Check out rodeo Hawaiian-style at this weekend event featuring an amateur competition between cowboys, cowgirls, keiki and kupuna. Enjoy local entertainment, food and craft booths. Panaewa Equestrian Center (next to Panewa Zoo - off the Hilo Keaau Hwy) in Hilo, noon – 5 p.m. both days. Admission: Adults $6. Call (808) 937-1005 or e-mail: ncabral@daylum.com.
The Year of the Tiger roars into the historic downtown district in the form of the 8th Annual Hilo Chinese New Year Festival on Saturday February 13th. The Big Island Shaolin Arts Lion Dancer parade kicks things off at 8:30 a.m. beginning at the Mooheau Bus Station, proceeds along Kamehameha Avenue and up Waianuenue Avenue to Kalakaua Park blessing people and businesses along the way. Anyone who wishes to prosper in the New Year may offer bright red lai see envelopes with crisp dollar bills to the Lion Dancers, who will "devour" them and send wishes for prosperity directly to the heavens.
The free festival opens at 10 a.m. at Kalakaua Park with thousands of firecrackers and more exciting Big Island Shaolin Arts Lion Dance exhibitions in front of the East Hawaii Cultural Center.
This weeklong event honors the birthday and birthplace of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, one of Hawaii’s most beloved monarchs. Held in Poipu, the free events include Native Hawaiian cultural demonstrations and classes on lomi lomi massage. The festivities wind down on Sunday with the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa hosting the Prince Kuhio Celebration Luau. For more information, visit PrinceKuhio.Wetpaint.com.
The Honolulu Family Festival at Magic Island is coming early this year and is set for Spring 2010 featuring thrilling rides, live entertainment, games, food booths, and more. The four-day festival is scheduled for Thursday, March 25 to Sunday, March 28, 2010. Live entertainment includes specialty acts and various local artists and bands in the community tent. Entrance to the festival is free and everyone is welcomed. Scrip for food and rides are available for purchase. Money raised will go towards the refurbishment of Ala Moana Beach Park.
The week-long festivities begin with a Ho'olaulea (music festival) at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium on April 4, 2010 and continues all week with free noon-day entertainment at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel and Naniloa Volcanoes Resort. On Wednesday, there is a free exhibition night at the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium that begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday is the solo Miss Aloha Hula Competition, Friday and Saturday are the group Kahiko (Ancient) and 'Auana (Modern) hula competitions. The arts and crafts fair is held from Wednesday through Saturday at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium. The big Merrie Monarch Royal Parade winds through downtown Hilo at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Except for the hula competition, the events are free.
Since 1995, The Nature Conservancy has sponsored Molokai Earth Day. The purpose of the event is to educate residents and visitors about the part they can play in preserving our natural and cultural resources. The event will be held on Friday, April 16th from 5:00 pm to 9:00pm at the Mitchell Pauole Center in Kaunakakai. There will be ono food, great entertainment, lots of prizes and educational displays. Come join us in celebrating Earth Day. For further information, please contact Kathy Tachibana at The Nature Conservancy 808-553-5236. Other events sponsored by TNC include Kamakou Hikes, Mo'o;omomi Hikes; Pelekunu Hunts, kamalo Goat Hunts and Kawela Goat Hunts.
A Hawaiian cultural event which focuses on Kalo, Taro, the staple food of Hawaii. All-day festival features local musicians, hula halau, 20 food booths, each featuring a kalo dish, Arts & Crafts, Info Tent and the Ag Tent with a popular Farmers Market; hands-on poi-pounding is a highlight for visitors and locals alike. Free Admission.
The 1st annual 4 day music festival which will include the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards and the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Show will be held May 27-30, 2010 at the Hawaii Convention Center. Throughout the week the center will be bustling with workshops, panels, lectures, entertainment, hula, exhibitors, hands-on demonstrations, fashion, networking and films. Each night will begin at sunset. The beats of the pahu drum and the sound of the pū will signify the launch of entertainment that stretches for 2 miles in the hotels, restaurants, lounges and shopping centers throughout Honolulu.
Be a part of this special event that is sure to engage and inspire the 75,000 visitors and the thousands of kamaaina who will come from all parts of the island chain to engage our visitors in a way that only Hawaii can do.
The 33rd Annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Show will be broadcast, in High Definition, live from the Kalakaua Ballroom. The celebration will continue at the After Party filled with Award winners, kamaaina and visitors celebrating the accomplishments of Hawaiiʻs recording industry.
