Calendar - Hawaii

26th Annual New Year’s ʻOhana Festival

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi

Jan 13, 2019 @ 9:30 AM

Celebrate the Year of the Boar at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi with a day filled with traditional fare from bentos to hand-pounded mochi and craft booths for the whole ʻohana. Besides live entertainment from several Japanese dance groups, don’t miss the Chinese lion dancers that will make their way throughout the festival grounds. 9:30 a.m., Japanese...

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Entertainment Fairs & Expos Kids & Family

Chinese New Year’s Celebration + Book Signing of ‘Remembering Shanghai’

da Shop

Jan 13, 2019 @ 10:30 AM

Start off the Chinese New Year festivities with a book signing of Remembering Shanghai, a Chinese calligraphy workshop and a talk story with the author. Remembering Shanghai is a collection of true stories of glamour, drama, and tragedy told through five generations of a Shanghai family from the last days of imperial rule to the Cultural Revolution. Also included are 160...

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Classes & Workshops Kids & Family

A Night of Sovereign Strings: Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Mekia Kealaka'i

Doris Duke Theatre

Jan 13, 2019 @ 3:00 PM

Step back into the 1800s with this musical tribute to the sounds of song from King Kalākaua’s reign. Master lute maker and musical historian Killin Reece explores this vibrant time of mandolins, ‘ukulele, violins and brass through stories and performances by Raiatea Helm, Keauhou, Jeff Au Hoy, Jeff Peterson and more. Doris Duke Theatre,...

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Entertainment Galleries & Museums

“Out of State”: Impact Hub HNL Hawai‘i Filmmaker Showcase

Impact Hub Honolulu

Jan 14, 2019 @ 6:00 PM

About the Film: Out of State Directed by Ciara Lacy, USA 2017 89 minutes run time. Shipped thousands of miles away from the tropical islands of Hawai‘i to a private prison in the Arizona desert, two Native Hawaiians discover their indigenous traditions from a fellow inmate serving a life sentence. It's from this unlikely setting that David and Hale finish...

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Theater & Arts

Mo'olelo o ke Koa presented by Chamber Music Hawaiʻi

Doris Duke Theatre

Jan 14, 2019 @ 7:30 PM

The centennial of L’Histoire du Soldat shines with an original translation from the French and staging by Todd Farley with a new team of Hawaiian translators. Eight Tresemble musicians perform with University of Hawai'i actors and dancers, who play the roles of Koa (soldier), Kepalō (devil), Mea haʻi ʻOlelo (the narrator), and ke Kamāliʻiwahine (the princess) in this...

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Entertainment Theater & Arts

Willie K at Blue Note Hawaiʻi

Blue Note Hawaiʻi

Jan 15, 2019 @ 5:00 PM

Enjoy an evening of traditional Hawaiian music from Island-classic Willie K. From jazz to country to contemporary Hawaiian music, Willie K. has proved himself as an artist of many genres. Listen to his classic hits “You Kuʻipo” and “Good Morning” for an evening that will take you back to a slower time in Hawaiʻi. Full bar and dinner...

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Dining Entertainment Nightlife

Anthony David at Blue Note Hawaiʻi

Blue Note Hawaiʻi

Jan 16, 2019 @ 6:30 PM

Guitarist Anthony David presents a night celebrating the music of soul-singer Bill Withers. David got involved in the music scene in Atlanta in the late 1990s, meeting a then-unknown singer-songwriter India.Arie. They became friends and collaborators, with Anthony co-writing songs on her first three albums, which spawned a number of Grammy nominations, singing backup for her on tour and...

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Dining Entertainment Nightlife

Design Build Seminars from HK Construction

Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Hawaiʻi Suite 12

Jan 16, 2019 @ 6:30 PM

HK Construction, Hawaiʻi’s leading design/build contractor, is holding free seminars. Attend one of our free seminars and get information about the benefits and potential pitfalls of home renovation, remodeling, additions, rebuilds or even an entirely new home construction project. During this seminar you will also be informed on the current industry...

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Seminars & Conferences

Joshua Radin at Blue Note Hawaiʻi

Blue Note Hawaiʻi

Jan 17, 2019 @ 8:00 PM

Love and the complications surrounding it have long proven to be Joshua Radin's songwriting forte. Though he never intended to be a live performer, there was little choice when the first song he ever wrote, “Winter,” was featured on an episode of “Scrubs.” The resulting fervor around the song soon led to a record deal, and over the last...

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Dining Entertainment Nightlife

Foam Glow Run

Jan 18, 2019 @ 3:45 PM

Foam Glow 5K™ is a fun filled experience exposing runners to Glowing Foam and a ton of Blacklight’s all over the course. Glowing runners come from all different ages, shapes, sizes, and speeds. Whether you are a long term runner or a walk around the park stroller, the 3 miles of the Foam Glow 5K™ course will have you shining bright and waiting for the next run. ...

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