53rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival

Kanaka`ole Stadium 1500 Kalanianaole Ave, Hilo, HI, United States

March 27 – April 3:  53rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.  A week-long festival of cultural events including Hawai`i's most prestigious hula competition at Edith Kanaka`ole Stadium. Enjoy a Ho`olaule`a at the auditorium behind the Stadium on Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with music, food and fun. A craft fair begins Wednesday, with incredible fresh […]

Hawaiian Music Series

Baldwin Home Museum 120 Dickenson Street, Lahaina, HI, United States

Thursday, March 31:  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 […]

Free

53rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival

Hilo-town Hilo, HI, United States

Friday & Saturday, April 1 & 2:  53rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.  Final days of the week-long festival of cultural events including Hawai`i's most prestigious hula competition at Edith Kanaka`ole Stadium.  Friday & Saturday are the group Kahiko (ancient) and 'Auana (modern) hula competitions. A parade winds through Hilo-town on Saturday morning. For more information […]

Emily T. Gail Talks Story

The “Emily T. Gail Talks Story” show is found on espnhawaii.com on line, all the time and via Facebook/emilytgailtalkstory and a free iTunes podcast. Emily "talks story​"​ with recreational, high school and professional athletes, along with coaches, parents, organizers and members of print and broadcast media. She talks about all sports, at all levels and […]

One Flea Spare

Earle Ernst Lab Theatre 2500 Campus Rd., Honolulu, HI, United States

Friday – Sunday, April 1 – 3:  One Flea Spare.  Set in plague-ravaged 17th century London, a wealthy couple is preparing to flee their home when a mysterious sailor and a young girl try to sneak into their boarded up house.  Now, quarantined together for 28 days, the only thing these strangers fear more than […]

$8 – $18

Slack Key Guitar Concerts

Hanalei Family Community Center 5-5299 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei, HI, United States

Friday Evenings: Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. April 1 – Legends of Slack Key; April 8 – Whales Homecoming; April 15 – Hawai`i’s Sunset Music; April 22 – Spirit of Slack Key; April 29 – Hawai`i’s Cowboy Music.  Free gift drawing.  Tickets: $20 ($15 keiki/seniors).  Slack key guitar […]

$15 – $20

The Kona Coffee Living History Farm

Kona Coffee Living History Farm 82-6199 Mamalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, HI, United States

Every Monday – Friday:  The Kona Coffee Living History Farm.  Visit the only living history coffee farm in the nation. Stroll through this award-winning, historic farm that tells the story of Kona’s coffee pioneers during the early 20th-century. A self-guided experience, you're free to walk among the coffee trees, crack macadamia nuts to taste, meet […]

Ha`aheo `O Hawai`i Exhibit

Kauai Museum 4428 Rice St, Lihue, HI, United States

Daily:  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 who named it Ha`aheo `O Hawai`i (Pride of Hawai`i), but was wrecked in 1824. It cost about $50,000 to build, and about the same amount for luxury furnishings. Marvel at […]

$2 – $10

Aloha Fridays at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park

Volcano Art Center Gallery Porch Crater Rim Dr, Volcano, HI, United States

Every Friday: Aloha Fridays at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.  A free hands-on demonstration lesson is given in a cultural craft that varies each week. Volcano Art Center Gallery porch in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Free

Spring Fantasy Orchid Show

United Church of Christ 4481 Kona Rd, Hanapepe, HI, United States

Friday & Saturday, April 1 & 2:  Spring Fantasy Orchid Show.  Bring your cameras to the free orchid show and shop for orchid-themed crafts and orchid plants, see a demonstration on potting and repotting orchids, and enjoy food and beverages available for purchase from 11:00 a.m. on Friday, prior to the opening of the show […]