Archive for "September, 2013"

Westin Princeville’s 4th Annual Jazz and Wine Festival

Kauai

Saturday, September 21: 
Westin Princeville’s 4th Annual Jazz and Wine Festival.  Hawai`i Jazz artists, 15+ wines, 10 restaurants, silent auction to benefit the Kaua`i lifeguards association all under the stars on the Hanalei lawn of the Westin Princeville, 3838 Wyllie Rd., Princeville. 5:30 to 9 p.m.  $90.  For tickets and information call (808) 827-8719.

Hilo Jaycees Hawai`i County Fair

Big Island

Thursday – Sunday, September 19 – 22: 
Hilo Jaycees Hawai`i County Fair.  Jump on the carnival rides, play games, enjoy local-style food and entertainment, browse the vendor booths and more. Open 5:30 p.m. to midnight Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.  Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Fairgrounds, 323 Manono St in Hilo.  For information call (808) 935-5022.

Kokua Kailua Hulihe`e Palace Concert Series & Village Stroll

Big Island

Sunday, September 15: 
Kokua Kailua Hulihe`e Palace Concert Series & Village Stroll.  One Sunday each month from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Ali`i Drive along scenic Kailua Bay in Kailua-Kona becomes a festive pedestrian-only walkway. 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 www.kvbid.org.

`Ulu Festival

Kauai

Sunday, September 15:
`Ulu Festival.  The Breadfruit Festival is a program of Ho`oulu ka `Ulu-Revitalizing Breadfruit, a project to revitalize `ulu as an attractive, delicious, nutritious, abundant, affordable, and culturally appropriate food. Southshore Visitors Center, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo.  For information and driving directions call (808) 332-7324 or visit www.breadfruit.org.

Hawai`i Pops Premiere Season Opener

Oahu

Saturday, September 14: 
Hawai`i Pops Premiere Season Opener:  Dinner, Dance & Concert.  The Orchestra Series offers theatre-style seating, seating at tables of 10, and seating at cocktail tables of six. Tickets are available for purchase at www.hawaiipops.com or Honolulu Box Office at http://honoluluboxoffice.tix.com/ or by phone at (808) 550-8457. Hawai`i Convention Center Ballroom, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu.  8 p.m.  For information call (808) 523-7677 or visit www.hawaiipops.com.

Play Along with `Ukulele Mele

Maui

Saturday, September 14: 
Play Along with `Ukulele Mele.  `Ukulele players of all abilities are invited to bring their `ukulele to workshops led by “master of multiple genres and strumming styles” Mele Fong at Bailey House Museum in Wailuku. $10.00, includes admission to the museum.10 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Bailey House Museum, 2375 Main St., Wailuku.  For information call (808) 244-3326 or visit www.mauimuseum.org.

Hula Arts at Kilauea

Big Island

Saturday, September 14: 
Hula Arts at Kilauea.  This VAC program features Halau Na Pua O Uluhaimalama under the direction of kumu hula Emery Aceret.  This inspired outdoor presentation takes place rain or shine at the hula platform located near VAC Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The audience is encouraged to bring sitting mat and sun/rain gear. On the same day, there is a hands-on cultural demonstration from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at VAC Gallery porch. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Wiliwili Festival 2013

Big Island

Saturday, September 14: 
Wiliwili Festival 2013.  The Wiliwili Festival will be a fun, free educational event for all ages.  Forest tours, workshops, and kid’s activities.  Held at Quarry Road, Kamuela.  10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Forest tours will be given at 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Limited to 20 people per tour. To sign up early, contact Jen Lawson (808) 339-2142.

`O Ke Kai Series at Outrigger Reef on the Beach

Oahu

Saturday, September 14: 
`O Ke Kai Series at Outrigger Reef on the Beach.  Outrigger Reef on the Beach invites the public to its ongoing `O Ke Kai Series, “Navigating the Way.” The `O Ke Kai Series supports the continuing efforts of the friends of Hokulea and Hawaiiloa to ensure the traditional Hawaiian canoe building and restoration skills are passed on to future generations. Outrigger Reef on the Beach, 2169 Kalia Rd., Honolulu.  9 a.m. to Noon. Free.  For information call (808) 923-3111.

Hawaiian Moonlight

Maui

Saturday, September 14: 
Hawaiian Moonlight.  George Kahumuku Jr. and friends volunteer their talent, and organize stage performances of Hawaiian music as their way of “giving back” to the Bailey House Museum. Bring your blanket or a low back beach chair and enjoy the evening listening to music under the moon and stars. Limited seating is available for kupuna on a first-come first-seated basis.  Bailey House Museum, 2375 Main St., Wailuku. 7 to 10 p.m.  For information call (808) 244-3326 or visit www.mauimuseum.org.