December 21, 2019 - December 23, 2019: West Hawaii Dance Theatre Presents The Nutcracker Ballet. West Hawaii Dance Theatre lights up the holidays  by presenting  "The Nutcracker Ballet".  This delightful  holiday classic is performed at Kahilu Theatre  on Saturday, December  21, Sunday, December 22, and Monday, December 23, 2019. All performances will be at 2:00pm A Full Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Brian Dollinger with musicians of the West Hawaii Dance Theatre Orchestra will accompany the dancers.The visually stunning festive family-friendly production includes…

December 28, 2019: Wailea Village Mochi Pounding (22nd Annual). Akiko's over the years has become synonymous with MOCHI POUNDING. This will be our 22nd year. Started with 23 people, mostly neighbors, and now it has become a popular community and public event. This past year we had between 600-700 folks visit our wee village to participate in mochi pounding and other activities. Come and join the fun on Saturday, Dec. 28th, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. making traditional rice…

December 10, 2019 - December 31, 2019: Hilo Hula Tuesday at the Bandstand. Every Tuesday our non-profit organization, Destination Hilo, presents a one-hour free performance featuring our talented local musicians and hula halau at the bandstand. In addition, a cultural practitioner teaches the art of lei-making. Conveniently located at the Bandstand across from the Hilo Farmers Market, this event provides a warm Hawaiian welcome to visitors. Always a lively performance, you may have the opportunity to learn a little hula…

January 14, 2020: Camerata RCO is a unique ensemble comprised of members of Amsterdam's renown Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and will perform at the Kahilu Theatre Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 7 PM. Formed by members of the famed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO), these prestigious colleagues founded Camerata RCO to perform chamber music in multiple formations from duets to small chamber orchestra. This independent group has a strong desire to explore smaller more intimate pieces with a special focus on the…

January 17, 2020: Hawaiian Style Band. Kahilu Theatre is proud to announce the legendary Hawaiian Style Band with Wade Cambern and Brian Kessler, and Sistah Robi Kahakalau will perform at the Kahilu Theatre on Friday, January 17, 202 at 7 PM. In the early '90s, Hawaiian Style Band, led by Bryan Kessler and Wade Cambern, redefined contemporary Hawaiian music. They offered a fresh musical perspective on local culture with original compositions about living Hawaiian style-about island romance, talking story, 'ohana,…

January 13, 2020 - January 18, 2020: Mitsubishi Electric PGA Championship At Hualalai. The Mitsubishi Electric Championship offers fans the chance to see the best players on PGA TOUR Champions with a strong field of qualifiers, featuring official tournament champions from the 2018 and 2019 seasons, World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of PGA TOUR Champions majors since 2015 and eight additional invited players each with 15 or more career victories, including one major. Aloha Friday is a weekly occurrence on…

January 18, 2020: Author Reading - Liz Prato. Liz will read from her new book, Volcanoes, Palm Trees, & Privilege: Essays on Hawaii, in which Hawaiian history, pop culture, and contemporary affairs are woven with personal narrative in fifteen essays that examine how the touristic ideal of Hawaii came to be. The book is a highly readable hybrid of the in-depth exploration of narrative journalism combined with the through-line of memoir. The book is an excellent introduction to Hawaiian culture…

January 11, 2020 - January 24, 2020: Collective Synergy 2020 Art Exhibit - Made in Hawaii. "Collective Synergy 2020", an exhibition by South Kona Artists Collective - SOKO, will feature the diverse art of this group of local professional artists. The public is invited to join the artists for the opening reception on Saturday, January 11, 5-7 p.m. at Pictures Plus in Kona. Inspired by the natural beauty of Hawaii, SOKO artists will be showing a wide range of art, including painting,…