Aloha Visitor Guides

First Friday Street Festival: Honolulu District
2017-12-01 18:00 - 21:00 (Pacific/Honolulu) | The ARTS at Marks, 1159 Nu`uanu Ave., Honolulu, HI, 96817, United States
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 http://www.artsatmarks.com/.

First Friday at the Hawai`i State Art Museum
2017-12-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Hawai`i State Art Museum, 250 South Hotel St., 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI, United States
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 stop directly in front of or close to the museum. Hawai`i State Art Museum, 250 South Hotel St., 2nd Floor, Honolulu. 6 to 9 p.m. For information call (808) 589-9959 or visit www.sfca.hawaii.gov/hisam/visitor-information.

Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk
2017-12-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Old Town Hanapepe, HI, United States
Friday Evenings:
Hanapepe Friday Night Festival & Art Walk. Stroll through the many art galleries in historic Old Town Hanapepe and meet the local artists from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy shopping at local vendors, several restaurants, art galleries, stilt walkers, classic cars, live music and entertainment. For information call (808) 335-6469.

Sunset Stories
2017-12-01 18:30 - 20:00 | International Market Place, 2330 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI, United States
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 Emma, the nightly show highlights the stories, traditions and culture of this special gathering place. International Market Place, 2330 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu. Sunset. Free admission. For information visit http://www.shopinternationalmarketplace.com/events.

Holualoa Music and Light Festival
2017-12-02 | Holualoa Village, Holualoa, HI, 96725, United States
Saturday, December 2:
Holualoa Music and Light Festival. Witness the lighting of the town Christmas tree, listen to musicians perform Christmas music thru the evening at stages around the village, and receive treats from the galleries and shops in this charming little artists’ colony in the middle of Kona coffee country. Santa will show up too! For information, call Holualoa Village Assn. at (808) 322-8484, or visit www.holualoahawaii.com.

Honolulu City Lights
2017-12-02 08:00 - 23:00 | HI
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. – Food booths and keiki (children’s) rides open at Sky Gate; 6 p.m. – Tree Lighting Ceremony at Honolulu Hale, Electric Light Parade begins at A`ala Park down King Street; 6:30 p.m. – Lighting of the City Christmas Tree. Honolulu Hale (City Hall), 530 S. King St., Honolulu. 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Free admission. For information visit https://www.honolulucitylights.org/.

Kaneohe Christmas Parade
2017-12-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Kaneohe, HI, 96744, United States
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 intersection). The parade will then cross over to the Kahaluu-bound lanes of Kamehameha Hwy., left on Kaneohe Bay Dr., and right into Castle High School parking lot. 9 a.m. to noon. For more information visit KaneoheChristmasParade@yahoo.com.

Paradise Studio Art Tour – Kea`au
2017-12-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Hawaiian Paradise Park, 15-1570 Makuu Dr, Kea`au, HI, 96749, United States
Saturday & Sunday, December 2 & 3:
Paradise Studio Art Tour – Kea`au. Arts and fine crafts will be in abundance at the 10th Anniversary Paradise Studio Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to visit artists in their home studios in Hawaiian Paradise Park, Kea`au. Seven studios with 25 local artists showing oil painting, watercolors, collage, pastels, acrylic, cement, wood sculpture, jewelry making, pottery, ceramics, silk painting, fashion art, gourd crafting, photography and more. Free featured demos. For brochure and map visit www.paradisestudiotour.com, email paradisestudiotour@gmail.com, or call (808) 982-5150. Free to the public.

Lights on Rice Street Parade and Christmas Craft Fair
2017-12-02 10:00 - 20:00 | Kaua`i Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue, HI, 96766 , United States
Friday, December 2:
Lights on Rice Street Parade and Christmas Craft Fair. Fun Parade with the community lighting up themselves or their vehicles to celebrate the arrival of the Holiday Season. Parade starts when the Festival of Lights (at the Historic County Building) lights up at 6 p.m. Parade route begins at the Vidinha Stadium and travels up Rice Street to the Historic County Building. There is also a craft fair at the Kaua`i Museum that lasts all day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with food vendors; the museum will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Kaua`i Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue. For information on the parade, call (808) 639-3571. For information on the craft fair, call (808) 245-6931 or visit http://www.kauaimuseum.org/.

