Saturday, September 9: 
Hawai`i Rice Fest.  At the Rice Fest, you will experience Hawai`i’s culinary diversity via food demonstrations, entertainment, and more. This festival celebrates the world’s melting pot for the otherwise ordinary grain. This daily staple is transformed and infused with new and fantastic flavors that tantalize the taste buds.  Enjoy live entertainment, celebrity & chef cooking competitions, a SPAM musubi eating contest and a Poke Bowl eating. An event filled with family fun, entertainment, food booths, educational activities, rice products, and much more. Auahi St., Honolulu, fronting Ward Center, Nordstrom Rack and TJ Maxx. 3 to 9 p.m. For information visit http://ricefest.com/.