Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Feb. 2–8, 2023
Watch an Oscar-nominated film on the big screen, attend a highly anticipated annual school carnival and enjoy some comedy.
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Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun-March 11, 2021
Photo: Boeing, Courtesy of the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Above and Beyond at Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum This is the final weekend to visit this Boeing exhibit which takes kids through the world of flying at various levels. "Above and…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun-February 25, 2021
Friends of the Library Pop-up Bookstore If you are still mourning the Mckinley High School book sale that was canceled last summer, you have a new opportunity to buy gently-used…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun—January 21, 2021
Photo: 21 Degrees Estate Cacao Farm Tour A day at the farm is always a good thing in our books. A day at the farm that ends with a chocolate tasting is even better. 21 Degrees Estate in Kāne‘ohe is…
What's Reopening in Honolulu for Families
Updated May 15, 2021. You’ve planted the garden, baked bread from scratch, opened every old birthday art and science kit stacked up in the corner and downloaded innumerous apps. Let’s face it. We all need something new, or at…
7 Local DIY Kits and Activities for Halloween Fun at Home
With pumpkin patches closed and costume contests moving online this year, most of our fall festivities will be celebrated at home. So, once again, the pressure is on us parents to make this holiday frightfully fun for our keiki. But…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun-October 1, 2020
Photo: Karen DB Photography Explore Paths of Blooming Botanicals Perfect for an outdoor family adventure, Waimea Valley reopens Thursday for groups of five people or fewer. Take advantage of free admission for children between the ages of 4 and 12…
Your Weekend: Ideas for Family Fun-September 10, 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Ocean Institute, Dana PointThe Hikianalia is one of the boats that will be highlighted in a virtual maritime festival. Oceanic Institute Maritime Festival Things are getting shipshape this weekend at this maritime celebration. It is based in…
Your Weekend: Ideas for Family Fun-August 20, 2020
If you do go out, do remember that masks are required everywhere on Oʻahu and groups must be kept to five people or fewer. Photos: Made in Hawaiʻi Festival's Facebook pageKeiki Dept (left) and A Bit of Sugar (right) are…
Your Weekend: Ideas for Family Fun-August 13, 2020
Courtesy of hawaiifoodbank.org Editor’s Note: Whether you go out or stay at home is your choice, so we are making sure we offer fun for both options in our Weekend Guide. Give Virtually The Hawaiʻi Foodbank’s annual food drive will not feature smiling…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun at Home-August 6, 2020
Courtesy of the Cultural Animation Film FestivalA scene from "Mirage." Cultural Animation Film Festival The live-action version of Mulan wonʻt be on Disney+ until next month, but this weekend, you have an opportunity to see animated shorts from around the world at…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events—July 9, 2020
Photo: Lavonne Leong Play at Pearlridge Whether you have a bouncing baby, pint-sized princess or rowdy pre-teen there are several activities for them at Pearlridge Center. Feed and snap selfies with live monarch butterflies at the Sharing the Butterfly Experience in Mauka…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-March 12, 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Society of the Friends of St. Patrick Editor's Note: All parents, including HONOLULU Family team members, are making constant choices as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve. With this in mind, we have changed this week's Weekend Guide to include a…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Feb. 27, 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Bishop MuseumWhat happens to children's toys when left overnight at Bishop Museum? Snug as a Bug If you’re reading this before Friday noon, it’s not too late to book online reservations for Friday night’s keiki pajama party at Bishop Museum.…
Why Did The Hawaiʻi Children's Discovery Center Cancel Its Keiki Swap Meets?
After a seven-month hiatus, the popular program in Kakaʻako will resume in June.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Feb. 20, 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Theatre for Youth/Brad Goda PhotographyThe Carp Who Would Not Quit and Other Animal Stories begins this weekend at Honolulu Theatre for Youth. The Carp Who Would Not Quit and other Animal Stories On Sunday, Honolulu Theatre…
Family-Friendly New Year’s Eve Events in Honolulu–2019
Photo: Courtesy of Town Center of Mililani New Year’s at Noon 9 a.m. to noon Celebrate the start of 2020 with a ball drop and New Year’s countdown during kid-friendly daytime hours. Special crafts and activities for children are part…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events–Dec. 12, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Hawai‘i Polo ClubBring a toy to donate at the Winter Wahine Invitational Sunday. Winter Wahine Invitational at the Hawai‘i Polo Club Spend a day in the country watching wahine race on the polo field. The annual Winter Wahine…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Nov. 14, 2019
The Honolulu Museum of Art's Bank of Hawaiʻi Family Sunday is the perfect playdate venue for keiki who love art. ANA Honolulu Music Week Treat your family to a weekend of free outdoor concerts by top musicians from Japan, Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Mainland. It’s all…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Oct. 17, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Sea Life ParkWhat's behind these spooky doors? Find out this weekend at Sea Life Park. Ka Makana Aliʻi Birthday Celebration The biggest mall in West Oʻahu turns 3 years old this weekend. The birthday bash kicks off Friday…
We Tried It: Keiki Swap Meet
Photo: Jennifer Carlile DalgamouniFamilies sell their gently used kids' items at the Keiki Swap Meet with the Hawai‘i Children's Discovery Center in the background. Editor’s note: The swap meet has been canceled in 2020 because of new City and County…
We Tried It: Keiki Swap Meet
Photo: Jennifer Carlile DalgamouniFamilies sell their gently used kids' items at the Keiki Swap Meet with the Hawai‘i Children's Discovery Center in the background. Editor’s note: The swap meet has been canceled in 2020 because of new City and County…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Feb. 13, 2019
Photo: Windward Community CollegeMoses Goods' Epic Voyage of Kāne‘āpua opens this weekend. The Epic Journey of Kāne‘āpua A young god is separated from his family far from home. To get back, Kāne‘āpua must catch a ride on a canoe and…
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