Eric Church & Friends
2017-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Maui Arts & Cultural Center, A&B Amphitheater, 1 Cameron Way, Kahului, HI, 96732, United States
Saturday, December 2:
Eric Church & Friends. Enjoy an acoustic evening of music with country superstar, Eric Church, and special guests, Maren Morris (photo right), Jon Pardi, Randy Houser, Ed Roland of Collective Soul, and Maui’s own Lily Meola. The concert will be hosted by national radio broadcaster Storme Warren. Eric Church & Friends will be an acoustic performance filled with songs and stories similar to Eric Church’s shows with capacity crowds at Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheater and Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Yokouchi Pavilion and A&B Amphitheater, One Cameron Way, Kahului. 5 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit http://mauiarts.org/.

Old Town Kapa`a Art Walk
2017-12-02 17:00 - 21:00 | Kapa`a Town, Kapa`a, HI, 96746, United States
Saturday, December 2:
Old Town Kapa`a Art Walk. Kapa`a Town goes all out for its First Saturday of every month Art Walk. The main street is lined with vendors selling Kaua`i Arts and crafts, with some of Kaua`i’s best musicians and bands playing up and down the street. There are lots of shops and restaurants to choose from. It’s great fun for the whole family and a great way to see Kaua`i life whether you are a visitor or resident. Kapa`a Town. 5 to 9 p.m. Free.

Twilight Christmas Parade - Waimea
2017-12-02 17:30 - 20:30 | Church Row, Waimea, HI, United States
Saturday, December 2:
Twilight Christmas Parade – Waimea. Starting at Church Row, and ending at Waimea Town Park. Visit with Santa at the Parker Ranch Center, 67-1175 Hawai`i Belt Rd., Waimea, immediately after the parade and have a free picture taken with him. There will be goody bags for all children, while supplies last. Charitable donations will be accepted to benefit the Waimea Lions Club and North Hawai`i Hospice. 5:30 p.m.

“For Love of Country – Building Our Future” Opening Gala: Pacific Aviation Museum
2017-12-02 18:00 - 22:00 | Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu, HI, 96818, United States
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., Honolulu. 6 to 10 p.m. For more Information, to sponsor tables and purchase tickets, call (808) 441-1006, email Carol@PacificAviationMuseum.org, or visit www.PacificAviationMuseum.org.

Let it Snow!
2017-12-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Queen Ka`ahumanu Center, 275 W Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului, HI, 96732, United States
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, December 2 – 23:
Let it Snow! Back by popular demand, Queen Ka`ahumanu Center will once again transform into a giant snow globe with its award-winning “Let it Snow!” snowfall experience. Snowflakes will descend on Queen Ka`ahumanu Center’s center promenade during its “Let it Snow” shows at 6:30 and 8 p.m. Each snowfall show will last for ten minutes orchestrated to festive, holiday music with keiki snowflake wands and free Starbucks hot chocolate for early arrivals served by jingle ambassadors. For a list of snow music themes, updated schedule or more information on contests, call the Guest Service Desk at (808) 877-4325 or visit www.queenkaahumanucenter.com.

KISS Concert: Songs of the Season
2017-12-02 19:00 - 20:30 | All Saints Church, 1065 Kuhio Highway, Kapa`a, HI, United States
Friday, December 2:
KISS Concert: Songs of the Season. Delight in the spirit and music of the season with Kaua`i Island Singers Showcase. Enjoy a warm, intimate evening of Christmas songs with 12 inspired singers singing holiday classics. All Saints Church, 1065 Kuhio Highway, Kapa`a. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free admission. For information call (808) 822-0545.

