Hawaiian Music Series
Baldwin Home Museum 120 Dickenson Street, Lahaina, HI, United StatesThursday, December 29: Hawaiian Music Series. Relax under the stars and enjoy a free concert featuring local musicians. Chairs are limited and blankets, mats, and low beach chairs are welcome. The Baldwin Home Museum is located in the heart of Lahaina, on the corner of Front and Dickenson Streets, Lahaina. 6 to 7:30 p.m. For […]
Annual Wailea Village Mochi Pounding
Akiko's Buddhist Bed & Breakfast 29-2091 Old Mamalahoa Hwy., Hakalau, HI, United StatesFriday, December 30: Annual Wailea Village Mochi Pounding. Celebrate making traditional rice cakes the "old-fashioned" way. Everyone takes their turn at pounding the glutinous sticky rice for good luck. Hearty local style lunch available to purchase. New Year’s crafts, calligraphy & floral arrangements, plantation stories, Okinawan taiko drumming, Hawaiian entertainment & more. Akiko’s Buddhist Bed […]
Kilauea Art Night
Historic Stone Building 4270 Kilauea Rd., Kilauea, HI, United StatesSaturday, December 31: Kilauea Art Night. Festival featuring live music, local artisans and gourmet food trucks. Historic Stone Building, Kilauea. 4 to 8 p.m. For information call (808) 635-2572.
New Year’s Eve Celebration at Poipu Beach Park
Poipu Beach Park Koloa, HI, United StatesSaturday, December 31: New Year’s Eve Celebration at Poipu Beach Park. The event includes food trucks, live entertainment OR a movie in the park, activities for the keiki and spectacular display of fireworks. Admission is free and open to the public. Poipu Beach Bark, 2179 Ho`one Rd., 5:30 to 9 p.m. For information visit http://poipubeach.org/new-years-eve-fireworks/.
The Emily T Gail Show
The Emily T Gail Show, aka “Emily T. Gail Talks Story” show is found on http://espnhawaii.com/ online, all the time and via https://www.facebook.com/emilytgailtalkstory/ and a free iTunes podcast. Emily "talks story" with recreational, high school and professional athletes, along with coaches, parents, community organizers and members of print and broadcast media. She talks about how […]
Hatsumode 2017
Hawai`i Kotohira Jinsha-Hawai`i Dazaifu 1239 Olomea St., Honolulu, HI, United StatesSunday, January 1: Hatsumode 2017. For the Japanese community, New Years is the most important of all cultural holidays when millions of people visit a shrine on New Year ’s Day. Embrace the spirit of the Japanese here in Hawai`i where you can be blessed for the New Year, get your head bitten by a […]
Kona Jazz Experience
Aloha Theatre 79-7384 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kealakekua, HI, United StatesSaturday, January 7: Kona Jazz Experience. Be transported to the big band era by Bill Noble's Big Island Big Band at the historic Aloha Theatre, 79-7384 Mamalahoa Hwy., Kainaliu. 7 p.m. Cost: $20. For more information, call (808) 322-9924, email Info@apachawaii.org or visit Alohatheater.com.
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. January 7 – Gifts of the Ancestors; January 14 – For the Birds; January 21 – Poina `Ole – Never to be forgotten; January 28 – Aloha Music of Hawai`i. Free gift drawing. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad […]
Ha`aheo `O Hawai`i Exhibit
Kaua`i Museum 4428 Rice St., Lihue, HI, United StatesDaily: Ha`aheo `O Hawai`i Exhibit. Cleopatra’s Barge was an opulent yacht built in Massachusetts in 1816. It became The Royal Yacht of King Kamehameha II but was wrecked in 1824. It cost about $50,000 to build, and about the same amount for luxury furnishings. Marvel at the opulence of this beautifully crafted ship, whose splendor […]
Ice Rink at Ward Village
Ward Village 1240 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI, United StatesDaily through January 16: Ice Rink at Ward Village. Strap on some skates at the outdoor ice rink. Admission gives you an hour-and-a-half of skate time. $16. $15 with a coupon from a Ward Village purchase. Ward Village, 1240 Ala Moana Blvd. Hours vary. For more information visit http://www.wardvillage.com/events/ice-rink.