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Island of Hawaii Events Calendar
Events on the Island of Hawaii
Hilo Hula Tuesday At The Bandstand
Every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 12 noon our well-known local entertainers provide a program of Hawaiian music and hula at this FREE event in Historic Downtown Hilo at the bandstand across from the Hilo Farmers Market. The entertainers will vary from week to week. They will "talk story" and share the [...]
- Contact Name: Dinnie Kysar
- Contact Organization: Destination Hilo
Loliana: A Native Hawaiian Exhibit
The concept is to exhibit artists who are native born and have been raised with cultural and spiritual values that empower their work today. Contemporary thought and visual imagery are encouraged to inquire about the changes that have impacted native Hawaiians and native culture, to also seek [...]
- Contact Name: Monique Ortiz
- Contact Organization: East Hawai'i Cultural Center
Kau Coffee Festival (10th Annual)
The 10th annual Kau Coffee Festival celebrates its award-winning brew with a host of events on various dates from April 21-May 6. Fun culminates May 5-6 at the Pahala Community Center with a java-jumpin' hoolaulea'a on Saturday and the Kau Coffee College educational series on Sunday. Supported [...]
- Contact Name: Chris Manfredi
- Contact Organization: Kau Coffee Festival
Hula Arts At Kilauea: Aloha Friday Program
The lei is a Hawaiian flower garland that is worn for many different special occasions. The lei also represents and symbolizes a variety of celebrations from friendship, love, welcoming, departures and everything in between. Come join agriculture farmer Kaipo AhChong on the front porch of [...]
- Contact Name: Anisha Clay
- Contact Organization: Volcano Art Center
Big Island Chocolate Festival
With the theme, "Chocolate Around the World," the seventh annual Big Island Chocolate Festival is April 27-28 with events headquartered from the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. Admission is $85, also available are overnight room packages and I LOVE Chocolate! Passes. [...]
- Contact Name: Farsheed Bonakdar
- Contact Organization: Kona Cacao Association
Big Island Chocolate Festival
With the theme, "Chocolate Around the World," the seventh annual Big Island Chocolate Festival is April 27-28 with events headquartered from the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. Admission is $85, also available are overnight room packages and I LOVE Chocolate! Passes. [...]
- Contact Name: Farsheed Bonakdar
- Contact Organization: Kona Cacao Association
Hawaiian Sunset Saturday - April
On the last Saturday of every month, everyone's invited to gather and celebrate Kona's spectacular sunset with live Hawaiian music and beautiful hula performed by the dancers of Halau Kaeaikahelelani, under the direction of kumu hula Yuki Kaea Lyons and Lily Kahelelani Lyons Dudoit.
[...]- Contact Organization: Historic Kailua Village
Hilo Lei Day Festival
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii, and the Hilo Lei Day Festival returns to Kalakaua Park this year. The celebration, always on 1 May, will be on Tuesday in 2018. It is free and open to the public. Opening ceremonies are at 9:00 am, when oli and hookupu will be made. The festival ends at 3:00 pm with a [...]
- Contact Name: Leilehua Yuen
- Contact Organization: Hilo Lei Day Festival
Hula Arts At Kilauea: May Day is Lei Day
In Hawaii, May Day is Lei Day, beloved island celebration, May Day honors the unique ways that Hawai`i's multi-cultural traditions have woven together to create a more interesting, tolerant and beautiful community. Meet our local Volcano musician Wes Awana as he shares how to play local [...]
- Contact Name: Anisha Clay
- Contact Organization: Volcano Art Center
Hula Arts At Kilauea: Hula Voices
Hula Voices presents an engaging, intimate “talk story” session with Hawaii Island’s hula practitioners who eat, sleep and live on the practice of hula and its associated arts. Embrace the opportunity to listen to Kumu Hula, long time Humana (student) and artisans whose live and breathe Hula. [...]
- Contact Name: Anisha Clay
- Contact Organization: Volcano Art Center
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