Annual Canada-France-Hawai`i Telescope Stargazing Party – Waimea
2017-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | CFHT front lawn, 65-1238 Mamalahoa Hwy, Waimea, HI, United States
Saturday, December 2:
Annual Canada-France-Hawai`i Telescope Stargazing Party – Waimea. Right after the Waimea Christmas Twilight Parade from approximately 7 to 9 p.m., CFHT will host its annual stargazing party, with telescopes, hot beverages, keiki activities, and an opportunity to talk to the astronomers. Members of the West Hawai’i Astronomy Club will also be there with telescopes. CFHT front lawn, 65-1238 Mamalahoa Hwy, Waimea. Free to the public. For information, call (808) 885-3121 or email outreach@cfht.hawaii.edu.

Kapolei Kihoalu Kristmas Festival
2017-12-03 | Ka Makani Ali`i Shopping Center, 91 Kapolei Pkwy., Kapolei, HI, United States
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 giveaways throughout the day. Ka Makani Ali`i Shopping Center, 91 Kapolei Pkwy., Kapolei. Free admission. For information call (808) 226-2697 or email kahokuproductions@gmail.com.

Lahaina Craft Fair
2017-12-03 09:00 - 14:00 | Lahaina Gateway Mall, 305 Keawe St., Lahaina, HI, United States
Sundays, throughout the Month of December:
Lahaina Craft Fair. Great art, jewelry, gifts and crafts will be available for purchase. Lahaina Gateway Mall, 305 Keawe St., Lahaina. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information visit http://www.mauigiftandcraftfair.com/.

Waipa Kalo Festival
2017-12-03 11:00 - 17:00 | Waipa’s Halulu Fishpond, HI, United States
Sunday, December 3:
Waipa Kalo Festival. Celebrate kalo with educational displays, a biggest kalo contest, poi pounding, kalo tastings, and foods inspired by kalo. Enjoy live music, hands-on activities, local artisans, a recipe contest, and silent auction. Bring a beach chair and enjoy the entire day at Waipa (just a half mile past town). Waipa’s Halulu Fishpond, 5-5785 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $5 for adults and $1 for keiki (ages 3-18). For information call (808) 826-9969 or visit http://www.waipafoundation.org/.

Holiday Pops Featuring Na Leo Pilimehana
2017-12-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Castle Theater, 1 Cameron Way, Kahului, HI, 96732, United States
Sunday, December 3:
Holiday Pops Featuring Na Leo Pilimehana. Under the baton of Music Director James Durham, the Maui Pops Orchestra invites you to ring in the holiday season with a festive concert featuring 22-time Na Hoku Hanohano award winners, Na Leo Pilimehana. Enjoy some of their most-loved songs of the islands, as well as many holiday favorites. Allow the beauty of it all to draw you into the spirit of the season. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater, One Cameron Way, Kahului. 3 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit http://mauiarts.org/.

Slack Key Guitar Concerts
2017-12-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei, HI, 96714, United States
Sunday Afternoons:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. December 3 – `Ohana Slack Key; December 10 – Spirit of Slack Key; December 17 – Sweet Hawai`i Dreams; December 24 – Hanalei Slack Key; December 31 – Honoring Raymond Kane. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history. Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free. Free gift drawing. A portion of the proceeds supports the Hale Halawai `Ohana `O Hanalei. Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei. 3 to 5 p.m. For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Historic Waimea Walking Tour
2017-12-04 08:30 - 11:30 | West Kaua`i Technology & Visitor Center, 9565 Kaumualii Highway, Waimea, HI, 96796, United States
Every 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. 8:30 a.m. Reservations required no later than 3:30 p.m. Friday before that Monday to schedule a tour. For reservations and information call (808) 338-1332 or visit http://www.westkauaivisitorcenter.org/.

Niaulani Nature Walk
2017-12-04 09:30 - 10:30 | Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village, HI, United States
Every 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 of the area, and the cultural usages of flora and fauna by native Hawaiians. Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Free; donations welcome. For more information call (808) 967-8222 or visit http://volcanoartcenter.org/.

