Archive for "April 5th, 2014"

Musical Legends in the Garden

Kauai

Wednesday, April 5: 
Musical Legends in the Garden.  A full afternoon of Hawaiian Music at its very best! Headliners Ledward Kaapana, Dennis Kamakahi, and Mike Kaawa as The Hawaiian Legends. Special performance on the dobro by Grammy winner Jerry Douglas. Featuring Nathan Aweau, Jeff Peterson, and Benny Chong Trio, and the Hanalei Bay Trio of Ken Emerson, Pancho Graham, and Kirby Keough. Also performing: the children’s choir of Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha.  National Tropical Botanical Garden, Poipu. 1-5 p.m. For tickets and information call (808) 742-2433 or visit www.ntbg.org.

2014 Green Fair

Oahu

Saturday, April 5: 
2014 Green Fair.  Go green at the Mililani Town Association Green Fair.  Event features Hawai`i Farm Bureau Farmers’ Market, local artists and hand crafters, eco-business resources to help home and business owners reduce their carbon footprint & safe money, eco-demonstrations and seminars, Keiki Zone with bouncers, make and take activity, plus a keiki art competition, food and entertainment.  Free.  Free parking.  9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Mililani Rec. 7, 95-1333 Lehiwa Dr., Mililani.  For information call (808) 440-2624 and visit www.mililanitown.org.

Hawaiian Scottish Festival & Highland Games

Oahu

Saturday & Sunday, April 5 & 6: 
Hawaiian Scottish Festival & Highland Games.  The Festival will feature live Celtic music and dancing; a highland dance competition with dancers from Scotland, Canada and the U.S. mainland; athletic competitions of strength and skill with athletes from Hawai`i and the U.S. mainland, the sale of Celtic-themed food, drinks and wares; a clan and genealogy tent; a children’s tent with activities geared for the younger set, displays of medieval hand-to-hand combat, and much more.  Ala Moana Beach Park, McCoy Pavilion, 1360 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.  For information call (808) 732-6861 or visit www.scotshawaii.org.

Hangar Talk & Book Signing with Pan Am’s Captain Don Cooper, Betsey Pease Tryon and Ed Dover, author of The Long Way Home

Oahu

Saturday, April 5: 
Hangar Talk & Book Signing with Pan Am’s Captain Don Cooper, Betsey Pease Tryon and Ed Dover, author of The Long Way Home. Travel back to an era of adventure and glamour, as presenters share the memories of Pan American Airlines. The Long Way Home tells the story of Pan American Airways Captain Robert Ford’s record-breaking, unplanned flight around the world following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The book is available for purchase at the Museum Store. Panel Discussion at 2 p.m.; book signing at 3 p.m. Free with Museum admission and free to Museum Members.   Pacific Aviation Museum, 319 Lexington Blvd., Historic Ford Island, Pearl Harbor. For tickets and information call (808) 441-1000 or visit www.pacificaviationmuseum.org.