Saturday, April 13: 
Laupahoehoe Music Festival. The 2019 Laupahoehoe Music Festival will feature performances by LCPCS Ensemble, Ukulele, Rap Bands, Kanaka Tree, Brown Boyz. Hoku Pa`a with Darlene Ahuna, Blended Rootz featuring Lopaka Rootz, and Priscilla Momah.  There will be many other fun things to do during the event. Free poi pounding, free lei making and a free bounce house. Carnival-style games, face painting, and a photo booth will be available for a small fee. Vendors with crafts, clothing, and jewelry will be on site. Presale tickets $15, ages 10 & under free.  Tickets at the gate are $20.  Laupahoehoe Point Beach Park, 36-1043 Laupahoehoe Point Rd., Laupahoehoe.  9:30 a.m. to pau (rain or shine). For tickets and information visit www.laupahoehoemusicfestival.org.

Saturday Evenings:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. August 5 – Gifts of the Ancestors; August 12 – For the Birds; August 19 – Poina `Ole – Never to be Forgotten; August 26 – Aloha Music of Hawai`i.  Free gift drawing.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history.  Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free.  Proceeds support Princeville at Hanalei Community Association and this program.  Princeville Community Center, 4334 Emmalani Dr., Princeville.  6 to 8 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Friday – Sunday, July 21 – 23:
Sesame Street Live “Elmo Makes Music!”  When the new music teacher’s instruments go missing, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, and more come to the rescue and discover instruments they never knew existed. Children learn that everyone can make and enjoy beautiful music together.  Tickets: $15, $22, $35, $50/Gold Circle, $75/Sunny Seats (plus applicable fees).  Note: Sunny Seats are not available for purchase online. Sunny Seat ticket holders receive access to a meet & greet with the cast one hour prior to show time.  Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater, One Cameron Way, Kahului. Show times are Friday 6:30 p.m., Saturday 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. & 5:30 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.  For tickets and information call (808) 242-7469 or visit http://www.mauiarts.org/.

Saturday, July 1: 
Annual Makawao Paniolo Parade.  Enjoy this colorful Hawaiian style small town Wild West parade in Makawao, along Makawao and Baldwin Avenues. Road closures for the parade generally begin at 8:30 a.m., so plan accordingly.  8:45 a.m. – Stick Horse Race (everyone is welcome to participate); 9 to 11 a.m. – Parade. There will be no parking in town. Arrive early to park at Eddie Tam Community Center or at the Oskie Rice Arena, in Olinda, which has free shuttle service from 7 to 9 a.m., and back from the parade starting at 11:30 a.m.  For information call (808) 283-2741.

Wednesday Evenings: 
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  May 3 – Sea Turtle Serenade; May 10 – Hawai`i’s Sunset Music; May 17 – Kaua`i Style Slack Key; May 24 – Island of Peace; May 31 – In the Real Old Style. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history.  Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free.   A portion of the proceeds support All Saints’ Pipe Organ Restoration Project.  Free gift drawing.  All Saints’ Sanctuary, 4-1065 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa`a.  6 to 8 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Sunday Afternoons:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts.  Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts.  April 2 – `Ohana Slack Key; April 9 – Spirit of Slack Key; April 16 – Sweet Hawai`i Dreams; April 23 – Hanalei Slack Key; April 30 – Honoring Raymond Kane.  Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar ad ukulele concerts featuring songs and stories telling its history.  Tickets $25 general admission, $20 Ages 13-19 & over 50, keiki under 5 free. Free gift drawing.  A portion of the proceeds supports the Hale Halawai `Ohana `O Hanalei.  Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei.  3 to 5 p.m.  For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit http://www.mcmasterslackkey.com/.

Saturday, March 25:
31^st Annual Magic Spectacular Benefit.  With award winning, world champion magician Shawn Farquhar as headliner. Tickets are $10/children and $15/adults. Available at Glow Salon in Kealakekua, Kona Stories bookstore in Keauhou Shopping Center, Patel’s Spirit Station in Honaunau, or by calling the Society for Kona’s Education & Art (SKEA) at (808) 328-9392. Tickets also available at apachawaii.org. Shows at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.  Aloha Theatre, 79-7384 Hawai`i Belt Rd., Kealakekua. For more information, email skea@hawaii.rr.com or visit www.skea.org.

Sunday, March 19: 
Kokua Kailua Hulihe`e Palace Concert Series & Village Stroll.  Ali`i Drive along scenic Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona becomes a festive pedestrian-only walkway from 1 to 6 p.m. Enjoy music, artists, merchants and restaurants. At 4 p.m., there is a free Hawaiian music concert on the lawn at Hulihe`e Palace. Bring your own mat or chair and they will be checked for free while you stroll Ali`i Drive, Kailua Village (Kona).  For information, visit http://kvbid.org/.

Every Monday:
Historic Waimea Walking Tour.  Take a 3 hour walk back through time in the place where Captain Cook first landed in Waimea.  Learn about the last King of Kaua`i, the missionaries, and other famous citizens of Waimea and the landmarks they left behind. West Kaua`i Technology & Visitor Center, 9565 Kaumuali`i Hwy., Waimea. 8:30 a.m. Reservations required no later than 3:30 p.m. Friday before that Monday to schedule a tour.  For reservations and information call (808) 338-1332 or visit http://www.westkauaivisitorcenter.org/.

Saturday, March 4: 
Pacific Aviation Museum’s Open Cockpit Day. Kids of all ages can climb into the cockpit of one of several historic aircraft and talk story with pilots. Flight suits and helmets provided. Visitors are encouraged to bring their cameras. Free with Museum admission and free to Museum Members.  Pacific Aviation Museum, Historic Ford Island, 319 Lexington Blvd., Honolulu.  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information and tickets call (808) 441-1000 or visit http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/.