Archive for "November, 2019"

Kokua Kailua In Historic Kailua Village

Big Island

November 17, 2019 – December 15, 2019:
Kokua Kailua In Historic Kailua Village. One Sunday each month from 1pm to 6pm, oceanfront Alii Drive along scenic Kailua Bay in Historic Kailua Village becomes a festive pedestrian-only walkway and marketplace. Enjoy free music, artists, and friendly merchants for great shopping and delicious dining. At 4pm, there is free Hawaiian entertainment on the lawn at Hulihee Palace honoring Hawaiian royalty. Bring your own mat or chair and they will be checked for free while you stroll Alii Drive. SHOP, DINE, BUY LOCAL! historickailuavillage.com/kokua-kailua

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele – Gift of the Ancestors

Kauai

November 17, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele – Gift of the Ancestors. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The Hanalei community center is easy to find. In Hanalei, a block past the shopping center, turn towards the mountains at Malolo Rd. A small Hanalei Community Center sign is on the edge of Waioli Park soccer fields. Go 20 yards, turn left into the gravel parking area. The concert is in the brown building – Pohai Aloha (Circle of Aloha). 
Tickets and information at WWW.MCMASTERSLACKKEY.COM/LIVESHOWS.HTML or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: This facility is accessible to all ages and abilities and is family friendly with nice grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Endangered birds such as the Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian duck, Kolea (golden plover), and nene (Hawaiian goose), Pueo (Hawaiian owl) make their homes here.

Hae Hawaii: Film & Discussion

Maui

November 17, 2019:
Hae Hawaii: Film & Discussion. McCoy Studio Theater; 3:00 pm In an historical drama set during the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and days leading up to annexation, a young thief is recruited to protect the unifying symbol of the kingdom: the Hawaiian flag. A post-filwaii: Film & Discusm discussion with film director Ty Sanga will address the significance of Hae Hawaii: what it meant during the time of the overthrow, and what it means today. Tickets: $12, 10% discount for MACC Members (plus applicable fees). www.mauiarts.org

Chinese Heritage Festival

Maui

November 16, 2019:
Chinese Heritage Festival. “A Taste of China” entices festival visitors by sharing Chinese culture through food. The Food Booths offer a variety of taste treats and distinctive cultural dishes available for purchase. There will be a powerpoint presentation in the historic Cookhouse about food, along with an informative display and demo of Chinese herbs. Live Chinese music entertains the attendees, with hands on cultural activities available to engage the keiki (children), as well as adults. A lei ceremony will be conducted in the Museum lawn at 4:30 pm at the statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, to honor his legacy. Dr. Sun, who spent time on Maui visiting his brother, a resident of Kula, is remembered as a great leader of modern China.

Da Kine Wine

Big Island

November 16, 2019:
Da Kine Wine. ‘Da Kine Wine’, a benefit fundraiser for The Society for Kona’s Education & Art, will be held at SKEA on Saturday, November 16th from 5:00-8:00PM. Come and Enjoy an evening of Great food and wine, Live music and dancing with Future Tides, and Live & Silent Auctions. Tickets are $65 or $60 if purchased by 11/11, and are available at Kona Stories in Keauhou, Patels Station in Honaunau, or the SKEA office @ (808) 328-9392, or email skea@hawaii.rr.com. The Society for Kona’s Education & Art is located at 84-5191 Mamalahoa Highway, between the 105 and 106 mile markers in Honauanu. skea.org

Korean Cinderella

Big Island

November 15, 2019:
Korean Cinderella. Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s A Korean Cinderella mixes modern K-pop with traditional Korean drumming, dance and costumes, and will return to Kahilu Theatre on Friday, November 15, 2019 at 7 pm. Written by Alvin Chan, A Korean Cinderella is a musical play that takes Korea’s traditional version of the classic Cinderella tale, “Konji and Patji,” and transforms it into a modern tale through a mixture of culturally specific theatre techniques and modern aesthetics popular in the host culture. “We’ve interwoven the colorful, flashy world of K-pop with traditional Korean costumes, musical instruments and dance. Audiences are in for a wild ride,” says Eric Johnson, the play’s director. http://kahilutheatre.org/Home

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert – Sweet Hawaii Dreams

Kauai

November 15, 2019:
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and Ukulele Concert – Sweet Hawaii Dreams. Award winning traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories telling its history. Gift Drawing. Family Friendly. Tickets $25 ($20 Ages 13-19 & 50+; $10 Ages 6-12). Audience rating 20+ yrs is 99.3% “Excellent, Highlight of our trip!”.
This concert will ‘Tune your world to Aloha’! Award winning concert artists Doug & Sandy McMaster have 11 CDs to perpetuate the knowledge and experience of the endangered artform of traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele. Guided by the kupuna (elders), they have dedicated their lives to continuing the family tradition of slack key music.
The Hanalei community center is easy to find. In Hanalei, a block past the shopping center, turn towards the mountains at Malolo Rd. A small Hanalei Community Center sign is on the edge of Waioli Park soccer fields. Go 20 yards, turn left into the gravel parking area. The concert is in the brown building – Pohai Aloha (Circle of Aloha).
Tickets and information at WWW.MCMASTERSLACKKEY.COM/LIVESHOWS.HTML or call (808) 826-1469
Accessible and Family Friendly Facility: This facility is accessible to all ages and abilities and is family friendly with nice grassy area and lanai for parents to take restless children during the concert and intermission. Endangered birds such as the Hawaiian stilt, Hawaiian coot, Hawaiian duck, Kolea (golden plover), and nene (Hawaiian goose), Pueo (Hawaiian owl) make their homes here.

Rosy Simas Danse – WEAVE

Maui

November 14, 2019:
Rosy Simas Danse – WEAVE. Castle Theater, 7:30 p.m. Native American choreographer Rosy Simas (Seneca) breathes life into “Weave,” a dance project drawn from the interwoven and interdependent nature of our world. Like its namesake, “Weave” traces the vibrant threads of individual and embodied stories, uniting in an interdisciplinary performance woven of story, dance, moving image, and quadraphonic sound. Learn more at the WEAVE website CLICK to watch a video interview on the project. There will also be a dance workshop associated with this performance. Watch for more details! Tickets: $20, $35, $45; ½ price kids 12 + under; 10% discount for MACC members (plus applicable fees) On sale to MACC Members: Saturday, September 7 On sale to Public: Tuesday, September 10. www.mauiarts.org

Market at The Shops

Maui

November 13, 2019:
Market at The Shops. The Markets at the Shops are every second and fourth Wednesday, from 4:00 p.m – 6:00 p.m. What could be more enticing than fresh pineapples, specialty foods and Local Maui made artisan goods? Market at The Shops is a fun grocery shopping venue that offers farm-fresh and sustainable grown produce from local growers, producers and artisans. You’ll get the freshest ingredients and the chance to learn about the food and products directly from the vendors.

Wahiawa Lion’s Club 73rd Annual Veterans Day Parade Lions club

Oahu

November 11, 2019:
Wahiawa Lion’s Club 73rd Annual Veterans Day Parade Lions club. This year’s theme is “Honoring Our Real Super Heroes.” The parade will commence at Kaala Elementary School at 10:00 a.m., with participants walking through and disbursing on North Cane Street. Ceremony will follow at the Wahiawa Town Center. The parade will end at the Wahiawa Town Center, where we will have a brief program and hear a message from our 25th Infantry Division leader. So don’t go to the park after the parade, and join us at the WAHIAWA TOWN CENTER to honor our veterans!