Grammy Winner Kalani Pe`a Performs Live at QKC’s “Let it Snow!”
2017-12-05 08:00 - 17:00 | HI
Tuesday, December 5:
Grammy Winner Kalani Pe`a Performs Live at QKC’s “Let it Snow!” Snowflakes will descend on Queen Ka`ahumanu Center’s center court as Pe`a sings his original compositions, classics and debuts his new holiday song to the community and visitors. Realistic snowfall effect is created with millions of snow-like “bubbles” that look and act like real snow in every way transforming QKC’s center court into a giant snow globe. Each snowfall show lasts for approximately ten minutes and early arrivals receive free Starbucks hot chocolate. For more information, call the Guest Service Desk at (808) 877-4325 or visit www.queenkaahumanucenter.com.

BikeWorks Beach & Sport – Queens Marketplace
2017-12-05 08:15 - 12:15 | Queens Marketplace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Rd., Waikoloa Village, HI, United States
Every Tuesday Morning:
BikeWorks Beach & Sport – Queens Marketplace. Free fun road ride for cyclists of all levels at 8:15 a.m. Rental bikes available. Get updates on all the BikeWorks activities on the Emily T Gail Show at http://espnhawaii.com/ under the lineup or visit http://www.bikeworkshawaii.com/. Queens Marketplace, Waikoloa Beach Rd. For information about other community rides and/or bike routes call BikeWorks at (808) 886-5000.

Kanikapila with Wes Awana and Friends
2017-12-05 17:30 - 19:00 | Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd, Volcano, HI, 96785, United States
Every Tuesday:
Kanikapila with Wes Awana and Friends. Kanikapila jam sessions are open to all musicians. Bring your own instrument and enjoy “garage style” jamming. Volcano Art Center, Niaulani Campus, Great Room of the Admin Building, Volcanoes National Park. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Admission is free, donations are gratefully accepted. Park entrance fees may apply. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit http://volcanoartcenter.org/.

Slack Key Guitar Concerts
2017-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Princeville Community Center, 4334 Emmalani Dr., Princeville, HI, United States
Tuesday Evenings:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. December 5 – Aloha Music of Hawai`i; December 12 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music; December 19 – Gifts of the Ancestors; December 26 – For the Birds. Free gift drawing. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history. Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free. Proceeds support Princeville at Hanalei Community Association and this program. Princeville Community Center, 4334 Emmalani Dr., Princeville. 6 to 8 p.m. For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Blackened Canteen Ceremony
2017-12-06 07:00 - 08:00 | Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu, HI, 96818, United States
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 to the spirits of the fallen. For reservations call (808) 282-6570; first come first served. Following the Ceremony will be a youth symposium, held in the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Theater. The Symposium will highlight the story and lessons of the ceremony, commemorating the friendship, honor and reconciliation borne out of the horror of WWII. Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu. Ceremony, 7 a.m.; Symposium 10 to 11 a.m. For information call (808) 445-9137 or visit www.PacificAviationMuseum.org.

Maui Humane Society’s Beach Buddies Visitor Program
2017-12-06 10:00 - 15:00 | Maui Humane Society Shelter, 1350 Mehameha Loop, Puunene, HI, 96784, United States
Every Wednesday and Thursday:
Maui Humane Society’s Beach Buddies Visitor Program. Do you miss having a dog to spend your day with? Visitors and residents can sign up to take a homeless dog out for the day from the Maui Humane Society animal shelter. The shelter is easy to find as it is conveniently located in Pu`unene (central Maui) on Mokulele Hwy., between Kihei/Wailea and Kahului. Program participants will pick “their dog” up at 10 a.m. and bring them back no later than 3 p.m. MHS provides all of the supplies, you just provide the fun! Advance registration is mandatory as space is often filled weeks in advance. Register online at http://www.mauihumanesociety.org/.

Slack Key Guitar Concerts
2017-12-06 18:00 - 20:00 | All Saints’ Sanctuary, 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa`a, HI, United States
Wednesday Evenings:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. December 6 – Hawai`i’s Sunset Music; December 13 – Kaua`i Slack Key; December 20 – Island of Peace; December 27 – In the Real Old Style. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history. Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free. A portion of the proceeds support All Saints’ Pipe Organ Restoration Project. Free gift drawing. All Saints’ Sanctuary, 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa`a. 6 to 8 p.m. For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.
