HAWAII
CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2008

Ask our Hawaii Specialist about these interesting activities, events, and exhibits!

Big Island    Kauai     Lanai     Maui    

The Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau have created a program to heighten awareness of Hawaii's arts and cultural offerings called the "Hawaii Arts Season." 

While traditional Hawaiian arts and culture play a key role in the season, the festival also includes events celebrating other parts of the Pacific, including the Polynesian Cultural Center's annual fireknife competition, as well as a one-time exhibit of traditional artifacts gathered throughout the Pacific more than 230 years ago, as Western contact was just beginning.

Events under the Arts Season umbrella include symphony, ballet and opera performances, as well as presentations of hula and Hawaiian music. Ongoing events include museum and gallery exhibits, regularly scheduled activities offered by hotels and "art nights" in such venues as Honolulu; Hanapepe, Kauai and Lahaina, Maui. The Kauai Museum is among the venues that features a regular menu of classes and activities.

The Aloha Festivals, today an autumn tradition spanning the better part of September and October, was created to help encourage visitors interested in Hawaii's culture to visit. This celebration, which many remember as Aloha Week, outgrew it's seven-day limit as it expanded to encompass hundreds of events from concerts and block parties to hula performances and floral parades. This expansion hints at the hunger for traditional and modern cultural events and experiences among both residents and visitors.

With its excellent weather year-round and its heritage of fitness and athleticism - think surfing, paddling and gamefishing, for starters - Hawaii is home to a bevy of athletic pursuits.

You may be able to catch a big-wave surfing competition, a rodeo, a gamefishing contest or a professional football game or golf tournament. There also are a number of marathons and other participatory events.

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Kauai

ONGOING - Enjoy Hawaiian slack-key guitar performances. Fridays 6 to 9 p.m. Hanapepe Cafe. Hanapepe. (808) 335-5011. www.dancingcat.com/slack-tour.shtml

ONGOING: Slack-Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert. Hanalei Community Center. Friday and Sunday afternoons. Hanalei. $8-$10. (808) 836-1469.

ONGOING - The E Kanikapila Kakou Hawaiian music series - Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. Features Brother Noland, Keith Haugen and more. Donation requested. Island School. Lihue. (808) 245-2733. www.gardenislandarts.org/ekk.html

ONGOING: Quilters Trunkshow. West Kauai Visitor Center. Waimea. Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. Free. (808) 338-1851.

ONGOING: Demonstrations of Lauhala-weaving. Every Monday and Wednesday. Kauai Museum. Lihue. 1 p.m. (808) 245-6931.

ONGOING: Kauai Historical Society's Kapaa History Tour. A 90-minute guided walking tour. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. (808) 245-3373.

ONGOING: Hawaiian Quilting Demonstrations. Every Monday, Wednesday & Thursday. Kauai Museum. Lihue. 9 a.m. to noon. (808)245-6931.

ONGOING: Historic Waimea Walking Tour. West Kauai Technology & Visitors Center. Waimea. 9:30 a.m. Free (808) 338-1332.

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Big Island

ONGOING - Auntie Nona Beamer Teaches Hawaiian Language, Mele, Chant, Ukulele, Lei Making. Honomu Gym. Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (808) 935-1722. www.kamuela.com

ONGOING - (daily) - Kona Historical Society's Guided Tours of Historic Kailua Village and  Kona Coffee Living Histtory Farm - Kona. (808) 323-3222, www.konahistorical.org

ONGOING - (except Sundays) - Joe Coffee Farm Tour - 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Kealakekua. (808) 322-2100, www.konajoe.com  Sundays, 3 p.m. $10-$12. Waimea. (808) 967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org

ONGOING - (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) - Old Waimea Sugar Plantation 90 Minute Walking tour - By appointment only.  $10 Waimea. (808) 337-1005

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Maui

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Lanai

ONGOING -  TEA TIME WITH ORAL HISTORY ABOUT LANAI - Daily at the Lodge at Koele. Nani Watanabe, Culture Resource Manager (808) 565-3000. 

ONGOING: HEART OF LANAI ART GALLERY - Original artworks and prints by HawaIi artists are featured in the gallery, along with handcrafted jewelry and wooden calabashes turned by island artisan Cyrus Keanini. The gallery will pack and ship your purchases anywhere in the world. "Lanai Kine Tea & Cookies," Tuesday through Saturday, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Gallery has an "open door" policy and welcomes guests if you call her in advance to let her know when you're coming, prior to showing up at the gallery, which is also her home. Bright yellow house behind Hotel Lana`i at 758 Queen Street. Contact Denise Hennig at (808) 565-6678.

