Events We Support

Upcoming Events

L'ulu - Leeward Culinary Arts Gala

Saturday, May 8, 2010 ~ 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

HONOLULU Magazine is proud to be a sponsor and supporter of L'ulu: Leeward Culinary Arts Gala, a benefit for Leeward Community College's Culinary Arts Program. Each year, the school honors a Hawaii Regional Cuisine chef, creating a HRC Wall of Fame. Past honorees include chefs Alan Wong and Roy Yamaguchi. This year's event will honor chef Philippe Padovani. The event treats guests to a wonderful evening of indulgence delighting the senses with great food, beverage and music. For information from the 2009 event, click here.

For more information on how to get involved with L'ulu, contact Tommylynn Benavente at the Leeward Community College at 455-0298 or e-mail tlbenave@hawaii.edu.

Ongoing Events

ARTafterDARK at the Honolulu Academy of Arts

Monthly. Last Friday (February through October)

Because you can’t spell party without a-r-t! Join HONOLULU Magazine the last Friday of each month (February to October) from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Honolulu Academy of Art’s ARTafterDARK evening soiree.

For more details on themes and what’s happening next, visit www.artafterdark.org.

Past/Annual Events

Made In Hawaii Festival

Annually in August

Produced by the Made in Hawaii Association and presented by First Hawaiian Bank, this annual expo brings together the best that Hawaii has to offer in a chance to “Buy Hawaii, For Hawaii”.

This past year, HONOLULU Magazine in partnership with the Department of Agriculture's "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" program and a number of Hale Aina Award-winning chefs presented  cooking demonstrations throughout the event. Get the recipes from the event here.

The three-day event includes crafts, food, art, books, and more—all made or produced in the Islands. Discover more at www.madeinhawaiifestival.com.

Hawaii International Film Festival

Semi-annually in April & October

HONOLULU has been a long time supporter of HIFF, and was a sponsor of the Fall Festival's Best Short Film award from 2005-2008.

HIFF is an organization providing Hawaii with the best selection of current international, artistic and independent films, with a mission of promoting a cultural understanding of the East and West through the art of cinema.

For more information about HIFF, visit www.hiff.org.

Hawaii Restaurant Association Hall of Fame

Annually in September

The Hawaii Restaurant Association inducted its 3rd class of honorees at this annual Hall of Fame dinner and "Chefs of Aloha" Dine-Around on September 21, 2009. HONOLULU put together a special program to honor these exemplary leaders of our restaurant and food service community which was distributed at the event and throught the October 2009 issue.

For details about the event, visit www.hawaiirestaurants.org.