9th Annual Waimea Ocean Film Festival
January 1 – 9: 9th Annual Waimea Ocean Film Festival - Various Locations The festival brings an immersive visual experience to the island each January, offering guests heart-pounding adventure, giant surf, marine life, international expeditions and ocean action, all while garnering greater insight and understanding into the ocean environment and island culture. Breakfast Talks provide […]
Hilo Bay New Year’s Eve Fireworks Display
Hilo Bayfront 1273 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo, HI, United StatesTuesday, December 31: Hilo Bay New Year’s Eve Fireworks Display. When the clock strikes midnight, the best place to be in Hilo will be on the waters of Hilo Bay with unobstructed views of fireworks as the explode directly overhead.
Hatsumode 2019
Hawai`i Kotohira Jinsha-Hawai`i Dazaifu Tenmangu 1239 Olomea St., Honolulu, HI, United StatesWednesday, January 1: Hatsumode 2019. For the Japanese community, New Year’s 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 in Hawai`i and be blessed for the New Year, get your head bitten by a Japanese Shishi Lion for […]
Slack Key Guitar Concerts
Princeville Community Center 4334 Emmalani Dr., Princeville, HI, United StatesTuesday Evenings: Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. January 4 – Hawai`i’s Sunset Music; January 11 – Kaua`i Slack Key; January 18 – Sweet Hawai`i Dreams; January 25 – Hanalei Slack Key. Free gift drawing. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories […]
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 […]
Jazz Minds
Jazz Minds 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu, HI, United StatesEvery Monday through Saturday Night: Jazz Minds. A fun, eclectic café, featuring live Jazz music, cocktails and food, served in an ultra-comfy, hip setting. Different bands perform nightly. 1661 Kapiolani Blvd., near the Ala Moana Shopping Center. 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. nightly; closed Sundays. For information and entertainment schedule call (808) 945-0800 or visit […]
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 […]
Slack Key Guitar Concerts
All Saints Church 1065 Kuhio Highway, Kapa`a, HI, United StatesWednesday Evenings: Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. January 2 – `Ohana Slack Key; January 9 – Spirit of Slack Key; January 16 – Legends of Slack Key; January 23 – Your Island of Peach; January 30 – Honoring Raymond Kane. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and […]
Live Fire Show
Anaina Hou Community Park 5-2723 Kuhio Hwy., Kilauea, HI, United StatesEvery Wednesday: Live Fire Show. Enjoy the North Shore’s newest one-stop entertainment option – a weekly Polynesian ahi lele (fire dancing) show. Start your evening between 5 and 6:30 p.m. with a delicious dinner special from Skinny B’s Island Smokehouse BBQ and a tasty signature cocktail, or choose from a great selection of wines and beer from […]
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”. January 2 – George Kahumoku; January 9 – Mark Yamanaka; January 16 – Sonny Lim; January 23 – Kawika […]