ONGOING: Nature Conservancy of Hawaii Hike. The Nature Conservancy's literature states: With the addition of beautifully designed and informative trail signs, you can take a self guided tour through Kanepuu Preserve between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (hunting may be occurring at other times). The short trail, which takes about 10-15 minutes to walk, is easily accessible off the main road out to Keahikawelo (Garden of the Gods). The trail is designed to increase the awareness and appreciation of the dry forest of Kanepuu, one of the last remaining examples of the type of forest that once covered the dry lowlands of all the main Hawaiian Islands. Depending on available resources, it may be possible for parties of five or more to arrange for a guided hike. Kanepuu Preserve. (808) 537-4508.  

ONGOING - LANAI PINE SPORTING CLAYS - The range now has a new Air Rifle Gallery. Please call for more details. Dennis Rapp, Lanai Pine Sporting Clays. (808) 559-4600. 

ONGOING: ART SHOW - MIKE CARROLL ART GALLERY - 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesdays - Every Saturday, 8 a.m.-1: 30 p.m.; also by appointment. Mike Carroll. Manele Bay Hotel, lower lobby. 

ONGOING: HEALTH & WELLNESS ACTIVITIES: Community Aerobic Exercise Classes Monday, Wednesday, Saturday - Maui County Gym; Tuesday & Thursday - Lanai Community Center - 2 classes on Monday & Wednesdays, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.; 1 class on Tuesday & Thursday 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.; 1 class on Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Open to public Please bring an exercise mat or beach towel, weights or instructors will provide, and water. Lanai Recreational Center and Pool. Lanai Community Pool (Behind the Maui County Gym and Tennis Courts) Mon.,Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open to the Public. Jarrod Barfield, Lifeguard (808) 565-3939.

ONGOING - LANA`I VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM - Offers monthly events at either of the island`s world class resorts, the Lodge at Koele or the Manele Bay Hotel. Co-sponsored by Happy Tours and Castle & Cooke Resorts, L.L.C. Dates, times & location subject to change. (800) 321-4666, e-mail reservations@lanai-resorts.com or www.islandoflanai.com.

ONGOING -  TEA TIME WITH ORAL HISTORY ABOUT LANAI - Daily at the Lodge at Koele. Nani Watanabe, Culture Resource Manager (808) 565-3000. 

ONGOING: HEART OF LANAI ART GALLERY - Original artworks and prints by HawaIi artists are featured in the gallery, along with handcrafted jewelry and wooden calabashes turned by island artisan Cyrus Keanini. The gallery will pack and ship your purchases anywhere in the world. "Lanai Kine Tea & Cookies," Tuesday through Saturday, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Gallery has an "open door" policy and welcomes guests if you call her in advance to let her know when you're coming, prior to showing up at the gallery, which is also her home. Bright yellow house behind Hotel Lana`i at 758 Queen Street. Contact Denise Hennig at (808) 565-6678.

ONGOING: Nature Conservancy of Hawaii Hike. The Nature Conservancy's literature states: With the addition of beautifully designed and informative trail signs, you can take a self guided tour through Kanepuu Preserve between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (hunting may be occurring at other times). The short trail, which takes about 10-15 minutes to walk, is easily accessible off the main road out to Keahikawelo (Garden of the Gods). The trail is designed to increase the awareness and appreciation of the dry forest of Kanepuu, one of the last remaining examples of the type of forest that once covered the dry lowlands of all the main Hawaiian Islands. Depending on available resources, it may be possible for parties of five or more to arrange for a guided hike. Kanepuu Preserve. (808) 537-4508.  

ONGOING - LANAI PINE SPORTING CLAYS - The range now has a new Air Rifle Gallery. Please call for more details. Dennis Rapp, Lanai Pine Sporting Clays. (808) 559-4600. 

ONGOING: ART SHOW - MIKE CARROLL ART GALLERY - 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesdays - Every Saturday, 8 a.m.-1: 30 p.m.; also by appointment. Mike Carroll. Manele Bay Hotel, lower lobby. 

ONGOING: HEALTH & WELLNESS ACTIVITIES: Community Aerobic Exercise Classes Monday, Wednesday, Saturday - Maui County Gym; Tuesday & Thursday - Lanai Community Center - 2 classes on Monday & Wednesdays, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.; 1 class on Tuesday & Thursday 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.; 1 class on Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Open to public Please bring an exercise mat or beach towel, weights or instructors will provide, and water. Lanai Recreational Center and Pool. Lanai Community Pool (Behind the Maui County Gym and Tennis Courts) Mon.,Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open to the Public. Jarrod Barfield, Lifeguard (808) 565-3939.

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