11th Annual Ka`u Coffee Festival
Pahala Community Center 96-1149 Kamani St., Pahala, HI, United StatesFriday – Sunday, April 26 – May 5: 11th Annual Ka`u Coffee Festival. The festival celebrates its award-winning brew with a host of events showcasing the people and place that make the coffee so special. Come to Ka`u coffee country for ten days of visiting farms and roasters, coffee tasting, and enjoying local cuisine. Enjoy […]
92nd Annual Lei Day Celebration
Kapiolani Park 3840 Paki Ave., Honolulu, HI, United StatesWednesday, May 1: 92nd Annual Lei Day Celebration. The Celebration provides a venue, where one day of the year is set aside to celebrate the lei and the skill and artistry of Hawai`i’s lei makers. This event honors Hawai`i’s people and their rich heritage. The event features the annual Lei Court, as well as local […]
Maui Humane Society’s Beach Buddies Visitor Program
Maui Humane Society Shelter 1350 Mehameha Loop, Puunene, HI, United StatesEvery 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 […]
39th Annual Walter & Irmalee Pomroy May Day Lei Contest Honoring Julia Chandler, one of Kaua`i’s well-known Lei Makers
Kaua`i Marriott Resort 3610 Rice St, Lihue, HI, United StatesTuesday, May 1: 39th Annual Walter & Irmalee Pomroy May Day Lei Contest Honoring Julia Chandler, one of Kaua`i’s well-known Lei Makers. See the beautiful compositions of the various pua (flowers) arranged by talented island lei makers. Smell the fragrant aroma as you make your very own fresh flower lei to take home. There will be […]
Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2019: The Tradition Continues
Hawai`i Convention Center 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI, United StatesWednesday, May 1: Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2019: The Tradition Continues. Keauhou, consisting of Jonah Kahanuola Solatorio, and brothers, Nicholas and Zachary Lum, will headline. The star-studded program will feature Robert Cazimero and Halau Na Kamalei o Lililehua, the big-band sounds of Kahulanui, the hula artistry of Hālau Hi`iakainamakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Hula […]
Slack Key Guitar Concerts
All Saints’ Church 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa`a, HI, United StatesWednesday Evenings: Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. May 1 – Gift of the Ancestors; May 8 – For the Birds; May 15 – `Ohana Slack Key; May 22 – Spirit of Slack Key; May 29 – Legends of Slack Key. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and […]
O Nā Lani Sunset Stories
International Market Place 2330 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI, United StatesNightly: O Nā Lani 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 […]
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert
Napili Kai Beach Resort 5900 Lower Honoapiilani Road, Lahaina, HI, United StatesEvery Wednesday: Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert. Enjoy 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”. May 1 – Lei Day (No Concert Scheduled); May 8 – Led Ka`apana; May 15 – Kawika Kahiapo; May […]
Weekly Hula Shows
National Tropical Botanical Garden 4425 Lawai Rd, Koloa, HI, United StatesThursday Afternoons: Weekly Hula Shows. See traditional hula shows highlighting wahi pane (sacred places) of Kaua`i along with intriguing stories of the Hawaiian people and their connections with the gardens. Dancers will be accompanied by live Hawaiian Music. National Tropical Botanical Garden, South Shore Visitors Center, 4425 Lawai Rd., Koloa (across from Spouting Horn). 2 […]
Dionne Warwick
Blue Note Hawai`i 2335 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI, United StatesThursday - Sunday, May 2 - 5: Dionne Warwick. Dionne Warwick will be performing at Blue Note Hawai`i with 2 shows nightly at 8 p.m. Warwick ranks second only to Aretha Franklin as the most charted female vocalist in history, with classic recordings like “Walk On By,” “Say a Little Prayer,” and “I'll Never Fall […]