Kawaii Kon returned to the Hawai‘i Convention Center from March 2–4, 2018. Every year, thousands gather for this three-day celebration of Japanese anime, art, music and culture.

Hawai‘i’s Best Dentists 2018 celebrated their recognition on Feb. 1 at the The Kāhala Hotel & Resort.

This year’s Pow! Wow! Hawai‘i takes place between Feb. 10 and 18. Artists from across the globe congregate in Kaka‘ako to transform the urban neighborhood with murals, exhibits, discussion panels, parties and more.

(Sponsored) On Thursday, Feb. 8, Roy Yamaguchi celebrated 30 years in business at Roy’s in Hawai‘i Kai. The evening featured live music, cocktails and dishes prepared by 10 of Hawai‘i’s best chefs.

In observance of the 125th anniversary of the overthrow of Hawai‘i’s last monarch, Queen Lili‘uokalani, Hawai‘i’s people held a march, rally, speeches, live music and hula on Jan. 17, 2018 at the state capitol and ‘Iolani Palace.

Kupu hosted its 10th annual MLK Service Day at Maunalua Bay on Monday, Jan. 15. Volunteers helped Kupu, Mālama Maunalua and Pono Pacific restore the marine environment by removing invasive algae from the nearshore waters.

This year’s Sony Open in Hawai‘i kicked off with a pro-am tournament at the Wai‘alae Country Club on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The celebrity lineup included Jumanji’s Nick Jonas, Baywatch’s Kelly Rohrbach and 2017 Sony Open champion Justin Thomas.

The 45th Honolulu Marathon took place on Dec. 10. This year’s first place winners are Lawrence Cherono (men’s division) and Brigid Kosgei (women’s division).

On Dec. 5, HONOLULU celebrated the Islands’ best lawyers of 2018 at Herringbone Waikīkī.

The surf world’s annual gala was held at Turtle Bay Resort on Dec. 6. The awards show, which is organized by Surfer Magazine, recognizes the publication’s readers’ votes for favorite surfers.

Honolulu City Lights began on Saturday, Dec. 2 with a tree lighting ceremony led by Mayor Kirk Caldwell and a parade of festooned city vehicles and school marching bands.

Moments after emerging, dripping, from fighting his way into second place in his Nov. 19 heat in sloppy surf, Florence takes a half hour to chat and sign autographs for the next generation of John Johns. “It’s unruly, but it’s fun,” he says to HONOLULU.