kuhio Highway, Kapa`a, HI, United States
November 27, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert – Whales Homecoming. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The All Saints’ Church is easy to find at 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy. in Kapaa, Kauai. It is 1/2 mile south of downtown Kapaa on the mountain side of the road next to Sudz car wash, between the Shell and Texaco gas stations.
Tickets and information at WWW.MCMASTERSLACKKEY.COM/LIVESHOWS.HTML or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: All Saints’ is accessible to all ages and abilities. Family friendly too with a grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Easy in and out with doors open all around the sanctuary space. Cooling, gentle tradewinds float through the sanctuary throughout the concert. Enjoy a meditating walk around the labyrinth.

Turkey Trot
2019-11-28 06:30 - 11:30 | Harold Rice Memorial Park, 5700 Kula Hwy., Kula, HI, 96790, United States
November 28, 2019:
Turkey Trot. Every Thanksgiving VIRR hosts a run up in Kula at Rice park called the Turkey Trot. The Turkey Trot is a unique race where the winners are the runners who are closest to guessing their time in the 16 mile or 8 mile runs, not who crosses the finish line first. No timing devices are allowed.. no cheating … Start: 8 Mile Starts at 8:00am, 16 Mile Starts at 7:00am. Course: Starts and finishes at Rice Park in the parking area off of Lower Kula Rd. Distance: 8 Mile out and back and 16 Mile which is the 8 mile out and back twice. We will be collecting donations of non-perishable food items for the Maui Food Bank.

The Wailers
2019-11-28 18:30 - 22:30 | Blue Note Hawai`i, 2335 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI, United States
November 28, 2019 – December 01, 2019:
The Wailers. Island 98.5 Rocksteady Reggae Series The Wailers Performing the 40th Anniversary of “Survival” The legendary Wailers band is carrying its revolutionary sound and message to loyal fans around the world. Steered by famed bassist and founder Aston “Familyman” Barrett, and joined in solidarity with original Wailers’ band members, The Wailers are on the brink of musical history! This Wailers band promises to deliver music and talent perfected over numerous decades. Old-school members welcome the new-generation talent of drummer Aston Barrett Jr., Fams’ multi-talented son and nephew of Wailers co-founder and innovative drummer Carlton “Carly” Barrett. Familyman Barrett is heralded as a musical genius, was named as one of the most influential bass players of all times, and received the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from Bass Player magazine. Since 1974, Bob Marley & The Wailers have recorded, toured, and performed before millions of fans in multiple countries. They have claim to more than 250,000 Bob Marley & The Wailers records sold since the early 70s, including 1977’s Exodus, declared Best Album of the Century in 1999 by Time Magazine. The BBC named “One Love” Song of the Millennium that same year. The New York Times named Bob Marley the most significant musician of the century, and Rolling Stone magazine name Bob Marley & The Wailers Band of the Year in 1976.

Volcano Village Art Studio Weekend
2019-11-29 10:00 - 16:00 | Artists Studios in Volcano Village, 19-3834 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI, 96785, United States
November 29, 2019 – December 01, 2019:
Volcano Village Art Studio Weekend. Over Thanksgiving weekend the Volcano Village Artists Hui will host their 33rd annual Art Studio Weekend. Visitors are invited to meet the artists in their studios, and see artworks in a wide variety of media. Pottery, hand blown art glass, hand tooled metal, and fiber art as well as photographs, paintings, drawings and prints will be on display and available for purchase. All are Made in Hawaii. New this year, there will be demonstrations of art making at each of the studios on Sunday, December 1st. These will include everything from clay mask & tile techniques and “make & take” earrings, to watercolor painting, metal tooling, hot metal forging, and more. A special drawing for pieces contributed by the artists will be held on the last day of the event. Participating Hui members this year include Lisa Louise Adams, Margaret Barnaby, Pam Barton, Emily Herb, Zeke Israel, Elizabeth Miller, Misato & Michael Mortara, Ira Ono, Ricia Shema and Erik Wold, along with guest artists Charlotte Forbes Perry, Cynee Gillette-Wenner, Scott Pincus, Randy Sutton & Joan Yoshioka. www.volcanovillageartistshui.com

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele - Honoring Kelii Mawae of Molokai
2019-11-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei, HI, 96714, United States
November 29, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele – Honoring Kelii Mawae of Molokai. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The Hanalei community center is easy to find. In Hanalei, a block past the shopping center, turn towards the mountains at Malolo Rd. A small Hanalei Community Center sign is on the edge of Waioli Park soccer fields. Go 20 yards, turn left into the gravel parking area. The concert is in the brown building – Pohai Aloha (Circle of Aloha).
Tickets and information at WWW.MCMASTERSLACKKEY.COM/LIVESHOWS.HTML or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: This facility is accessible to all ages and abilities and is family friendly with nice grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Endangered birds such as the Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian duck, Kolea (golden plover), and nene (Hawaiian goose), Pueo (Hawaiian owl) make their homes here.

