September 20, 2019: West Hawaii County Band in Concert. The West Hawaii County Band, a 20 member wind ensemble, presents a free hour of band music at Hale Halawai Park on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. The music will be selected from the band's library featuring jazz tunes, classic band music, marches, music from the movies and Hawaiian traditional tunes. Free Friday Concerts are presented on the 3rd Friday of every month starting at 6:30pm. The band is comprise of 20+…

September 21, 2019: Hula Arts At Kilauea: Hula Kahiko. VAC's Hula Kahiko series continues, Saturday 10:30-11:00 AM. The performance takes place on the kahua hula (hula platform) located near the Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The performance will take place in a one-of-a-kind outdoor setting at the kahua hula (hula platform) in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Audience members are encouraged to bring sun/rain gear and sitting mats. This presentation is free and open to the…

September 21, 2019: Hula Arts At Kilauea: Na Mea Hula Demonstrations. Held in conjunction with monthly Na Mea hula kahiko performances, join our Native Hawaiian cultural specialist Moses Crabbe on the lanai of the Volcano Art Gallery as they share with you "Na Mea Hula" (all things hula). Come and learn a hula, use various hula implements and try your hand at lei making. Experience the different aspects that play an integral role in the life of the hula dancer.…

September 21, 2019 - September 22, 2019: Kealii Reichel has been at the forefront in the revival and perpetuation of Hawaiian culture. He is a world-class performer, best-selling recording artist, multiple award-winning kumu hula, prolific composer, renowned chanter, choreographer,  dancer, crafter, scholar and teacher. Kealii has cemented his place in the Hawaiian music industry, and in 2011 he was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame for his achievements in all facets of Hawaiian music, chant and hula and has received…

September 28, 2019: Hawaiian Sunset Saturdays. On the last Saturday of every month, everyone's invited to gather and celebrate Kona's spectacular sunset with live Hawaiian music and beautiful hula performed by the dancers of Halau Kaeaikahelelani, under the direction of kumu hula Yuki Kaea Lyons and Lily Kahelelani Lyons Dudoit. Bring lawn chair or beach mats and enjoy the evening as the sun begins its journey over the horizon. As Hawaiian Sunset Saturday comes to a close, attendees can extend…

October 02, 2019: Mark Nizer 4D Mark Nizer 4D. Kahilu Theatre Presents Mark Nizer 4D…a new dimension in entertainment – the only live 3D show in the world! International juggling champion Mark Nizer, one of the world's foremost practitioners of the unique form of entertainment, will take over the stage at the Kahilu Theatre on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 7 PM to present a daring performance guaranteed to astound! His act is always fresh and wild. Mark Nizer makes…

October 03, 2019: Lorenzo's Army. Kahilu Theatre is opening up a dance floor in the extended Main Stage/Mike Luce Studio (MLS) as part of the “Dance Night at Kahilu” series, featuring live music with local jam band Lorenzo’s Army Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 7pm. Lorenzo’s Army has been playing music on the Big Island for 20 years at well-known local hotspots, music clubs, and private events. The band specializes in “good time music for the masses” covering everything from…

October 11, 2019: Christian Sands Trio Christian Sands—Jazz Pianist. Christian Sands is currently one of the most in-demand pianists working in jazz. He will perform at the Kahilu Theatre on Friday, October 11, 2019 at 7 pm. Accompanying him on stage will be bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Jerome Jennings. In the last few years Sands has toured around the world as a bandleader and recently appeared as a sideman on records by Christian McBride and Gregory Porter. His skills…