April 24 – May 3:
Ka`u Coffee Festival. Celebrating Ka`u’s famous brew with multiple events at different venues over 10 days. The fun kicks off with the Pa`ina Open House at Pahala Plantation House and continues with the Triple C Recipe Contest and Miss Ka`u Coffee Pageant at Ka`u Coffee Mill, Ka`u Mountain Water Systems Hike in Wood Valley, Coffee & Cattle Day at Aikane Plantation and Ka`u Star Gazing. Festival culminates with the all-day Ho`olaulea May 2nd and Coffee College May 3rd at Pahala Community Center, 96-3208 Maile St., Pahala. Ho`olaulea offers Hawaiian entertainment; craft, coffee and food booths; Kau Coffee Experience with guided coffee tastings and farm tours. For more information and venues call (808) 929-9550 or visit www.KauCoffeeFest.com.

Every Friday:
Candlelit Tours at the Baldwin Home Museum. Step back in time and visit the Baldwin Home Museum with a tour by candle light. Tours include free light refreshments on the lanai. Dusk – 8:30 p.m. Located on the corner of Front and Dickenson Street in the heart of historic Lahaina. Admission: $7 per person/$5 Senior Citizens (65+), Military and Kama`aina/children 12 & under free. For information visit www.lahainarestoration.org.

Friday Evenings:
Slack Key Guitar Concerts. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and `ukulele concerts. May 1 – Ahupua`a – Mountain to Sea; May 8 – Dreams Come True; May 15 – Tour of the Islands; May 22 – Hanalei Slack Key; May 29 – Legends of Slack Key. Free gift drawing. Tickets: $20 ($15 keiki/seniors). Slack key guitar and `ukulele in the real old style.  All traditional music with songs and stories of the islands, telling the history of this Hawaiian musical art form. Voted 2014 Best Live Show in Hawai`i by Hawai`i Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards. A portion of the proceeds supports the Hale Halawai Ohana `O Hanalei. Hanalei Family Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei. 4 to 6 p.m. For information and reservations call (808) 826-1469 or visit www.McMasterSlackKey.com.

Friday, May 1:
Lei Day Heritage Festival. A free community event featuring a lei contest, craft demonstrations, special presentations by Kimo Keaulana. Walter & Luana Kawaiaea, Moana Beamer and Tom Fairbanks. Bailey House Museum, 2375-A Main St., Wailuku. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information (808) 244-3326 or visit www.mauimuseum.org.

Friday, May 1:
May Day is Lei Day at the Kaua`i Museum. The Kaua`i Museum brings together flower lovers, lei makers and Hawaiian cultural enthusiasts. There will be a lei contest, demonstrations on lei making, a silent auction, local food and crafts for sale, and finishing up the festivities with a concert featuring local musician Paula Fuga at 5 p.m. Kaua`i Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue. 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. For directions and information call (808) 245-6931 or visit www.kauaimuseum.org.

Daily:
Na Keiki `O Ka Aina (The Children of the Land). Classes in Hawaiian and Polynesian Arts and Culture for Keiki & Adults.  Most Keiki classes are free, adult classes request a donation to the non-profit organization. Located under the Whale Clock Tower in Kaua`i Village Shopping Center.  For more information and class schedules call (808) 821-1234 or visit www.TheChildrenoftheLand.com.

Friday, May 1:
Na Lei Hiwahiwa `Ewalu – A May Day Celebration Concert. Kaua`i Beach Resort, 431 Kaua`i Beach Dr., Lihue, 6 to 9 p.m. Ticket cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door for adults; children 6 – 17, $5. For tickets and information call (808) 651-1868.