Eric Gilliom - White Hawaiian
2019-11-29 19:30 - 22:00 | McCoy Studio Theater, One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI, 96732, United States
November 29, 2019 – November 30, 2019:
Eric Gilliom – White Hawaiian. McCoy Studio Theater; 7:30 pm Actor/musician Eric Gilliom stars in an original one-man theatrical show, “White Hawaiian,” co-created by writer/director Brian Kohne (Kuleana). This one man show represents the first collaboration between the pair since “Get A Job,” an award-winning comedy produced entirely on Maui in 2010. Music lovers may remember their previous work as co-producers of the Barefoot Natives with Uncle Willie K, which resulted in two award-winning CDs and hysterical sold-out shows in the islands and beyond. Eric Gilliom explores identity through the lens of Hawaiian history, contemporary culture, and family, and this is certainly one show you do not want to miss! Maui’s Eric Gilliom is a recording artist and star of stage and screen, having appeared in movies, TV, on Broadway, and in concert venues throughout the country. He’s performed alongside legends including Willie K, Mick Fleetwood, and Jamie Foxx, and descends from a family of entertainers. “White Hawaiian” is an original one-man show co-writen by long-time collaborator Brian Kohne (Kuleana, Get A Job), and promises to be an evening of storytelling and hysterics audiences will not soon forget. Tickets: $25, $35 (plus applicable fees; 10% discount for MACC Members). www.mauiarts.org

Holiday Craft Fair (48th Annual)
2019-11-30 08:30 - 15:00 | Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives, 553 S. King St., Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
November 30, 2019:
Holiday Craft Fair (48th Annual). Oahu’s oldest and finest craft fair! Saturday, November 30, 2019, 8:30am to 3pm — the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Our annual craft fair features only products made in Hawaii Nei by local crafters and artisans. Support your local craftspeople at this unique and amazing fair on the historic grounds of the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives. Get your holiday shopping done early and locally on Small Business Saturday!

Hilton Waikoloa's Ohana Christmas Craft Festival
2019-11-30 09:00 - 16:00 | Hilton Waikoloa Village Grand Ballroom, 69-425 Waikoloa Beach Dr., Waikoloa, HI, 96738, United States
November 30, 2019 – December 01, 2019:
Hilton Waikoloa’s Ohana Christmas Craft Festival. Hilton Waikoloa’s Ohana Christmas Craft Festival on November 30th and December 1st, 2019 between 9am -5pm (Saturday) and 9am–4pm (Sunday). Free Parking and Free Entry. Located in the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort. Join us for a day of Christmas spirit and warm aloha with amazing and unique Christmas gifts, Entertainment, Silent Auctions, Santa Claus, Children’s crafts and more!

Kapalua Wellness Week - 2020 Vision Mindfulness Retreat
2019-12-06 07:00 - 21:00 | The Ritz Carlton Kapalua, 1 Ritz Carlton Dr, Kapalua, HI, 96761, United States
December 06, 2019 – December 10, 2019:
Kapalua Wellness Week – 2020 Vision Mindfulness Retreat. The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – the premier luxury resort on the island of Maui – is proud to announce its partnership with wellness experts Lindsay Rielly, founder of Live Your Standard, and Pete Bone, founder of Achieve the Impossible for an immersive three-day wellness retreat designed to awaken the soul and kick-start vision for the year 2020. Designed to help connect guests with their mind, body and spirit, the interactive retreat curated by Lindsay and Pete will coincide with the resort’s world class wellness programming creating a one-of-a-kind experience and the best jump start to 2020, in the ultimate luxury Maui paradise. Join us this December for a truly unforgettable experience. Enjoy a variety of optional daily activities, nightly aloha hours and a themed dinner party…all while creating the most fun, epic 2020 vision for your life. Several package options are available for every price point with and without room accommodations. For questions or additional detail, please email LYSbookings@gmail.com. Tentative schedule below is subject to change –

