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Hawaii Book & Music Festival spotlights best-selling authors, Islands-inspired music
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Wed May 08, 2013 at 12:28 PM Staged at Honolulu Hale civic center’s grounds, the eighth annual “Bank of Hawaii Presents the Hawaii Book & Music Festival” is a sure bet to replenish and freshen up your stash of Hawaii-themed reads and tunes. More
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii. Here’s where you’ll find plenty of flower-draped shoulders
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Tue Apr 30, 2013 at 06:25 AM Our fragrant symbol of aloha will be in the spotlight tomorrow with Lei Day festivities, ranging from lei-making contests to the coronation of a lei queen at Honolulu’s 86th annual celebration in the Waikiki area. More
Kauai’s Kilauea Point Lighthouse marking centennial with five-day celebration
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Mon Apr 29, 2013 at 10:03 AM Built in 1913 on Kauai’s rugged north shore, the recently restored Kilauea Point Lighthouse is a picturesque historical monument. Among centennial celebration highlights: renaming the site as Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse, in honor of the late senator. More
Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park offers “plants of hula” field seminar
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Thu Apr 25, 2013 at 08:22 AM A traditional hula master and a longtime National Park Service botanist are teaming up this weekend for a Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park field seminar that focuses on cultural and scientific exploration tied to plants used in hula. More
Maui Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival to get under way on island’s west side tomorrow
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Thu Apr 18, 2013 at 12:22 PM Packed with music and Hawaii-focused cultural workshops, the fifth annual Maui Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival showcases the only musical instrument thought to be both invented and popularized in the Islands. More
Entrance fees to be waived at three Hawaii national park sites for five days next week
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Tue Apr 16, 2013 at 12:43 PM Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, and Haleakala National Park are among scores of sites celebrating National Park Week, Mon., April 22 through Fri., April 26, with free admission. More
Big Island Film Festival to showcase 54 indie films, including 10 made-in-Hawaii movies
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Fri Apr 05, 2013 at 11:46 AM Known as the “talk story” film festival, organizers of the eighth annual Big Island Film Festival staged on the South Kohala Coast describe the five-day event as a “celebration of narrative films and filmmaking.” More
Hawaiian Scottish Fest & Highland Games set for this weekend on Oahu's south shore
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Thu Apr 04, 2013 at 04:59 PM The 32nd annual Hawaiian Scottish Festival & Highland Games will feature a gathering of clans, men dressed in kilts competing in tests of strength and stamina, Celtic music, highland dancing, and Scottish fare (even haggis). More
Volcano House launches "soft opening" at edge of Big Island’s Kilauea caldera
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Fri Mar 29, 2013 at 11:43 AM Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s iconic Volcano House is now offering special kamaaina lodging rates in celebration of its anticipated full reopening in June. More
“Two Museums and a Royal Palace Weekend” slated for Memorial Day weekend on Oahu
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Mon Mar 25, 2013 at 02:27 PM The Bishop Museum, Honolulu Museum of Art, and Iolani Palace are teaming up for a two-day event filled with Hawaii-focused culture, art, and history. More
Merrie Monarch Festival prepping to stage prestigious hula competition on Big Island
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Fri Mar 22, 2013 at 06:08 AM The 50th annual Merrie Monarch Festival will feature three nights of hula competition, both ancient and modern. In addition to hula and chanting, fest includes art fairs, exhibitions, and a parade in downtown Hilo. More
Big Island’s "Afternoon at Hulihee Palace” salutes Prince Kuhio, Queen Kaahumanu
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Fri Mar 15, 2013 at 08:23 AM The Daughters of Hawaii is hosting a series of Hawaii culture-focused events at Hulihee Palace in the Kailua-Kona area. This weekend’s event will feature hula and a band tribute to Hawaii royalty: Prince Kuhio and Queen Kaahumanu. More
Royal Hawaiian Band performing free outdoor concerts at Oahu’s Iolani Palace
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Fri Mar 08, 2013 at 12:59 PM Founded in 1836, the Royal Hawaiian Band is still going strong as the nation’s oldest municipal band. One of its early leaders teamed up with King David Kalakaua to compose “Hawai'i Pono'i,” and with Queen Liliuokalani on “Aloha 'Oe.” More
Kauai to celebrate Prince Kuhio's birthday with two weeks of festivities, events
posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Thu Mar 07, 2013 at 09:00 AM "Prince Kuhio Celebration-Kauai-2013" salutes the Garden Isle native who was in line for succession to Hawaii’s throne when the monarchy was overthrown in 1893. He later became the only born royalty to ever serve in the U.S. Congress. More
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