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.
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. January 1 – Sweet Hawai`i Dreams; January 8 – Hanalei Slack Key; January 15 – Honoring Raymond Kane; January 22 – `Ohana Slack Key; January 29 – Spirit of Slack Key. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukulele concerts […]