Photo: Courtesy of A Cake Life Best Place to Buy a Birthday Cake Readers’ Pick A Cake Life With more than 500 custom birthday cakes created every year, Kristin Kato and her team have a lot of satisfied customers. Former…
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Photo: Hawai'i Ocean ExpoThe Hawai'i Ocean Expo 2018 is this weekend in the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Honolulu Mini Maker Faire Bring your keiki to the Honolulu Mini Make Faire, an annual gathering of creative people who love to share…
Photo: Courtesy of The First Tee Hawaii (Note: As of Monday, June 23, 2019, registration for the keiki golf clinic is full.) Do your kids want to learn to play golf this summer? A free, one-day program called the First Tee…
Photo: Courtesy of Trinity Christian SchoolTrinity Christian School students during in 2018 Senior Soak Day, a tradition that is best practiced without a smartphone. We certainly all know that our children can live without 24/7 access to the internet—that had…
ESPN 1420 Sports Festival 2018 Discover your inner-athlete at the 8th annual ESPN 1420 Sports Festival, happening this Saturday in the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. The free event will have a video-gaming area; a sports expo with health-and-fitness products, rock-climbing walls for keiki, and…
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Photo: Honolulu Japanese Chamber of CommerceThe 39th annual Pan-Pacific Festival takes place in Waīkīki this weekend, featuring cultural activities and performances. Kalaeloa Play Day For the inaugural Kalaeloa Play Day, four venues in Kapolei will offer discount rates for ziplines, Nerf games,…
Photo: Courtesy of University of Hawaiʻi.Mogu and Perol, a Japanese animation, will be shown at the Kids First! Film Festival. You don't have to spend tons of money to have fun this summer. It's that time of the year again when parks…
Photo: Courtesy of West ʻOahu Pet WalkA canine cools off at the West ʻOahu Pet Walk The Experience Pearlridge Center is bringing a new activity center to Center Court this summer. It is called "The Museum of Aloha presents The Experience” with…
June 2 Flight Adventures Photo: This Photography/Jose Rodriguez Mini warplanes, jets and helicopters will take to the air at the Pacific Aviation Museum. Before the kids dive for sweets at the Candy Drop, they can preregister to fly a remote-control…
Photo: Jennifer Carlile DalgamouniTraveling with young children is never easy, but there are ways to make it a lot more bearable. Are you flying to the Mainland, Asia or beyond but worry about entertaining your keiki on the long plane ride?…
Photo: Thinkstockphotos.comSummer programs update 2018 If your kids aren’t enrolled in summer activities for 2018, time’s running out. Many programs have waiting lists or no longer are accepting students. Here's a list of available programs as of May 25. We will update…
Photo: Wendy Awai-DakroubJaffer and the quinoa cakes from Fête. Editor's Note: We’ve launched a new series, "Family Restaurant Review," featuring local eateries that welcome kids. We hope these will enhance your family’s experiences around the food table. Food you don't have to cook,…
Photo: Jennifer Carlile Dalgamouni As parents, we’re always looking for tasty, nutritious snacks for our children. They also need to be easy to carry, mess free and resealable. Given these requirements, I’ve never heard a mom or dad suggest sticky…
Photo: Thinkstock When we started our partnership with the Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools in January 2017, we wanted to give parents insight into the trends and ideas that are changing the way our children learn. I’ve been fortunate enough to…