DECEMBER 7th 5:30am E ala E Sunrise Ceremony 10:00am Yoga / Meditation in the Secret Garden 11:00am Gratitude/ Intention Setting for the Day11:30am Group Workshops with Lindsay and Pete 2:00pm TBD Spa Salt Making OR Hawaiian Wellness Seminar TBD Skinny Cocktail making with RCK Mixologist 5:00pm Opening Night Cocktail Reception 6:00pm Q&A Abundance Mindset with Lindsay and Pete
DECEMBER 8th 7:00am Sunrise Yoga 11:00am Beach Walk / Meditation12:00pm Joyfulness Workshops with Self Empowerment2:00pm Sound Healing 5:30pm Lindsay & Pete Conversation on Living Your Standard and Achieving the Impossible
DECEMBER 9th 7:00am Kapalua Fitness 10:00am Butterfly Hike 11:30am Live Your Standard / Achieve the Impossible Workshop1:00pm Tennis Tournament 5:30pm Lindsay and Pete Positivity Mindset Talk& Retreat Wrap Up 6:30pm Closing Night Cocktail Reception 7:00pm New Year’s Eve Themed Closing Night Dinner

Santa Photos and Entertainment at Maui Mall
2019-12-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Maui Mall, 70 E. Ka`ahumanu Ave., Kahului, HI, 96732, United States
December 06, 2019 – December 21, 2019:
Santa Photos and Entertainment at Maui Mall. Santa’s Elves can hardly wait! Christmas is near, so let’s celebrate! Enjoy FREE Photos with Santa when you make a canned good donation for the Maui Food Bank. Located near Center Court at Maui Mall in unit A-6 next to YNVU Clothing and Regal Cinemas.
-Friday December 6, 5-7pm – FREE Photos with Santa with live entertainment by Kamehameha Chorus on Center Stage starting at 6pm.
-Saturday December 7, 12-4pm – FREE Photos with Santa with keiki activities including lego ornament building with Brickhaus Designs.
-Friday December 13, 5-7pm – FREE Photos with Santa with live entertainment by Maui High Chorus on Center Stage starting at 6pm.
-Saturday December 14, 12-4pm – FREE Photos with Santa with keiki activities including lego ornament building with Brickhaus Designs.
-Friday December 20, 5-7pm – FREE Photos with Santa with live hula performance by O Keola Ali`I O Ke Kai.
-Saturday December 21, 12-4pm – FREE Photos with Santa with keiki activities including lego ornament building with Brickhaus Designs. Create your own Lego Ornament with Brickhaus Designs for just $5!

Living Wreath Making with Native Hawaiian Plants
2019-12-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Wailuku, HI, 96732 , United States
December 07, 2019:
Living Wreath Making with Native Hawaiian Plants. Native plants provide more than just food and habitat for wildlife: they also provide great beauty all year long! Learn to make a living wreath from Native Hawaiian Plants in time for the Holidays with MNBG Executive Director, Tamara Sherrill and ohana. Cost: $50, or $25 for current garden members. Call 249-2798 or email info@mnbg.org for reservations. www.mnbg.org

Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert
2019-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei, HI, 96714, United States
December 08, 2019:
Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The Hanalei community center is easy to find. In Hanalei, a block past the shopping center, turn towards the mountains at Malolo Rd. A small Hanalei Community Center sign is on the edge of Waioli Park soccer fields. Go 20 yards, turn left into the gravel parking area. The concert is in the brown building – Pohai Aloha (Circle of Aloha).
Tickets and information at www.McMasterSlackKey.com/liveshows.html or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: This facility is accessible to all ages and abilities and is family friendly with nice grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Endangered birds such as the Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian duck, Kolea (golden plover), and nene (Hawaiian goose), Pueo (Hawaiian owl) make their homes here.

Princeville Night Market
2019-12-08 16:00 - 20:00 | Princeville Shopping Center, 5-4280 Kuhio Hwy., Princeville, HI, United States
December 08, 2019:
Princeville Night Market. The Princeville Night Market brings together Kauai’s finest artisans for an evening of shopping, live music, and food trucks. You’ll find a diverse collection of more than 40 Kauai artisans, ranging from paintings and wood carvings to hot sauce and handmade soap all Made in Hawaii. Enjoy dinner or a sweet treat from the featured food trucks and dessert vendors, and round out the evening by soaking up the sounds of one of our 3 musicians. There are also several restaurant options for those who prefer a sit-down meal. This free and family friendly market is on the second Sunday of every month from 4-8pm at the Princeville Shopping Center.

