Thursday, December 5: 
Hui Noeau’s First Night.  Enjoy festive drinks and pupus, spirited music, and door prizes.  Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave., Makawao.  5 to 8 p.m.  Fee $30 per person.  For information call (808) 572-6560 or visit www.huinoeau.com.

Thursday, December 5:
Kaimuki Christmas Parade.  Parade starts at 6 p.m. Young and old will congregate along Waialae Avenue, starting at Chaminade University and traveling up to Koko Head Avenue, with Santa Claus as the finale. The parade culminates with the lighting of the Kaimuki Christmas Tree near the Fire Station.  Kaimuki Town, Waialae Ave., Honolulu. For information call (808) 739-5272 or email kbpa.hawaii@gmail.com.

Thursday, December 5: 
Pacific Aviation Museum’s 7^th Anniversary Dinner Gala: “Some Enchanted Evening”.  This year, the annual fundraiser for Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor takes you back to 1950s Bali Hai with Polynesian decorations, cuisine, and entertainment. Dan Cooke emcees. Cocktails, dinner, entertainment, and silent auction to help support the Museum’s Education and Restoration programs. Pacific Aviation Museum, Historic Ford Island, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu.  5:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information, to sponsor tables, and for tickets call (808) 441-1006.

Thursday, December 5: 
Isreali Folk Dancing Maui – Annual Community Chanukah Party.  A festive elaborate traditional Chanukah pot luck dinner with live piano Jewish music, Chanukah candle lighting, and Israeli folk dancing.  The public is welcome, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Maui Lu, Kihei.