Festival of Harps at The Shops at Wailea
2019-12-08 17:30 - 19:00 | The Shops at Wailea, 3750 Wailea Alanui Drive, Wailea, HI, 96753, United States
December 08, 2019 – December 14, 2019:
Festival of Harps at The Shops at Wailea. Special Holiday events scheduled at The Shops at Wailea starting Nov. 29th, Black Friday, through the month of December. Join us for a night of music with the Festival of Harps. The Shops at Wailea is Maui’s premier shopping and dining destination with more than 70 distinct boutiques, shops, restaurants and galleries. For more information, visit our website at, https://www.the shopsatwailea.com or call us at (808) 891-6770.

Hilo Hula Tuesday at the Bandstand
2019-12-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Mooheau Park Bandstand, 329 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
December 10, 2019 – December 31, 2019:
Hilo Hula Tuesday at the Bandstand. Every Tuesday our non-profit organization, Destination Hilo, presents a one-hour free performance featuring our talented local musicians and hula halau at the bandstand. In addition, a cultural practitioner teaches the art of lei-making. Conveniently located at the Bandstand across from the Hilo Farmers Market, this event provides a warm Hawaiian welcome to visitors. Always a lively performance, you may have the opportunity to learn a little hula or some Hawaiian words. Please join us on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Market at The Shops
2019-12-11 16:00 - 18:00 | The Shops at Wailea, 3750 Wailea Alanui Drive, Wailea, HI, 96753, United States
December 11, 2019 – December 18, 2019:
Market at The Shops. The Markets at the Shops are every second and fourth Wednesday, from 4:00 p.m – 6:00 p.m. What could be more enticing than fresh pineapples, specialty foods and Local Maui made artisan goods? Market at The Shops is a fun grocery shopping venue that offers farm-fresh and sustainable grown produce from local growers, producers and artisans. You’ll get the freshest ingredients and the chance to learn about the food and products directly from the vendors.

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert - Kauai Style
2019-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 | All Saints Church, 1065 Kuhio Highway, Kapa`a, HI, United States
December 11, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert – Kauai Style. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The All Saints’ Church is easy to find at 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy. in Kapaa, Kauai. It is 1/2 mile south of downtown Kapaa on the mountain side of the road next to Sudz car wash, between the Shell and Texaco gas stations.
Tickets and information at www.mcmasterslackkey.com or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: All Saints’ is accessible to all ages and abilities. Family friendly too with a grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Easy in and out with doors open all around the sanctuary space. Cooling, gentle tradewinds float through the sanctuary throughout the concert. Enjoy a meditating walk around the labyrinth.

NTBG Free Weekly Hula Show
2019-12-12 14:00 - 14:45 | National Tropical Botanical Garden South Shore Visitors Center, 4425 Lawai Rd., Koloa, HI, United States
December 12, 2019 – December 26, 2019:
NTBG Free Weekly Hula Show. Come out the National Tropical Botancial Garden South Shore Visitors Center and experience a traditional hula performance. Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinaala will perform a traditional Hula show highlighting the wahi pane, sacred places, of Kauai along with intriguing stories of the Hawaiian people and their connections with the gardens. Dancers will be accompanied by live Hawaiian music. Plus while you are there take time to enjoy McBryde and Allerton Gardens with tours happening throughout the day.

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele - Poina Ole - Never to be Forgotten
2019-12-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei, HI, 96714, United States
December 13, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele – Poina Ole – Never to be Forgotten.Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The Hanalei community center is easy to find. In Hanalei, a block past the shopping center, turn towards the mountains at Malolo Rd. A small Hanalei Community Center sign is on the edge of Waioli Park soccer fields. Go 20 yards, turn left into the gravel parking area. The concert is in the brown building – Pohai Aloha (Circle of Aloha).
Tickets and information at www.mcmasterslackkey.com or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: This facility is accessible to all ages and abilities and is family friendly with nice grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Endangered birds such as the Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian duck, Kolea (golden plover), and nene (Hawaiian goose), Pueo (Hawaiian owl) make their homes here.

Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk
2019-12-13 17:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hanapepe, HI, United States
December 13, 2019 – December 27, 2019:
Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk. Join in the festivity! Every Friday evening, Old Town Hanapepe is bustling with fun & activity! With a wide variety of shopping, local crafters, several excellent restaurants, a dozen art galleries, stilt walkers, classics cars, live music and entertainment, there is always something for the whole family to enjoy! Every Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Festival Of Lights
2019-12-13 18:00 - 20:00 | HI
December 13, 2019 – December 28, 2019:
Festival Of Lights. Celebrate the holidays on Kauai at Elizabeth Freeman’s annual holiday extravaganza, the award-winning Festival of Lights! Celebrating its 23rd year, local designer Elizabeth Freeman presents a collection of Kauai-style holiday art inspired by her and created with the assistance of local artisans from recycled and reclaimed materials.
Entirely focused on environmental sustainability, Festival of Lights provides a spirited and fun reminder that the true meaning of the holidays comes from the heart, and not the stores. Every year, thousands of locals and visitors crowd the halls to view a holiday wonderland of trees, wreathes, ornaments and other seasonal decorations made from recycled and reclaimed materials such as plastic water bottles, aluminum cans, cardboard and bubble wrap. Several pieces are donated designs from previous visitors inspired from their experience.
Trees are decorated in themes, with the most popular influenced by local culture and sites such as “SPAM Can Tree,” “Hokulea Aloha Tree,” “Kilauea Lighthouse” and “Princess Kaiulani Peacock.” The nationally-recognized “Aloha Recycled Treasures” tree, which made its debut in 2010 at the U.S. Capitol by invite of the late Hawaii Senator Daniel K. Inouye, is decorated with plastic water bottles. Other recent additions include the “If Can, Can” tree with recycled aluminum cans, the “Lure of the Sea” tree, decorated with embossed recycled aluminum cans and recycled containers, and “Fire and Rain” with cutlery morphed to represent 2018’s Kilauea Volcano eruption and Kauai’s 50 inches of rain within 24 hours.
Leading the team of art direction is local artist and designer Elizabeth Freeman, whose background spans fine arts and design. Her work has been displayed at the Smithsonian and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. Elizabeth lives on Kauai and teaches and inspires people about her “trash to treasure” artistic vision.
Festival of Lights opens Dec. 6 and continues through Dec. 28 from 6-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Also open Dec. 24. Free admission. Visitors are greeted by trained docents who share the history of the event and reveal the origins of the decorations. Take pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus through Dec. 24. Thousands of lights illuminate both the interior and exterior of the building and surrounding park. www.KauaiFestivalOfLights.com

West Hawaii County Band in Concert for the Holidays
2019-12-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Hale Halawai County Park, 75-5760 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI, 96740, United States
December 13, 2019:
West Hawaii County Band in Concert for the Holidays! The West Hawaii County Band will present an hour of festive music for the season. Come enjoy standards like Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride,” “White Christmas,” and “Mele Kalikimaka” as well as stirring medleys including “A Canadian Brass Christmas” The West Hawaii County Band, a unit of the Hawaii County Band, performs throughout the year at monthly concerts and local civic events including Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day, Ironman and more. The band is comprised of over 20 local musicians from all walks of life including professional musicians, educators, physicians and more.

The Merwin Conservancy presents Robert Haas & Forest Gander in the Green Room
2019-12-13 19:00 - 22:00 | McCoy Studio Theater, One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI, 96732, United States
December 13, 2019:
The Merwin Conservancy presents Robert Haas & Forest Gander in the Green Room. Renowned poets and translators Robert Hass and Forrest Gander take the stage together for an evening immersed in the power of language as part of the Merwin Conservancy’s Green Room arts and ecology salon Memorial Series, in honor of the organization’s founder, the late W.S. Merwin. Robert Hass, a poet, essayist, and translator, won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 2007, served as the U.S. Poet Laureate from 1995-1997, and was the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant. Forrest Gander won the 2019 Pulitzer for poetry and has degrees in both geology and literature. The presentation will be followed by a book-signing at a courtyard reception with refreshments.
The Memorial Series of the Green Room is presented by Aqua Aston Hospitality and is made possible with the generous support of the Atherton Family Foundation and Casa deFlores. All profits from the event benefit the local nonprofit Merwin Conservancy.
Tickets: $25 & $10/special student price w/ID (plus applicable fees). All attendees are invited to stay for the post-event hosted reception included in the ticket price.
